Construction Project Engineer

Stantec; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Wellness program

Retirement savings plan

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Construction Project Engineer to support major water and wastewater infrastructure projects across British Columbia. You will provide on-site engineering, construction oversight, contract administration, and coordination with clients, contractors, and technical specialists to ensure projects are delivered safely and efficiently.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, chemical, or environmental engineering, 8+ years in municipal water projects, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, chemical, environmental engineering or related field.
• Minimum 8+ years of relevant municipal water, wastewater, or industrial water infrastructure experience.
• P.Eng. designation or EGBC eligibility preferred.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and facilitating meetings.

Responsibilities

• Perform field services and construction administration throughout the project.
• Coordinate design disciplines during construction and manage RFIs, submittals, and change orders.
• Review submittals for design intent, code compliance, and constructability; coordinate reviews.
• Conduct regular site observations and document field conditions; issue corrective actions.
• Act as Owner’s Representative in site discussions with Engineer and Contractor.
• Track progress and provide timely reporting; identify risks early and assist in resolution.
• Lead project coordination meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in client project requirement meetings.
• Contribute to a safety-first environment per policies and procedures.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, chemical, environmental engineering

P.Eng. designation or EGBC eligibility

Tools

BIM

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

Stantec is seeking a Construction Project Engineer to support the delivery of major water and wastewater infrastructure projects throughout British Columbia. Working as part of a multidisciplinary project team, you will provide on-site engineering, construction oversight, contract administration, and coordination services during project execution. In this role, you will work closely with clients, contractors, project managers, and technical specialists to support construction activities, monitor progress, facilitate communication between stakeholders, and help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance with contract requirements. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the successful delivery of critical infrastructure projects that serve communities across the province.

When You Join Our Team, You'll Benefit From

• Working alongside multidisciplinary teams on major municipal water and wastewater treatment, conveyance, and pumping infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to all aspects of construction delivery, including field engineering, contract administration, quality management, safety, commissioning support, and stakeholder coordination.
• Opportunities to develop your technical, project management, and client service skills while working on complex and impactful infrastructure projects.
• Collaborating with experienced engineers, project managers, contractors, and construction professionals in a dynamic project environment.
• Contributing to projects that improve the sustainability and resilience of community infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Perform Field Services tasks on behalf of the Owner, including construction administration related processes and document controls throughout the Construction period of the project.
• Coordinate with design disciplines to complete delegated professional services during construction phase including coordination and scheduling of field review and reports, and processing of RFIs, site instructions, change orders, shop drawings, submittals, deficiency lists.
• Review submittals for consistency with design intent, building code compliance, and constructability, and coordinate reviews with the Owner and Engineer teams.
• Conduct regular site observations to verify conformity with design drawings and specifications. Document field observations, identify non-conformances, and issue formal reports and recommendations for corrective action.
• Act as Owner’s Representative in site-based discussions involving the Engineer and Contractor.
• Track construction progress and contribute to clear, timely reporting. Anticipate upcoming project needs, identify risks early, and support issue resolution.
• Leads project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors.
• Participates in client project requirement meetings.
• Contribute to a safety-first work environment in compliance with Stantec’s health, safety, security and environmental policies and procedures.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 8+ years of relevant experience in municipal water, wastewater, or industrial water infrastructure projects, including experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration with EGBC is preferred.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and technical reviews.
• Experience facilitating meetings and coordinating input from multiple stakeholders.
• Understanding of wastewater treatment facility planning, design, and construction is considered a strong asset.
• Familiarity with BIM processes and coordination of technical reviews across multiple disciplines is considered an asset.
• Strong organizational, communication, technical writing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with clients and project teams.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and good driving record.

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-$113,800.00 - $170,800.00 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 | BC | Burnaby

Organization: 1117 Water-CA British Columbia-Burnaby BC

Employee Status: Regular

Business Justification: New Position

Travel: Yes

Schedule: Full time