Senior Process Engineer and Technical Leader, Industrial Water

Stantec•Houston, TX

About The Position

We are seeking a talented Senior Process Engineer & Technical Leader, Industrial Water who wants to be part of a purpose-driven organization focused on helping our clients, colleagues, and communities thrive. This position is ideal for a highly experienced process engineer with a passion for solving complex industrial water challenges, developing technical teams, and building trusted client relationships. The Senior Process Engineer & Technical Leader will serve as a technical leader within Stantec's Industrial Water practice, providing process engineering leadership across studies, design, and implementation projects throughout North America. This seller-doer role balances technical leadership and project delivery (approximately 70%) with client engagement, business development, strategic pursuits, and market growth activities (approximately 30%). Projects assigned may be broad, varied, and diverse in scope. The successful candidate will lead process evaluations, develop treatment solutions, oversee engineering deliverables, and support multidisciplinary project teams from conceptual design through detailed engineering. Business development activities range from understanding client challenges and identifying solution opportunities to supporting capture strategies, proposal development, interviews, and long-term account growth. Senior Technical Leaders routinely collaborate with project managers, discipline leads, and client representatives to win and deliver impactful projects.

Requirements

Demonstrated expertise in industrial water, wastewater, process engineering, treatment systems, or related industrial processes.
Ability to develop and review process calculations including mass balances, energy balances, hydraulic analyses, equipment sizing, and treatment process evaluations.
Experience developing and reviewing PFDs, P&IDs, process narratives, technical reports, and engineering specifications.
Ability to serve as a discipline lead or technical lead on complex multidisciplinary projects.
Proven ability to translate client operational and business challenges into practical engineering solutions.
Experience supporting business development through client engagement, proposal development, presentations, interviews, and technical workshops.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to clients, regulators, and executive stakeholders.
Ability to mentor engineers and contribute to technical excellence initiatives within a growing engineering practice.
General understanding of project execution, procurement processes, permitting requirements, and construction support services.
Ability to represent Stantec at industry conferences, technical symposia, and client events.
Minimum 15 years of relevant industrial process, industrial water, wastewater, chemical manufacturing, refining, power, mining, food & beverage, or related engineering experience.
Demonstrated technical leadership on complex engineering projects.
Experience leading major studies, FEED efforts, detailed design projects, or plant improvement programs.
Demonstrated success developing client relationships and supporting business growth activities.
Proven experience mentoring technical staff and leading multidisciplinary teams.
Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental, or Civil Engineering.
Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as Process Engineering Technical Lead on industrial water and wastewater projects across multiple market sectors.
Lead development of technical approaches, process designs, treatment train evaluations, and major engineering deliverables.
Develop and review design basis memoranda, process calculations, mass and energy balances, process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), and technical reports.
Provide technical direction to multidisciplinary teams including process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, civil, and structural disciplines.
Perform technical reviews and quality assurance activities to ensure engineering excellence and successful project outcomes.
Support project managers with scope development, budgeting, staffing, schedule planning, and risk management.
Participate in client workshops, facility assessments, process troubleshooting, design reviews, and commissioning activities.
Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers while helping establish technical standards and best practices across the Industrial Water practice.
Serve as a senior technical client-facing representative for key industrial accounts and strategic pursuits.
Develop and maintain relationships with technical, operational, and decision-making client stakeholders through meetings, site visits, workshops, presentations, and strategic planning discussions.
Lead or support technical proposal strategy, technical scope development, capture planning, interview preparation, and proposal content.
Support development and execution of strategic client engagement and account growth plans in collaboration with client account managers and business leaders.
Identify, qualify, and help shape new opportunities within targeted industrial sectors by listening to client needs and translating them into practical technical solutions.
Represent Stantec externally through conferences, industry organizations, client workshops, and technical presentations.
Mentor, guide, and develop junior and mid-level technical staff while supporting high-performing project teams.
Foster collaboration across multiple business lines and technical disciplines to deliver integrated client solutions.
Support a culture of technical excellence, accountability, client service, and continuous improvement.