Water/Wastewater Project Technical Lead

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 126,400 - 189,600; Full time

Job summary

Stantec Consulting International Ltd. seeks a Water/Wastewater Project Technical Lead in Santa Barbara, CA. The role involves leading multi-disciplinary teams on innovative water projects, ensuring client satisfaction, and managing project execution from design to construction. Candidates should have at least 8 years of relevant experience and a B.S. in engineering. A California PE license is required or the ability to obtain one. The position offers significant career advancement opportunities and a full-time schedule.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in water/wastewater treatment or conveyance.
• Valid California Professional Engineering license or ability to obtain within 1 year.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solutions for water and wastewater projects.
• Manage water and wastewater projects through various delivery methods.
• Mentor young professionals in the California offices.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Leadership

Client Service

Team Building

Communication

Education

B.S. degree in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering

M.S. preferred

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

Stantec's Water practice in Santa Barbara, California is seeking a highly motivated Water/Wastewater Project Technical Lead (PTL) to join and grow our successful team working on iconic projects. In the Water Business Line, the PTL leads multi-disciplinary team activities to achieve integrated technical solutions and deliver water and wastewater treatment and conveyance projects to our clients. We are looking for someone with experience in the evaluation, planning, design and construction administration of water, recycled water, and/or wastewater infrastructure projects including alternatives analysis; treatment plant, pump station, and pipeline design; engineering services during construction; and project management. This position offers the right candidate the ability to make a major career advancement. This is an opportunity to improve and grow leadership skills and become a recognized technical resource for a growing California water practice.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and leadership in the development of innovative technical solutions for water and/or wastewater projects.
• Manage and execute new and existing water, recycled water, and wastewater treatment and conveyance projects through conventional design-bid-build and alternate delivery methods.
• Direct the work of, communicate effectively, and coordinate with project teams including multiple disciplines (drafters, designers, and other engineers).
• Develop and prepare reports, planning studies, specifications, calculations, detailed design drawings, construction submittal reviews, models and other technical deliverables for treatment, conveyance, and infrastructure related projects.
• Communicate effectively and coordinate with clients on projects during planning, design, and construction.
• Support Stantec’s reputation for innovation and research through participation in California conferences, professional associations, and academic partnerships.
• Promote Stantec’s project delivery structure that includes Project Managers, Project Technical Leads, and Discipline Sector Leads. Work effectively in partnership with BC leadership, Project Pursuit teams, and PMs to proactively coordinate marketing and project delivery activities undertaken by project teams in both local and remote offices.
• Understand and proactively satisfy client’s needs and expectations. Connect the Client, PM, independent reviewers and the project team to the project’s technical solutions.
• Ensure activities are planned and completed in an efficient and timely manner.
• Mentor young professionals in the California offices.
• Embrace Stantec’s safety procedures and protocols.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience organizing, planning, and executing water and/or wastewater treatment and/or conveyance designs from pursuit to design and construction.
• Experience leading, coordinating, and managing multidisciplinary teams involving internal personnel, subconsultants, vendors, and suppliers.
• Experience with collaborative delivery projects working with contractors and vendors.
• Strong client service, project management, and/or design management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Passion for team building, collaboration, and mentoring.
• Strong technical skills with at least one area of specialized expertise.
• Efficient technical leadership of assigned tasks on multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to meet client expectations on project budgeting and quality management.
• Experience managing or participating in marketing and strategic client relationship development campaigns and proposal writing.
• Experience developing projects and tasks level of effort.

Education and Experience

• Education: B.S. degree in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering, M.S. preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years of water/wastewater treatment or conveyance experience.
• Licenses/Certifications: Valid California Professional Engineering license, or Professional Engineering license in another state with ability to obtain California license within 1 year of employment required.

Typical office environment working with computers and sitting at a desk 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 Range: Locations in WA, DC & Various CA, MA areas $126,400.00 - $189,600.00 Annually

Primary Location: United States | CA | Santa Barbara

Organization: 1840 Water-US Pacific-Santa Barbara CA

Employee Status: Regular

Business Justification: New Position

Travel: Yes

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting: 24/04/2026 04:04:52

Req ID: 1005581

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.