Senior Principal Water Treatment Engineer

Stantec; Auckland; On-site; NZD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and talent development

Mentoring for development

Professional memberships

Health insurance

Service recognition awards

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable engineering and environmental consulting, is seeking a Senior Principal Water Treatment Engineer in Auckland, New Zealand. You will lead technical excellence in water treatment, shape solutions for resilient infrastructure, and drive projects that impact communities across NZ and beyond.

Join a team that values innovation, leadership, and collaboration, offering a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Provide technical expertise in specialist areas of process engineering, with emphasis on Water Treatment.
• Provide national technical leadership on projects, including people management, budgeting, scoping and risk.
• Develop and foster ANZ connections with Global Practice Leaders and mentor staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery on water treatment projects and ensure outputs meet client and regulatory requirements.
• Develop client relationships and pursue business opportunities; contribute to proposals and bids.
• Mentor technical staff and build project teams, ensuring on-time delivery within budget.

Skills

Water-treatment expertise

Technical leadership

Client relationships

Proposal development

Budget & risk management

Job description

Description

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.

We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

In addition to providing traditional engineering, design, and construction management services, we have experience with complex design-builds, alliancing, programme management, information technology, asset management, and business consulting.

About The Role

Do you want to make a lasting impact on the future of water treatment and sustainable infrastructure? Stantec is seeking a Senior Principal Water Treatment Engineer to join our team – it’s a great opportunity to play a pivotal role in advancing our communities across New Zealand and beyond.

If you thrive on innovation and are passionate about leading technical excellence in water treatment, we want you to bring your expertise and help us shape a more resilient future for New Zealand!

What You’ll Need To Bring

• Provide technical expertise in specialist areas of process engineering in particular Water Treatment
• Provide national technical leadership on projects in terms of developing and managing people and tasks, managing project budgets, scope and risk
• Develop and foster the ANZ connections with our Global Practice Leaders
• Identify, develop, and mentor technical staff.
• Contribute to business development activities through development of client relationships and business opportunities
• Contribute to proposal and bid development to support business development activities, including preparing proposal material as required
• Work with the client and key stakeholders during the development of technical solutions and presenting technical outcomes to the client and stakeholders
• Responsible for delivering outputs on time and in accordance with the allocated budgets and ensuring they are endorsed by the client.
• Assist with application of standards, maintaining and improving design innovation and best practice, whilst managing technical or commercial risk.

What We Offer

Along with a competitive salary we offer many other benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing is ongoing.

• Flexible Working Arrangements including purchasing up to 4 weeks additional leave and provision for school term contracts, part time and job share.
• Learning and Talent Development Programs including global programmes, online learning and on-the-job learning
• Mentoring for your own development
• Professional Memberships
• Health Insurance – Income Continuance Insurance (ICI) – Life Insurance
• Service Recognition Awards
• Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Stantec community unites approximately 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring water, transport and infrastructure projects to life. Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction and commissioning is built on a nearly 200-year history. So, when we take on a project, we see the opportunity to make a lasting connection with the people and places where we live and work.

Qualifications

Primary Location : New Zealand-Auckland-Auckland

Organization : BC-3101 Water-NZ New Zealand

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Jun 8, 2026, 1:26:09 PM

Req ID: 2600000C

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans