Senior Civil Engineer

StantecSacramento, CA

About The Position

Stantec’s Sacramento office is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join our Water group. The position is for those who enjoy analyzing the needs of clients and stakeholders to find viable solutions, collaborating across diverse teams, and helping to shape the future of infrastructure and design management in California.

Requirements

  • A well-developed understanding of design concepts relevant to water infrastructure design that incorporate civil/mechanical design elements associated with process piping systems, linear infrastructure, yard piping, pumping stations, and conveyance systems.
  • Strong client relationships and experience with local municipal agencies.
  • Knowledge of California policies, programs, regulations, and local technical issues and conditions.
  • Strong project management and/or design management skills
  • Experience communicating and working with local, state and federal agency staff.
  • Bachelor's degree in civil engineering.
  • Professional Engineer in California
  • At least 10 years of relevant experience in the following:- Municipal planning, design, and construction processes and requirements.
  • Execution of complex water/wastewater infrastructure projects.
  • Familiarity with preparing plans and specifications for water/wastewater infrastructure.

Nice To Haves

  • MS preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team to undertake the design of water, wastewater, and/or stormwater conveyance infrastructure (e.g., pipelines, pump stations, lift stations) and water/wastewater treatment plants.
  • Lead and evaluate work of the design team in developing studies, drawings, and narratives for design memoranda, layout, plans and specifications, and related computations for civil engineering designs.
  • Review and approve civil engineering design analysis, drawings and specifications for completeness, accuracy, suitability, and compliance with sound and economical engineering principles.
  • Represent Stantec at regular client meetings, evaluate and respond to questions raised by technical engineering review comments, and ensure that design satisfies the intended project purpose.
  • Serve as Task Order Manager or Technical Project Manager for planning and coordinating civil infrastructure and facilities projects from basis of design memorandum through final design, and engineering during construction.
  • Interact with clients and develop and manage scope, budget, and schedule on projects.
  • Lead project collaboration among internal team members and clients.
  • Review completed drafts of design memoranda and final plans for technical accuracy.
  • Prepare various engineering documents such as design memoranda, contract plans, O&M Manuals, and as-built drawings.
  • Assign and coordinate work to a multidisciplinary team to assure maximum efficiency.
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