Senior Process Engineer - Industrial Water

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Atlanta is looking for an experienced Process Engineer to support innovative water solutions. The candidate will engage in business development, execute engineering design tasks, and prepare project proposals. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with at least 5 years of experience. The role requires strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple projects effectively. This full-time position offers access to comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of total experience required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and relevant engineering software.
• PE license is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform business development tasks and manage project proposals.
• Conduct complex engineering design and evaluations.
• Prepare construction documents and manage budgets.

Skills

Business development

Engineering design

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Mass & energy balance calculations

Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Fathom

ASPEN

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.

Stantec's growing Process & Industrial Water practice is seeking a highly motivated Process Engineer with strong industrial process, application and operations experience to join our team. The candidate will support project proposal and application processes throughout the US and Canada.

The role of the Process Engineer is to productively network with a wide array of engineering, environmental, and water professionals on both technical project execution and related business development initiatives, as well as participate in process evaluation and design efforts.

Candidate should be able to evaluate, select, specify, and engineer systems or products for a project, and will perform a variety of tasks which may include calculations, design sketches and concepts, report preparation and field work.

Projects assigned may be broad, varied and diverse in scope. You will analyze proposed projects to ensure safety, reliability, resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Business development/application activities range from intentional listening to client needs and identifying related solution opportunities to high level business strategies and implementation planning. Senior Process Engineers routinely assist in the development of detailed proposals for a wide variety of project settings.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Perform business development/application tasks and collaborate with staff to increase project wins and develop long lasting client relationships. Routine tasks include: - Participate in business line teams to manage and develop proposals.

• Client facing for business development contact, meetings and presentations.

• Scope of work documents and estimates

• Division of responsibility (DOR) matrices

• Collaboration with multiple business lines to develop opportunities.

• Quality reviews

• Perform complex engineering design tasks on assigned water, industrial process and wastewater-related projects through collaboration with a wide range of technical disciplines. Routine technical tasks include: - Design basis documents

• Engineering calculations including mass and energy balances.

• Engineering drawings

• Engineering reports

• Feasibility studies

• Presentations to clients, regulatory agencies and/or project stakeholders

• Quality reviews

• Engage in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats.

• Assist project managers with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.

• Lead others in developing and coordination of project construction specifications.

• Conduct and/or coordinate quality assurance and quality control on assigned projects and facilitates independent technical review projects by others.

• Reviews contractor/vendor submittals for adherence to Contract Documents and industry standards.

• Involved in the permitting process of projects, which may require meeting with clients, contractors, interested stakeholder parties, reviewing agency personnel.

• Coordinates with the regulatory review to seek final approval.

• Assists in the development and updates of project design standards and guidelines; prepares abstracts and technical papers.

• Manage a team of design professionals and technicians.

• Mentor and supervise staff and develop high-performing project teams.

• Assist with business development pursuits including proposal preparation and participation in interviews.

• Interact with clients and management regarding status of project scope, schedule, and budget.

• Apply and share experience/knowledge of design expertise.

• Lead and manage preparation of construction documents including plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates.

• Research and understand issues related to regulatory and other drivers that impact individual projects.

• Ensure that projects' needs are met in a timely and effective manner.

• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

• Understanding of local and regional jurisdictional codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions.

• Can work well in a high-performance team environment without direct supervision

• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks

• Possess a hard-working and positive attitude

• Ability to perform mass & energy balance and hydraulic calculations.

• Ability to quickly assess industrial process for core plant functions

• Ability and detailed knowledge of developing piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)

• Ability to drive development of process control narratives to allow for programming of process control systems

• Ability to translate industrial process into clear diagrams

• General understanding of all phases of project document production, client procurement procedures, and regulatory approval processes.

• Ability to participate and collaborate in project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.

• Ability to effectively discuss project issues with clients, contractors, equipment suppliers/vendors, funding agencies and reviewing agencies; to deliver technical presentations in public forums in conferences and technical symposia.

• Possess excellent time-management skills, thorough understanding of task assignment and schedule, budgeting and efficient use of time and available resources.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering from an accredited institution.

• Master’s degree preferred. Minimum of 5 years of total experience

• Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite and Adobe.

• Experience with other software, such as Fathom, Arrow, ASPEN preferred

• PE license required

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 | GA | Atlanta
Organization: 1755 Water-US South-Atlanta GA
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 25/11/2025 09:11:15
Req ID: 1003108

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