Process Engineer - Industrial Water

About the role

Stantec's Process & Industrial Water practice is seeking a Process Engineer to support project proposal and application processes throughout the US and Canada. The role involves networking with a wide array of engineering, environmental, and water professionals, evaluating, selecting, specifying, and engineering systems or products for projects, and performing a variety of technical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support business development/application tasks and collaborate with staff to increase project wins and develop long-lasting client relationships.
• Routine tasks include participating in business line teams to manage and develop proposals, client-facing activities, scope of work documents and estimates, division of responsibility (DOR) matrices, collaboration with multiple business lines to develop opportunities, quality reviews, and engagement in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats.
• Perform complex engineering design tasks on assigned water, industrial process, and wastewater-related projects through collaboration with a wide range of technical disciplines.
• Routine technical tasks include design basis documents, engineering calculations including mass and energy balances, engineering drawings, engineering reports, feasibility studies, presentations to clients, regulatory agencies, and/or project stakeholders, quality reviews, and assisting project managers with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.
• Manage a team of design professionals and technicians, mentor and supervise staff, and develop high-performing project teams.
• Assist with business development pursuits including proposal preparation and participation in interviews, interact with clients and management regarding project status, scope, schedule, and budget, apply and share experience/knowledge of design expertise, lead and manage preparation of construction documents, research and understand issues related to regulatory and other drivers that impact individual projects, and ensure that projects' needs are met in a timely and effective manner.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of total experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite and Adobe.
• Experience with other software, such as Fathom, Arrow, ASPEN preferred.
• PE license required.

Qualifications

• Understanding of local and regional jurisdictional codes, legal, and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions.
• Ability to work well in a high-performance team environment without direct supervision.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to quickly assess industrial process for core plant functions.
• Ability and detailed knowledge of developing piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Ability to drive development of process control narratives to allow for programming of process control systems.
• Ability to translate industrial process into clear diagrams.
• General understanding of all phases of project document production, client procurement procedures, and regulatory approval processes.
• Ability to participate and collaborate in project team settings and to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Ability to effectively discuss project issues with clients, contractors, equipment suppliers/vendors, funding agencies, and reviewing agencies; to deliver technical presentations in public forums in conferences and technical symposia.
• Excellent time-management skills, thorough understanding of task assignments, schedules, budgets, and efficient use of time and available resources.

Skills

• Ability to perform mass & energy balance and hydraulic calculations.
• Ability to quickly assess industrial process for core plant functions.
• Detailed knowledge of developing piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Ability to drive development of process control narratives to allow for programming of process control systems.
• Ability to translate industrial process into clear diagrams.

Benefits

At Stantec, regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health savings 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.