Water/wastewater Engineer - Project Technical Lead

Water/Wastewater Engineer Opportunity

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. 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 Water practice in Irvine, California is seeking a highly motivated Water/Wastewater Engineer to join our successful team working on iconic projects as a Project Technical Lead (PTL). In the Water Business Line, the PTL is accountable for work production on the project and coordinating all multi-disciplinary activities and inputs by the technical team to ensure an integrated technical solution is achieved and that the quality of all technical outputs has been confirmed by an independent review. Primary responsibilities include project delivery and design management for water and wastewater treatment and conveyance projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Promote Stantec's project delivery structure that includes Project Managers and Project Technical Leads.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership in the development of innovative technical solutions for water and/or wastewater projects.
• Manage and execute conventional design-bid-build and alternate delivery of new and existing water, recycled water, and wastewater treatment and conveyance projects.
• 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.
• Mentor young professionals in the California offices.
• Work effectively in partnership with BC leadership, the Project Pursuit teams and PMs, and proactively coordinate activities undertaken by project teams in both local and remote offices.
• Understand and proactively satisfy client's needs and expectations.
• Ensure activities are planned and completed in an efficient and timely manner.
• Working inclusively with the client, stakeholders, the PM and the project team.
• Connect the Client, PM, independent reviewers and the project team to the project's technical solutions.
• Provide support and guidance for personnel in the project team who have PTL aspirations.
• Proactively identify, capture, and reuse Intellectual Property (IP).
• Comply with Stantec 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 market and strategic client relationship development campaigns and proposal writing.
• Experience developing projects and tasks level of effort.
• Must have a good driving record and valid driver's license.

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.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Pay Range: Locations in WA, DC & Various CA areas - Min Salary $120,500.00 - Max Salary $180,800.00

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.

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 | CA | Irvine

Organization: BC-1840 Water-US Pacific

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: Yes

Schedule: Full time

Req ID: REQ2500024Z