Civil Engineering Graduate (EIT) - Water

Stantec; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 67,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec in Ottawa, ON is seeking a Junior Civil Engineer to contribute to municipal infrastructure projects that improve water systems and resilient communities. Working with experienced engineers, you will gain hands-on experience across planning, design, analysis, documentation, field reviews, and construction support.

You will help with watermains, sewers, stormwater systems, grading, and site roads while developing professional judgment, technical skills, and communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field and licensure pursuit.
• Interest in conveyance engineering, stormwater management, and site design.
• Experience with civil design software such as AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Co-op/internship experience is preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform civil engineering design activities including sketches, drawings, hydraulic calculations, and regulatory applications.
• Prepare project documents, reports, and client presentations.
• Support project managers with schedules, budgets, and progress reports.
• Attend client, contractor, stakeholder, and regulatory meetings.
• Coordinate with other disciplines to ensure design intent compatibility.
• Assist with construction services including reviewing shop drawings and submittals.
• Contribute to value engineering and cost estimating.
• Support proposals with technical writing and coordination.

Skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Sketch interpretation

Interest in conveyance engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Licensure eligibility as Professional Engineer

Co-op/Internship experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

ArcGIS

HEC-RAS

StormCAD

WaterCAD

PCSWMM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource. Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

As a Junior Civil Engineer, you will join project teams delivering municipal infrastructure projects that support clean water, resilient communities, and sustainable growth. Working with experienced engineers, designers, and project managers, you will build practical experience across planning, design, analysis, documentation, field review, construction support, client communication, and project coordination. This role offers the opportunity to develop a strong foundation in municipal civil engineering through a mix of office-based design work, field assignments, construction-phase support, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. You will contribute to projects involving watermains, sewers, forcemains, culverts, municipal and site roads, stormwater management infrastructure, grading, and drainage for municipal, federal, and other clients. You will be supported as you develop your technical judgment, design skills, communication abilities, project delivery skills, and path toward professional licensure. Over time, you will take on increasing responsibility, deepen your understanding of municipal infrastructure, and have the opportunity to grow either as a generalist or by developing focused expertise in a specific area of civil engineering. The successful candidate will be curious, detail-oriented, eager to learn, and motivated to contribute to a collaborative Water Engineering practice. You will bring a practical problem-solving mindset, strong follow-through, and an interest in learning through hands-on project work, field experience, and mentorship from experienced technical staff.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Perform civil engineering design activities which may include preparation of sketches and engineering drawings, hydraulic system calculations, pipe design calculations, grading design, condition assessment, engineering reports, design criteria, and prepare applications for regulatory agencies.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering project documents, reports, client presentations, and correspondence.
• Support project managers with activities such as preparing project plans, creating and updating schedules, tracking engineering budgets, and drafting regular progress reports.
• Attend and assist in client, contractor, stakeholder, and regulatory agency meetings.
• Recognize when technical problems are developing and work with senior staff to initiate appropriate corrective actions.
• Help to coordinate with other disciplines to ensure compatibility with the design intent.
• Assist with the development of job-specific specifications.
• Assist with services during construction, including reviewing shop drawings and contractor submittals, responding to requests for information, preparing site observation reports, and performing other contract administration tasks.
• Participate in value engineering and cost estimating.
• Conduct construction inspection services.Contribute to the preparation of proposals for engineering services, including technical writing, preparation of schedules, and coordination with team members to obtain and collate information.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong interest in conveyance engineering, stormwater management and/or site design.
• General understanding of concepts of relevant areas of civil engineering design, including gravity and pressure conveyance systems, geotechnical, survey, stormwater/drainage design, and site grading.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, professionally, and appropriately for the audience and setting, including within project teams, in meetings, in client correspondence, and in technical reports.
• Ability to solve problems using sound professional judgment, creativity and innovation.
• Ability to participate and collaborate in project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Ability to interpret sketches, drawings and other similar material.
• Enthusiasm to take initiative on tasks and in coordinating with other members of the design team.
• Experience with civil engineering design-related software such as AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Knowledge and skill with ArcGIS, PCSWMM, HEC-RAS, StormCAD, WaterCAD, or other modelling software is considered an asset.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field. Master’s degree is considered an asset.
• Eligibility and intention to pursue licensure as a Professional Engineer.
• Co-op/Internship experience preferred.

Typical office environment working with computers and working at a desk for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Pay Range

• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$67,100.00 - $93,900.00 Annually

Pay Transparency:

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary:

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: Canada | ON | Ottawa

Organization: BC-1634 Water-CA Ontario East & Atlantic

Employee Status: Regular

Business Justification: Replacement

Travel: Yes

Schedule: Full time