Civil Wastewater Engineer

Stantec; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid family leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

An engineering firm in Houston is seeking a Civil Wastewater Engineer to manage wastewater projects and perform design tasks. This full-time role requires a Bachelor's in Civil or Environmental engineering, along with 5-8 years of relevant experience. Key responsibilities include supporting project teams, preparing engineering reports, and ensuring compliance with municipal regulations. If you're passionate about sustainable water solutions, this is an excellent opportunity to grow and contribute to meaningful projects.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in civil, environmental, or water resources engineering.
• Licensed engineer in Texas or ability to obtain within a year.
• Experience with wastewater treatment and collection infrastructure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support design plans for water/wastewater projects.
• Review and prepare engineering studies and reports.
• Attend project meetings and communicate with clients and teams.
• Support construction with site visits and observations.
• Prepare permit applications and documentation across jurisdictions.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Technical writing abilities

Wastewater treatment design

Collaborative project delivery

Technical writing

AutoCAD Civil 3D

ArcGIS

Education

Bachelor's of Science degree in Civil or Environmental engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

ArcGIS Mapping

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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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's Water practice has a unique opportunity for a Civil Engineer with experience in civil, water/wastewater, municipal utility, or water resources engineering to join our team in Houston, TX. This role will support City of Houston wastewater projects in a full-time staff augment position located at city offices. The role of the Civil Engineer would include managing ongoing and planned design contracts, reviewing, evaluating and/or designing sub-systems and product, material, and equipment specifications. You will perform a variety of tasks which may include preparing calculations, conducting field work, coordinating simple tasks, and preparing meeting documentation.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support the project team in the development of design plans and specifications for a variety of water/reclaimed water/wastewater distribution and collection systems, and wastewater treatment projects primarily for public municipal clients
• Assist with the review and/or preparation of detailed engineering studies, technical and infrastructure planning reports, hydraulic models and design tasks associated with municipal distribution and collection systems, and related facilities
• Perform quality reviews of documents in various phases of design development including engineering calculations, design reports, and construction plans.
• Assist in the evaluation and selection of civil systems, equipment, and materials.
• Support senior staff in review and preparation of cost estimates and participate in value exercises.
• Review and manage the preparation, revision, and coordination of permit applications and documentation for utility, environmental, and municipal permits through local, state and federal jurisdictions; respond to requests for additional information, and monitor and report status of various permit submittals
• Attend and participate in project meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants.
• Attend and participate in meetings with clients, municipal officials, and contractors to review project needs
• Take sufficient notes at meetings to document discussions and organize follow-up action items.
• Coordinate and keep consistent communication with other project team disciplines to ensure entire design team has same design intent and is on schedule
• Support construction projects with periodic field site visits, construction observation, and witnessing utility testing
• Assist in the review of contractor shop drawings and submittals, respond to request for information, prepares site observation reports, and performs other construction administration tasks
• Prepared to step in and assist with any of the project teams tasks in order to complete projects on time, on budget, and with quality design.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Be a self-motivated individual, possessing strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Candidate must have strong technical writing abilities
• Experience with design of wastewater treatment, collection and pumping infrastructure is preferred
• Familiarity with collaborative project delivery methods is a plus.
• Technical knowledge in water, sewer and drainage projects is plus
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArcGIS Mapping is a plus and willingness to learn relevant software such as WaterCAD, SewerCAD, StormCAD, etc.

Education and Experience

• Must have Bachelor's of Science degree in Civil or Environmental engineering
• 5--8 years of experience in civil, environmental and or water resources arena
• Licensed engineer in the state of Texas or ability to obtain within a year from hire date

Must have a 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.

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) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, 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 family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

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

United States | TX | Houston

Organization

BC-1773 Water-US Gulf

Employee Status

Regular

Travel

No

Schedule

Full time

Job Posting

16/06/2025 05:06:58

Req ID

REQ250000QK

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, 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 laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.