Project Engineer

Stantec; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec, a leader in the water industry, is seeking a Project Engineer in Buffalo, NY. The role focuses on managing and designing various municipal engineering projects, including sanitary, storm, and watermain systems, as well as preparing essential engineering documents.

This opportunity invites professionals to contribute to impactful water infrastructure projects that enhance community health and sustainability. Join us in creating innovative solutions for complex challenges.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated efficient task management and execution on multiple concurrent projects.
• Broad understanding of municipal engineering and site design.
• General understanding of construction methods and their site impacts.

Responsibilities

• Design sanitary, storm, and watermain projects including site plans.
• Coordinate design packages and attend client meetings.
• Prepare engineering documents and contracts.

Skills

Task management

Technical execution

Understanding of municipal engineering

Knowledge of construction methods

Job description

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

We are looking for a talented Project Engineer who wants to be part of a purpose-driven organization that’s focused on helping our clients, colleagues and communities thrive. Our people are Stantec’s most valuable resource, and in joining our team you will be able to leverage your career experiences and expertise within a culture that values inclusion, celebrates shared success, and applauds ambition.

Stantec is at the forefront of the water industry, delivering thousands of projects for hundreds of communities globally. Our purpose is to conceive and develop the most impactful water projects that improve the health, quality of life and sustainability of the communities we live in and serve. From droughts to floods to sanitation systems, Stantec’s Water team designs fit for purpose solutions to all facets of the water infrastructure life cycle.

The role of a Project Engineer with our Water Team is a dynamic position well suited to an individual who is good at managing multiple tasks and deadlines and working with multidisciplinary teams. The candidate may be working independently on smaller projects or providing support to a team of professionals on larger projects. Our group is involved in a wide range of sewer and watermain of both large and small diameter systems including open cut construction, rehabilitation, relining, trenchless and tunneling projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Typical projects or design tasks may include the design of sanitary, storm, and watermain projects and overland flow / civil site plan design projects. Manages project technical tasks including completing design work, calculations, writing specifications and technical reports on a wide range of civil infrastructure projects generally involving sanitary & storm sewer and watermain design, pump stations, stormwater management/drainage plans.
• Coordinates design and report deliverable packages for submission to clients and/or approval authorities.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager and attend meetings with the client, team members and sub-consultants.
• Understands and implements industry standards and manuals as well as client and regulatory agencies standards and requirements.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering project documents, client presentations, client contact and communication pertaining to specific project deliverables.
• Coordinate with other disciplines to ensure compatibility with the design intent.
• Prepare engineering documents and contract documents by developing construction specifications, plans and schedules.
• Assist in the review of shop drawings and submittals, respond to request for information, prepares site observation reports, and performs other contract administration tasks.
• Participate in basic cost estimating under the direction of technical leaders to support engineering projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned by senior engineering staff.
• All other duties as required and assigned.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Demonstrated efficient task management and technical execution of assigned tasks on multiple concurrent projects.
• Broad, general understanding of many relevant areas of municipal engineering and site development design with respect to materials as well as industry standards.
• General understanding of various construction means and methods and their disturbance impacts on the project site.