Senior Process Engineer - Industrial Water

About the role

Stantec's Water practice is seeking a highly motivated Senior Process Engineer with industrial and municipal wastewater engineering experience to join our team. Office locations include Minneapolis, MN (and surrounding MN offices); Chicago, IL; Ann Arbor, MI; Columbus, OH; Burlington, MA; New York, NY; Richmond, VA, to name a few. The candidate will support project proposal and application processes throughout the US and Canada with a focus on the US North Region within the following markets: Municipal, Manufacturing, Energy, Power, Food and Beverage, Hi-Tech, Mining, and Pharma.

Responsibilities

• Support project proposal and application processes throughout the US and Canada.
• Collaborate with staff to increase project wins and develop long-lasting client relationships.
• Routine tasks include:
  • Participate on teams to manage and develop proposals.
  • Client-facing for business development contact, meetings, and presentations.
  • Scope of work documents and budget estimates.
  • Collaboration with multiple business lines to develop opportunities.
  • Quality reviews of proposal documents.
• Perform complex engineering design tasks on assigned water and wastewater-related projects.
• Design basis documents.
• Engineering calculations including mass and energy balances.
• Engineering drawings and specifications.
• Engineering reports.
• Feasibility studies.
• Presentations to clients, regulatory agencies and/or project stakeholders.
• Quality reviews.
• Engage in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats.
• Aid project managers with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.
• Lead others in developing and coordinating project construction specifications.
• Conduct and/or coordinate quality assurance and quality control on assigned projects and facilitate independent technical review projects by others.
• Reviews contractor/vendor submittals for adherence to Contract Documents and industry standards.
• Coordinates with the regulatory review to seek final approval.
• Assists in the development and updates of project design standards and guidelines; prepares abstracts and technical papers.
• 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 status of project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Apply and share experience/knowledge of design expertise.
• Lead and manage preparation of construction documents including plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates.
• Research and understand issues related to regulatory and other drivers that impact individual projects.
• Ensure that projects' needs are met in a timely and effective manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Chemical, or Civil/Environmental Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Master’s degree preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 12 years of total experience.
• Licensure: Professional Engineer (PE) license required, with ability to obtain PE license in Minnesota within 12 months.
• Can work well in a high-performance team environment without direct supervision.
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Possess a hard-working and positive attitude.
• Ability to perform mass & energy balance and hydraulic calculations.
• 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 setting 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.
• Possess excellent time-management skills, thorough understanding of task assignment and schedule, budgeting and efficient use of time and available resources.
• Understanding of local and regional jurisdictional codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions.
• Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite and Adobe.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Hard-working and positive attitude.
• Ability to perform mass & energy balance and hydraulic calculations.
• 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 setting 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 assignment and schedule, budgeting and efficient use of time and available resources.
• Understanding of local and regional jurisdictional codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions.
• Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite and Adobe.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Wellness program.
• 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.

Pay

Pay Range: Locations in MN, VT, & Various CA, NY Areas - Min Salary $ 107,100.00 - Max Salary $ 160,700.00 Locations in CO, HI, IL, MD & Various CA, NJ Areas - Min Salary $ 117,800.00 - Max Salary $ 176,800.00 Locations in NYC & CA (Bay Area) & NJ (RP) - Min Salary $ 134,900.00 - Max Salary $ 202,500.00 Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.