Senior Drinking Water Treatment Engineer

Your Opportunity

We are hiring a Drinking Water Treatment Engineer to support a variety of municipal drinking water treatment projects in Minnesota and the upper Midwest. The role may include a variety of technical engineering/design tasks as well as business development tasks depending on the experience and interests of the selected candidate.

Key Responsibilities

• Become engaged in active project delivery in a client-facing role in the municipal Water and utilities markets in the Midwest United States.
• Support and lead planning and design phase efforts for drinking water treatment facilities.
• Support and lead construction administration efforts on active projects including site visits, submittal reviews, and contractor/client interaction.
• Provide mentorship and leadership for junior staff and also effectively manage multi-disciplined building services teams.
• Engage in work that spans local, regional and national geographies.
• Support Stantec’s reputation for innovation and research through participation in conferences, professional associations, and academic partnerships.
• Support the development of innovative technical solutions for drinking water projects.
• Prepare scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for projects.
• Plan, schedule, conduct, or coordinate detailed phases of engineering work.
• Maintain and enhance our reputation with clients, approval agencies and industry professionals as an outstanding service provider.
• Work in a manner to protect the health and safety of Stantec employees, clients, and the public by following company health, safety and security guidelines and policies.
• Lead people by coaching and mentoring to achieve business and performance goals.

Capabilities and Credentials

• Experienced in organizing, planning, and executing drinking water treatment process designs from pursuit through closeout, involving internal personnel, subconsultants, and vendors.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Passion for team building and collaboration.
• Efficient technical leadership of assigned tasks on multiple concurrent projects.
• Understand client expectations, budgeting, proposal writing, and producing high quality deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience, managing, or participating in market and strategic client relationship development campaigns.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in planning, design, and construction in three or more of the following Water Treatment areas: - Integrated water master planning
  - Conventional water treatment applications
  - Water supply and storage infrastructure (wells, pump/booster stations, reservoirs, elevated storage)
  - Hydraulic system design and analysis
  - Advanced treatment
  - Disinfection systems
  - Emerging contaminants (Per and Poly Fluoroalkyl Substances)

Capabilities and Credentials (continued)

• Education and Experience
• Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 10 years’ relevant professional experience, with at least 3 years of experience managing and/or coordinating water treatment infrastructure piloting, planning, design, and construction projects.
• Licenses/Certifications: Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Minnesota or ability to achieve within one year of hire.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 10 years’ relevant professional experience, with at least 3 years of experience managing and/or coordinating water treatment infrastructure piloting, planning, design, and construction projects.
• Licenses/Certifications: Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Minnesota or ability to achieve within one year of hire.

Skills

• Organizing, planning, and executing drinking water treatment process designs.
• Client engagement and relationship management.
• Technical leadership and mentoring.
• Project management and coordination.
• Proposal writing and budget preparation.
• Technical expertise in water treatment areas.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Health savings account.
• Flexible spending account.
• 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.
• Paid family leave.