Principal, Senior Civil Engineer

Stantec; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec’s New York City office seeks a Principal level, Senior Civil Engineer with 25+ years of progressive experience to lead complex urban transportation projects across the NYC metropolitan area. The role combines practice leadership, technical excellence, and high-level client engagement, with a hybrid work model in New York City.

You will supervise multidisciplinary teams, ensure QA/QC across portfolios, and foster relationships with NYC agencies and clients to expand Stantec’s footprint in

Qualifications

• 25+ years of progressive experience in civil/transportation engineering.
• Experience leading complex urban infrastructure projects.
• Strong expertise in multidisciplinary coordination and QA/QC processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee portfolios as Project Executive/Technical Lead with scope, schedule, budget, and quality accountability.
• Collaborate with NY/CT/NJ leadership to advance planning and engineering efforts.
• Serve as Principal in Charge or Engineer of Record on multidiscipline civil projects (streetscapes, roadways, transit/rail, waterfronts).
• Direct standards, calculations, and sealed deliverables; lead design reviews of components.
• Drive financial performance through project controls and risk management.
• Lead client and agency coordination, securing approvals and guiding permitting strategies.
• Grow relationships with NYCDOT, NYCDEP, NYCDDC, NYCEDC, NYCDOB and regional partners.
• Lead account planning and capture for high-value pursuits with clear win strategies.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing team.

Skills

Project leadership

Senior civil engineering

Client coordination

QA/QC

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Job description

Principal, Senior Civil Engineer — NYC
New York City | Work Model: Hybrid

A career in transportation is more than bridges, roads, and rail.As we plan, design, and manage projects that movepeopleand goodsfrom Point A to Point B, wecreate connections that transform our communities. Every airport, road, bridge, port, or transit project is an opportunity to make communities safer, cleaner, and more resilient. Together,we’re making an impact around the world.

If you’re looking for a career that moves, join our team of professionals who are passionate about the future of transportation.

The Opportunity

Stantec’s New York City office is seeking a Principal level, Senior Civil Engineer with 25 plus years of progressive experience to lead the pursuit and delivery of complex urban infrastructure across the NYC metropolitan area. You will be a practice leader and Senior Engineer responsible for technical excellence, multidiscipline coordination, and QA/QC across portfolios; you will also cultivate and leverage relationships with NYC agencies, clients, developers, and peer/competitor firms to expand Stantec’s footprint in the region.

In this role, you will collaborate with a diverse, multidisciplinary team of engineers, planners, and project managers to deliver high-profile, transformative transportation projects throughout New York and the Northeast. Stantec’s New York City team has led several exciting projects, including the NYEDC Lower Manhattan–The Battery, NYCEDC East Midtown Greenway, LIRR Third Track Design-Build, and NYSDOT Long Island Welcome Centers.

The New York office offers opportunities for rapid growth through client exposure and collaboration with a large and diverse team on a variety of high profile and transformative transportation projects.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee portfolios as Project Executive/Technical Lead, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality, with rigorous QA/QC across your projects and peer reviews across the practice.
• Collaborate with NY/CT/NJ transportation leadership to advance integrated planning and engineering efforts, helping establish consistent processes and identifying gaps in regional roadway expertise.
• Serve as Principal in Charge, Project Manager, and/or Engineer of Record (EOR) on multidiscipline civil projects (streetscapes, roadways, transit/rail, waterfronts, site/campus development), directing standards, calculations, and sealed deliverables; lead technical reviews of design components (geometrics, grading/drainage, utilities, stormwater, traffic/MPT, and constructability).
• Drive strong financial performance by applying rigorous Project Management principles—controlling financial impact, minimizing at‑risk work, and leveraging project controls effectively.
• Chair coordination meetings with clients and agency stakeholders; secure approvals and guide permitting strategies.
• Activate and grow trusted relationships across NYCDOT, NYCDEP, NYCDDC, NYCEDC, NYCDOB, and regional partners (MTA agencies, Port Authority), advancing pursuits and programmatic frameworks.
• Lead account planning and capture for high value pursuits; develop win strategies, teaming (including competitor/peer firms where strategic), scopes, budgets, and narratives.
• Support bi‑monthly progress tracking on key account net revenue, sales, and business development spending to drive disciplined and predictable account performance.
• Grow a high performing team; foster strong people leadership by mentoring emerging leaders, supporting supervisor–direct report alignment, and contributing to career development pathways.

Stantec’s Transportation group provides services to both private and public sector clients, facilitating opportunities to collaborate with our other teams across all the United States and in Canada and support their project needs as opportunities arise. If you’re ready to make an impact and grow with a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you.