Principal Water/Wastewater Engineer
Stantec
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Santa Barbara • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $178,400 - $276,600 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Become engaged in business development and project delivery as a client-facing Project Leader in the Municipal and/or Industrial Water market in California.
- Manage project staff, financials, and contracts meeting performance goals and client expectations.
- Promote Stantec’s project delivery structure that includes Project Managers and Project Technical Leads.
- Provide technical guidance and leadership in the development of innovative technical solutions for water and/or wastewater projects.
- Communicate effectively and coordinate with clients on projects during planning, design, and construction.
- Work closely with leadership to identify strategic client relationships to be developed, fostered and/or maintained in California and lead business development efforts.
- Engage our clients in meaningful discussions about their most critical issues and translate those discussions into opportunities to deliver solutions.
- Support Stantec’s reputation for innovation and research through participation in California conferences, professional associations, and academic partnerships.
- Mentor young professionals in the California offices.
- Comply with Stantec safety procedures and protocols.
Requirements
- Experience organizing, planning, and executing water and/or wastewater treatment and/or conveyance designs from pursuit to design and construction.
- Experience leading, coordinating, and managing multidisciplinary teams involving internal personnel, subconsultants, vendors, and suppliers.
- Experience with collaborative delivery projects working with contractors and vendors.
- Strong client service, project management, and/or design management skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Passion for team building, collaboration, and mentoring.
- Strong technical skills with at least one area of specialized expertise.
- Ability to meet client expectations on project budgeting and quality management.
- Experience managing or participating in market and strategic client relationship development campaigns and proposal writing.
- Must have a good driving record and valid driver’s license.
- Education: B.S. degree in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering, M.S. preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 15 years of water/wastewater treatment or conveyance experience.
- Licenses/Certifications: Valid California Professional Engineering license, or Professional Engineering license in another state with ability to obtain California license within 1 year of employment required.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Wellness program
- Health saving accounts
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) plan
- Employee stock purchase program
- Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Short-term/long-term disability plans
- Emergency travel benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional membership fee coverage
- Paid family leave
- Ten paid holidays each year
- Vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
- Paid sick leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
water treatment designwastewater treatment designconveyance designproject managementdesign managementbudgetingquality managementmultidisciplinary team managementproposal writingtechnical solutions development
Soft Skills
client serviceverbal communicationwritten communicationteam buildingcollaborationmentoringstrategic relationship developmentproject deliveryleadershipclient engagement
Certifications
California Professional Engineering licenseProfessional Engineering license