Senior Process Engineer, Industrial Water
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Your Opportunity
Reporting directly to the Canada West Industrial Water Practice Leader, in your role as an Industrial Water, Senior Process Engineer, you will support the project definition and technical execution for our fast-growing industrial practice meeting the water supply and treatment needs for our clients in Mining, Pulp & Paper, Food & Beverage, Power, Oil & Gas, and Manufacturing.
Located in Stantec’s Burnaby Office, our perfect candidate will have experience in providing process engineering technical services to industrial clients in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and Northern Territories.
The role of the Senior Process Engineer is to productively network with a wide array of engineering, environmental, power and water professionals on technical project execution and support the Practice Leader on business development initiatives.
Candidate should be able to identify, evaluate, select, specify, and engineer systems or products for a project, and will perform a variety of tasks which may include inspection, troubleshooting, calculations, design sketches and concepts, estimating, calculating savings, report preparation and field work. Candidate should be comfortable presenting single source solutions to clients.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Maintain relationships with the client base of Industrial Water services in Western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and Northern Territories)
- Work with the Sector Leaders and Stantec’s many multidiscipline operations centers in Western Canada to support their needs on Industrial Water
- Perform complex engineering design tasks on assigned industrial water and wastewater-related projects through collaboration with a wide range of technical disciplines.
- Technical tasks include:
- lead process engineering teams
- design basis documents and reports
- water/wastewater characterization and sampling plans
- engineering calculations including heat and material balances
- engineering drawings including process flow diagrams, P&IDs, and general arrangements
- feasibility studies
- presentations to clients, regulatory agencies and/or project stakeholders
- quality reviews
- lead process engineering teams
- Attend industry conferences, present technical content as needed to showcase Stantec’s experience and offerings
- Provide technical support on Industrial Water projects as needed
- Provide independent and quality reviews for peers on other proposals or project deliverables within your technical subject matter expertise
- Provide guidance and mentorship to more junior staff and peers
- Maintain positive relationships with clients, vendors, consultants, and regulators as needed always using a professional communications approach
- Conduct occasional site visits
- Consistently demonstrate a commitment to the Health and Safety Culture within Stantec
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Proven technical skills applicable to delivering or supporting Industrial Water projects including typical engineering calculations, literature reviews, specifications, drawing preparations, and cost estimating
- Has a firm grasp of water/wastewater treatment engineering design technologies and water/wastewater characterization (industrial)
- Understands typical industrial water needs and wastewater sources, including internal service water, boilers, and cooling water.
- Understands typical phases of engineering and capital project delivery, client procurement procedures, and typical industrial water regulatory approval processes
- Experience in, or developing skills in Project Management for delivering Industrial Water projects
- Experience in managing client expectations and engineering budgets
- Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet multiple deadlines
- Works in a team environment without direct supervision
- Proficient writer and communicator
- Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite and Adobe
- Completion of additional business development training and certifications considered an asset
- Holds a valid driver’s license
- Detailed knowledge of, or exposure to, the following technologies will be considered an advantage:
- Reverse osmosis
- Ion exchange
- Ultrafiltration
- Membrane Bioreactors
- Evaporation, crystallization
- Warm Lime Softening
- Reverse osmosis
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Process, Chemical, Mechanical, Civil or Environmental Engineering from an accredited institution
- Licensed Professional Engineer (P. Eng preferred)
- Minimum of 10 years of process engineering experience
Typical office environment working with computers and sitting at a desk. 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.
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