Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer

Stantec; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec in Dartmouth, NS is seeking a senior engineer to lead multi-disciplinary planning, design and construction of municipal water/wastewater projects. You will mentor staff and collaborate with clients and teams across North America to deliver high-quality results.

The role emphasizes technical leadership in treatment processes, pipeline design, and project coordination, with a focus on developing opportunities and delivering robust engineering reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage wastewater projects and studies for municipal clients.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to team members.
• Coordinate with leadership on pursuit selection, staffing, and project delivery.
• Interact with clients, staff and regulators to ensure quality delivery.
• Contribute to the treatment practice and development of proposals.

Job description

Your Opportunity

You will apply your technical skills, project delivery, and leadership to a complex array of multi-disciplinary planning, design and construction projects and studies for municipal water/wastewater systems including process, treatment facilities, pipelines, pump stations, and related infrastructure. The selected candidate must be self-directed, capable of leading and supervising complex teams, eager to mentor staff, and should demonstrate a passion for involvement in the water/wastewater industry across the company and an enthusiasm to help develop the practice locally.

This hybrid role will be based out of Dartmouth, NS from where you will work with brilliant specialists from across our North American operations.

Our ideal candidate will have experience and considerable knowledge in water and wastewater systems and treatment technologies for municipal clients, and an understanding of industry trends. This role will require a balance of technical leadership, engineering, and design coordination.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all sizes of wastewater projects and studies and lead multi-disciplinary teams through planning, studies, design and construction for municipal wastewater clients.
• Perform a client service management/coordination role to promote an enhanced quality of service.
• Interact with clients, local and remote staff, permitting agencies and other consulting firms in the execution of engineering projects.
• Contribute to Stantec’s treatment practice through participation in W/WW treatment practice initiatives.
• Support local efforts and teams identifying, pursuing and winning new projects with existing clients and developing opportunities with new clients. Participate in the development of proposals and contracts by working directly with clients, business developers and delivery teams.
• Provide technical leadership on projects, especially with regards to treatment process design and analyses.
• Desire to contribute quickly to the development of new business and the delivery of high quality work products.
• Gather information, develop and evaluate alternatives, and prepare engineering reports.
• Perform engineering calculations and prepare detailed design drawings and specifications.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to team members.
• Coordinate with leadership and technical staff on issues related to pursuit selection, project staffing, review of technical work, and project management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Engagement in local and national technical societies is preferred.