Senior Engineer - Water​/Wastewater in Des Moines

Stanley Consultants is a leading global consulting engineering firm dedicated to client experience and solving complex challenges in the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors.

Position: Senior Engineer, Water/Wastewater
Location: Iowa offices – Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa City, or Muscatine
Type: Hybrid
Requisition : 11220

We are seeking a Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer to lead and deliver water, wastewater, and groundwater projects across Iowa. The role includes development and management of all aspects of municipal water and wastewater utility system project planning, design, and services during construction.

Areas of Expertise:

• Water distribution, transmission, and storage
• Water treatment
• Wastewater conveyance and peak weather flow infrastructure
• Wastewater treatment
• Water Reuse
• Pump Stations
• Hydraulic modeling
• Asset management
• Risk and resiliency consulting and design
• Smart water system planning, design, and implementation

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead the team for delivery of water and wastewater projects.
• Provide guidance and career advice for water and wastewater staff in the Iowa offices.
• Assist in marketing business opportunities with key clients, including capture planning, proposal preparation, and interview preparation and participation.
• Participate in local water and wastewater professional organizations and prepare, coordinate, and present market‑specific papers and presentations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering/Environmental Engineering.
• At least 7+ years of relevant water/wastewater engineering experience.
• At least 5+ years of experience at the project manager level.
• Iowa Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Technical management of water/wastewater project delivery experience.
• Experience with development and maintenance of close client and staff relationships.
• Ability to execute creative approaches to project delivery.

We realize there’s more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.
What we offer: Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward. Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave. Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.

Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short‑ and long‑term insurance, theft protection, and many other benefits. Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more. Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit‑sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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