Senior Civil Engineer, Water Wastewater Conveyance

Stantec•Denver, CO

16h

About The Position

The Senior Civil Engineer works independently on small and large projects and as a team member on more complex projects. The role evaluates, selects, specifies, and engineers project systems and products; performs calculations and field work; coordinates tasks and personnel; and mentors junior staff. Assigned projects may involve complex features requiring mature knowledge and experience. The engineer leads analysis of proposed projects to support structural reliability, resource efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. This position provides technical and project leadership for civil water and wastewater conveyance work, including serving as Engineer-of-Record, supervising engineers, managing client relationships, supporting business development, and coordinating with project teams, consultants, owners, contractors, agencies, and vendors. The role also contributes to project planning, design, budgeting, quality control, regulatory coordination, professional organizations, and technical presentations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
Professional Engineer registration in Colorado, or ability to obtain registration within 6 months.
At least 8 years of professional experience in water, wastewater, and/or stormwater conveyance design projects.
Sound understanding of conveyance design principles, planning, design, and construction.
Sewer collection design experience, including diurnal patterns, open channel hydraulics, bypass sewer design, manhole design and rehabilitation, flow diversion, and flow metering.
Water distribution and transmission main design experience with rigid and non-rigid pipe materials, including welded steel, ductile iron, PVC, HDPE, concrete pressure pipe, and cylinder pipe.
Knowledge of pipeline rehabilitation methodologies, including CIPP, pipe bursting, and pipelining.
Familiarity with and design experience in trenchless construction methods such as HDD, microtunneling, and auger boring.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking experience.
Strong interpersonal abilities for working in diverse team environments with staff, clients, and stakeholders.
Experience using hydrologic and hydraulic network modeling and design software, potentially including AutoCAD Civil 3D, InfoWORKS, StormCAD, and WaterCAD, in accordance with expertise.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Experience with various project delivery methods and construction methodologies, especially trenchless applications.

Responsibilities

Oversee and manage multiple projects, including large, highly complex projects.
Serve as Engineer-of-Record and provide technical leadership for civil projects.
Manage existing client relationships and help bring in new clients.
Provide technical guidance to team members on complex projects.
Supervise other engineers, setting priorities, budgets, and schedules in coordination with project managers.
Assist project managers and project technical leads with managing and monitoring project budget performance.
Review and conduct alternative analyses to support business case evaluations and project decisions.
Evaluate, select, and specify civil engineered systems and products.
Lead project work and design development; assign, review, and evaluate work for technical accuracy and completeness, and advise on technical problems.
Lead coordination meetings with internal team members, consultants, owners, contractors, subcontractors, and vendors.
Lead client meetings about project requirements, value analysis, and cost estimating.
Lead preparation and coordination of project specifications with construction documents.
Participate in constructability reviews.
Conduct quality assurance and quality control on own projects and peers' projects.
Lead development of new disciplinary standards and specifications.
Act as the project's point of contact with clients and agencies to determine requirements and obtain approvals.
Stay current on regulatory policies and rules and potentially establish working relationships with regulatory officials.
Participate in relevant professional organizations, write technical papers, and deliver presentations at conferences and symposia.
Develop project scope, budgets, and design approaches for projects of all sizes.
Support marketing and business development, including project positioning, proposal writing, client interviews, and contract negotiations.
Assist with or lead proposal development and contract negotiation.