Senior Wastewater Treatment Engineer

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

We are looking for a talented senior process mechanical engineer and project manager focused on the planning and engineering design of municipal and industrial water/wastewater infrastructure projects who wants to be part of a purpose-driven organization that’s focused on helping our clients, colleagues and communities thrive. In this role, you will join the Burnaby, British Columbia office, supporting projects in across British Columbia as well as throughout Western Canada. 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.

The role of wastewater treatment engineer and project manager with our Water Team is a dynamic position well suited to an individual who is good at managing multiple tasks and deadlines and working with multi-disciplinary teams. The candidate should be able to evaluate, select, specify, and engineer process and mechanical systems or products for a project, and will perform a variety of tasks which may include calculations, design sketches and concepts, report preparation and field work.

Projects assigned may be broad, varied and diverse in scope. Our group is involved in a wide range of water/wastewater infrastructure projects, including, pump stations, and treatment facilities, master plans, process optimization support etc. You will primarily be working on water and wastewater treatment and pumping station related projects through collaboration with a wide range of technical disciplines.

The successful candidate will be someone with strong leadership and communication skills, market knowledge, business acumen combined with innovative ideas, and a successful history of client relations and account management.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead as Process-Mechanical Lead acting as Professional of Record and Qualified Professional for municipal wastewater treatment projects.

• Provide technical direction and foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to achieve project excellence.

• Mentor junior and intermediate staff, cultivating a culture of learning and innovation.

• Drive client engagement and strategic business development, contributing to proposals and building lasting relationships.

• Oversee budgets, schedules, and quality assurance processes to ensure successful project delivery

• Consistently demonstrate a commitment to the Health and Safety culture within Stantec.

• Work with the Sector Leaders and Stantec’s many multidiscipline operations centers in Western Canada to support their needs on process mechanical engineering projects.

• Manage projects of varying complexity within multidisciplinary teams.

• Assist business leaders in project revenue forecasting.

• Manage technical tasks including completing design work, calculations, equipment sizing and selection, writing specifications and technical reports, and performing feasibility studies on a wide range of municipal infrastructure projects generally involving wastewater resource recovery facilities and associated infrastructure including pump stations, odour control etc.

• Attend and lead meetings with the client, team members and sub-consultants.

• Prepare engineering documents and contract documents by developing construction specifications, plans and schedules.

• Conducts quality assurance and quality control on own projects.

• Assist in the review of shop drawings and submittals, responds to request for information, prepares site observation reports, and performs other contract administration tasks.

• Participate in basic cost estimating under the direction of technical leaders to support engineering projects.

• Involvement in regional industry professional associations.

• Provide independent and quality reviews for peers on other proposals or project deliverables within your technical subject matter expertise.

• Senior technical resource may serve as technical advisor for team.

• Experience with the design/support of water treatment and conveyance infrastructure will be a bonus.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Proven technical skills applicable to delivering process mechanical projects including typical engineering calculations, literature reviews, specifications, drawing preparations, and cost estimating.

• Proficiency in wastewater modelling tools (BioWin, GPS-X, SUMO) and familiarity with design software (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, BIM, Revit, Plant 3D).

• Understanding of local and regional jurisdictional codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions.

• Broad, general understanding of many relevant areas of municipal engineering, hydraulics, and process mechanical systems design with respect to materials as well as industry standards.

• General understanding of various construction means and methods and their disturbance impacts on the project site.

• Understands phases of engineering and capital project delivery, client procurement procedures, and typical regulatory approval processes.

• Experience in managing client expectations and engineering budgets.

• Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet multiple deadlines.

• Works in a team environment without direct supervision.

• Proficient writer and communicator.

• Completion of additional business development training and certifications considered an asset.

• Completion of a Master’s or PhD degree in water/wastewater treatment process or mechanical engineering disciplines is considered an asset.

• Holds a valid drivers’ license.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Process, Environmental, Mechanical or Civil Engineering from an accredited institution.

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in BC (other provinces an asset)

• Minimum of 10+ years progressive experience in municipal wastewater treatment plant planning, design and construction.

Pay Range:

• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$111,700.00 - $167,600.00 Annually

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: 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: Canada | BC | Burnaby
Other Locations: Canada | AB | Calgary
Organization: BC-1117 Water-CA British Columbia
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 18/05/2026 09:05:11
Req ID: 1004804