Water Resources Engineer
Many of the world’s top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community’s interaction with water a bit differently—as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. By 2025 we’re hiring 2,000 people (like you) to join our team. Grow with us, H2O+U.
Your Opportunity
We are looking for a talented Engineer in our Watershed Resources Engineering Discipline who wants to be part of a purpose-driven organization that’s focused on helping our clients, colleagues and communities thrive. Our people are Stantec’s most valuable resource, and in joining our team you will be able to leverage your career experiences and expertise within a culture that values inclusion, celebrates shared success, and applauds ambition.
Our work includes a large and diverse sector of client types, geography settings and service offerings. Our teams deal with converging impacts of climate change, aging infrastructure, and expanded development. Balancing mitigation, development needs, and community demands is no simple task. We work on Large Scale water resource projects across North America and local projects in the region. With expertise in heavy civil planning and design, flood control, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, natural surface water systems and coastal restoration and resiliency our team is committed to supporting projects that address the greatest infrastructure needs our communities face today.
Does working with clients on great projects, with a talented team of professional’s appeal to you? Apply now and you can join some of the best technical people in the world and work on projects you can be proud of!
Your Key Responsibilities
• Serve as a technical lead, advisor or technical expert in the evaluation of complex hydraulic projects
• Prepare or review numerical hydrologic, hydraulic and sediment transport numerical models or oversee the application of scaled physical models to support studies and design analyses
• Engage in the design of civil engineering projects in various phases including planning, design and construction. Project types are anticipated to include: coastal, stream or river restoration, flood risk reduction, dam and spillway hydraulic performance, fish passage and barrier removals, bank and channel erosion mitigation.
• Assist the project manager in preparing conceptual, preliminary, and final design work products for various project types and participate in client meetings to support technical discussions.
• Support preparation of engineering project proposals, change orders, client communications related to the technical aspects of projects.
• Mentor and oversee the work of other engineers with a similar technical background
• Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
• An understanding of civil engineering concepts and analysis methods, particularly those related to water resources engineering.
• Ability to participate and collaborate in a project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Attention to detail, positive attitude, desire to support team success, and ability to function well in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with hydrologic, hydraulic and/or sediment transport analyses and modeling software (CFD packages [Flow3D, Fluent, OpenFOAM, etc], HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, Delft, etc.) a plus.
• Programming experience a plus.
Education and Experience
• Education: Minimum of bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in water resources or related discipline from an accredited university. Master’s degree preferred.
• Licensed professional engineer (PE).
• Minimum of 10 years of experience.
Typical office environment working with computers and working 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. At Stantec, we live our corporate values every day.
• Stantec was ranked the 5th most sustainable company in the world and the 1st in North America by Corporate Knights for our 2020 performance.
• In February 2021, Stantec announced a pledge to be carbon neutral for 2022 and achieve operational net-zero by 2030.
• Stantec is the only engineering design firm that has been rated a Climate Leader with an A- score by CDP for the last three years.