Senior Water Resources Engineer

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.

Your Opportunity

Stantec has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Water Resources Engineer to join our expanding Water Resources team in Atlantic Canada. This role offers a great mix of challenge and opportunity, with the flexibility to choose your base location from our offices in Dartmouth, NS, Fredericton, NB, or St. John’s, NL. As part of our collaborative team, you will work on projects across the region, taking on key responsibilities as both a project manager and a team leader. You’ll contribute to the development of water resources through practical solutions and offer expert guidance on a range of important projects. As a Senior Water Resources Engineer, you will have the potential to lead projects involving hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, fish passage design, stream restoration, water quality analysis, mine site water management, flood hazard assessments, and much more. Your expertise will contribute to diverse initiatives that protect and enhance our most precious resource—water.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute field programs for hydrologic and climatic data collection.
• Work within interdisciplinary teams to drive large‑scale industrial, commercial, and municipal water‑related projects forward.
• Oversee hydrometric site selection, study design, and model development.
• Steer business development by writing proposals, creating project scopes, managing budgets, and collaborating with clients and contractors.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, supporting their training and professional development.
• Ensure safe work practices are developed and adhered to, including comprehensive safety planning for each project.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Education and Experience

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary 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.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future‑proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Pay Transparency

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.

Benefits Summary

Benefits Summary : Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax‑free savings account, 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 time off.

Temporary / casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax‑free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location

Primary Location : Canada | NB | Fredericton

Organization

Organization : BC-1214 EnvSvcs-CA Atlantic Canada

Employee Status

Employee Status : Regular

Travel

Travel : Yes

Schedule

Schedule : Full time

Job Posting

Job Posting : 05 / 08 / 2025 05 : 08 : 28

Req ID

Req ID : 1001761

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