Water Co-op Student - Winter 2027

Stantec; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision plans

Wellness program

RRSP benefits

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Co-op student to join the Water group in Ottawa, ON for a 4–8 month term starting January 2027. You will work alongside engineers and designers on municipal infrastructure projects, gaining hands-on experience in design, field work, and reporting.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a Bachelor's in civil, water resources, or environmental engineering with coursework in water/wastewater infrastructure and construction processes.

Qualifications

• In progress toward earning a Bachelor's degree (minimum) in civil, water resources or environmental engineering or related field.
• Coursework or exposure to planning, design, construction of water/wastewater infrastructure, and construction management.
• Exposure to environmental water/wastewater treatment processes and advanced technologies.
• Office environment with potential field work and exposure to the elements.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineers and designers in field and office assignments including research and reports.
• Participate in conceptual, preliminary and detailed designs of municipal infrastructure, pumping stations, and water/wastewater systems.
• Support surveying, data processing, modeling, and site inspections.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Multi-tasking

Prioritization

Take direction

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil/water resources/environmental engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.

As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.

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.\

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Your Opportunity

Our Water group is seeking Co-op Students to join our team in the Ottawa, ON office for a 4-8 month term starting in January 2027.

Your Key Responsibilities

Assisting the engineers and designers in a variety of field and office assignments that include research, writing reports, conceptual, preliminary and detailed designs of municipal infrastructure, pumping stations, water/wastewater treatment plants, sewers, watermains, roads, surveying, field inspections, data processing, modeling etc.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and take direction

Knowledge of provincial and federal regulations, policies, and programs, are a plus

Education and Experience

In progress toward earning a Bachelor's degree (minimum) in civil, water resources or environmental engineering or related field.

Specific coursework or exposure to one or more of the following: Planning, design, construction of water/wastewater infrastructure, and construction management, Environmental water/wastewater treatment processes, Advanced and emerging technologies.

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.

Pay Range:

• $23.37 - $32.07 Hourly

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: 1634 Water-CA Ontario East & Atlantic-Ottawa ON
Employee Status: Temporary
Management Level: Internship
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 23/09/2026 04:09:29
Req ID: 1007922