Process Engineer in Training- Water

Socket.dev; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision plans

Wellness program

Retirement savings plan (RRSP)

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Stantec's Calgary Water team is seeking an Engineer-in-Training to help deliver innovative water and wastewater solutions across Western Canada and North America. You will work with a multidisciplinary group of engineers, gain mentorship, and contribute to major municipal projects from feasibility through construction-phase support.

The role emphasizes technical growth, professional development, and strong client interactions within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of water and wastewater treatment engineering design.
• Familiarity with project and construction management principles.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Highly organized with attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and documents.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and engineering software.

Responsibilities

• Undertake municipal water and wastewater treatment system and pump station planning and design.
• Prepare technical reports and design calculations.
• Create conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design drawings and specifications.
• Present designs to clients and coordinate with senior engineers and project managers.
• Conduct chemical or process simulation modelling as required.
• Perform field work for site investigations and potential pilot activities.
• Meet with clients, regulators, and contractors to review project needs.
• Support project through construction including submittal reviews and RFIs.
• Coordinate with internal disciplines and project managers on tasks.

Skills

Water/wastewater design

Project coordination

Interpersonal collaboration

Attention to detail

Engineering software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, process, or civil engineering

Tools

Hydraulic modeling

Process modeling

Job description

Stantec’s Calgary Water team is looking for an Engineer-in-Training to join our growing practice and help deliver innovative water and wastewater solutions across Western Canada and North America. As part of a global engineering and consulting firm, you’ll work alongside industry-leading water professionals on meaningful projects while benefiting from a collaborative, supportive environment designed to accelerate your technical growth, professional development, and long-term career success. When you join our team, you’ll benefit from:

• Working alongside a large, multidisciplinary team of engineers and specialists, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovative problem-solving.
• Mentorship and guidance from experienced senior leaders, while building strong connections with junior and intermediate colleagues in a supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Opportunities to contribute to major municipal water and wastewater treatment projects, as well as pump station and industrial water projects, spanning feasibility studies, conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design, through to construction-phase coordination and support.
• Exposure to a diverse range of technically challenging projects that support the development of your engineering, project delivery, and client-facing skills.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake municipal water and wastewater treatment system and pump station planning and design.
• Prepare written technical reports, including design reports and technical memoranda to summarize calculations, economic analyses, and design bases.
• Prepare conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design drawings, calculations, construction specifications, tender documents, applications for approvals, and other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned under the supervision of a senior engineer.
• Prepare presentations for clients and communicate design and task progress with senior engineers and project managers.
• Conduct chemical or process simulation modelling as required.
• Perform field work related to site investigations in support of design work and may include pilot and/or construction related activities.
• Meet with clients, regulators and officials, public, and contractors to review project needs and coordinate field conditions.
• Assists in supporting the project through construction that can include submittal reviews, responses to requests for information and contract document clarifications.
• Communicate and coordinate with multiple internal disciplines, CAD technicians, engineers, and project managers related to task activities.
• Deliver individual project tasks following project schedule and budget.
• Supporting Project Managers planning and coordination for multidisciplinary municipal engineering projects.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of water and wastewater treatment engineering design (municipal and/or industrial), including process calculations and drawings, water quality parameters, and equipment selection.
• Familiarity with project and construction management principles, including design coordination.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in diverse team environments and contribute creative and critical thinking to project challenges.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail, the ability to prioritize tasks, manage time effectively, and deliver accurate, high-quality work within project budgets and schedules.
• Ability to interpret sketches, engineering drawings, and related technical documents.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and relevant engineering software, which may include hydraulic, process, and chemical modeling applications.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally and positively with clients, stakeholders, and team members.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, process, or civil engineering with a strong interest in water/wastewater projects and registered with APEGA as an Engineer-in-Training, or ability to obtain an EIT designation within six months.
• 0-4 years of experience.
• Co-op/Internship experience is considered an asset.
• Must have a good driving record and valid Driver's License.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary 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.

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.

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.