Senior Water Resources Engineer​/Environmental Engineer

Job Overview

Senior Water Resources Engineer / Environmental Engineer with more than 10 years experience in water resources, required to join Stantec’s Water Resources Technical Team. Primary responsibilities include business development, project management, and technical delivery across hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality components.

• Lead business development activities, including proposals, pre‑qualifications, and client relationship building.
• Analyze technical issues, implement proactive actions, and identify new business opportunities.
• Lead and manage water resources projects involving hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality components.
• Plan and conduct assignments/projects with broad scope for independent accomplishment.
• Provide supervision, training, technical direction, and mentoring to intermediate and junior staff.
• Provide expertise to internal and external clients to resolve complex problems and issues.
• Manage projects, mentor and guide water resources staff in a dynamic team setting.
• Apply technical and business knowledge to develop creative, effective, and economical solutions.
• Serve as a Quality Reviewer and undertake quality reviews of deliverables.
• Participate in HSE Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work.

• Provide technical expertise and support for water resources designs, proposals, and reports.
• Experience with water quality models such as CORMIX, Goldsim, QUAL2K, etc., and statistical software such as R.
• Mining experience including mine water balance models, mine water management plans, and water management infrastructure designs.
• Experience with environmental flow needs assessments, fish habitat loss assessments and designs related to habitat compensation plans.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams on groundwater and surface water assessments, surface water compliance, contaminant investigations, environmental assessments, and permitting applications.

• Proficient skills in communication and technical information exchange with clients, engineers and scientists, government regulators and agencies, and academia, and non‑technical communication to the public.
• Experience managing projects in a consulting environment.
• Experience in providing supervision and mentorship to junior staff.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong business development, client management, communication and financial management skills.
• Self‑motivated individual, with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Proficient in, and consistently demonstrates and promotes policies and procedures for Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE).
• Advanced skills in technical writing.
• Champion new ideas and initiatives, and create an environment that supports creativity and innovation.
• Build and maintain productive professional and personal networking relationships.
• Drive collaborative efforts within the region and beyond to deliver consistent, high quality and appropriately scoped technical work.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent. A Master’s or Ph.D. in engineering or relevant science is an asset.

Licensed Professional Engineer/Geologist.

Minimum 10 years of water resources experience.

Typical office environment with computer use and desk work. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

Full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax‑free savings account, 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 time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax‑free savings account. Benefits may not apply to union positions where governed by collective bargaining agreements.