Senior Water Resources Engineer - ( 2400044W )

Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

Stantec has an immediate need for a Senior Water Resources Engineer to provide technical leadership for our clients and staff on a variety of water resource projects. This position will be part of Stantec’s Environmental Services team that provides the full range of expertise needed to address a variety of water resource related design and analysis projects, including flood mitigation, stormwater management, Green Infrastructure, and stream restoration design and hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, mapping and flood risk communication. Stantec is a leader in the floodplain mapping and risk analysis industry with a deep bench of both local and national expertise. Our strong water resources team continues to grow, so it is an exciting time to join us as we continue our success and create more opportunities for our staff’s growth and development. If you have the high-quality water resources expertise that we embrace and want to contribute to the industry in an impactful way, join our team!

Your Key Responsibilities

• Work under minimal supervision with broad guidelines, to assign, review, and evaluate the performance of new project orders; directing interdisciplinary project teams as needed to ensure project needs are met.

• Strong project leadership to help ensure conformance with Stantec’s Project Management Framework (PMF).

• Develop stormwater management, drainage, and erosion & sediment control designs tasks for civil, transportation, and environmental projects, including closed/open drainage systems, environmental site design, ponds, stream restoration, flood studies, and E&SC controls.

• Prepare complete submission packages, supporting calculations, cost estimates, project schedules, and other duties; effectively facilitate the agency review/approval process.

• Process construction permits through local permitting agencies.

• Oversee and direct flood studies and lead supporting tasks, including hydrologic and hydraulic studies, and floodplain mapping.

• Perform hydrologic and hydraulic surface water modeling with 1D and 2D HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HEC-SSP, USGS tools, and others in support of flood risk studies and other water resources projects

• Support Stantec’s Flood Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) projects or similar flood study projects.

• Develop Conditional Letters of Map Revisions (CLOMRs), Letters of Map Revision (LOMRs), and No-Rise Analyses.

• Work on multiple projects and be responsible for projects of average complexity/size.

• May serve as Engineer-of-Record (EOR) on project tasks.

• Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors.

• Participate in client project requirement meetings and value analysis and cost estimating.

• Collaborate with other team members while working on projects; complete tasks and delegate specific project tasks to other team members as appropriate.

• Collaborate with project managers, and senior engineers to develop and manage the project scope, budget, staffing and schedule.

• Ensure strict compliance with contractual requirements.

• Coordinate with Stantec leadership and client contacts routinely to explore future opportunities, budget planning, and staff resourcing needs.

• Develop fee proposals for a variety of sizes and complexities, working with other task managers as needed to address all technical disciplines.

• Perform quality reviews of other engineer’s work.

• Conduct peer and quality reviews on applicable projects.

• Mentor/supervise junior staff and promote career development.

• Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by management.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Must have a high attention to detail, strength in time management and organizational skills, and good written and oral communication.

• Strong project management credentials, including but not limited to scoping, establishing schedules, project plan development, and routine tracking/reporting throughout project implementation.

• Proven experience successfully executing technical design tasks and driving project delivery.

• Skill in Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Project).

• Proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or Bentley CAD programs including MicroStation, Open Roads Designer, and ProjectWise.

• Experience with plan approval and permitting in Montgomery County, Prince Georges County, and/or the District of Columbia.

• Proven capabilities in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software (HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, PCSWMM/XPSWMM (or other modeling software). 2D modeling experience preferred.

• Proven capabilities in ESRI ArcGIS Pro and/or ArcMap.

• Ability to travel locally on short notice (in and around DC Metro area).

• Ability to communicate in a professional and positive manner, both in writing and in person, with coworkers, clients, employees and the general public.

• Ability to present to both small and large groups on a wide range of projects.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness.

• Must have a good driving record and valid driver’s license.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science (minimum) in Civil, Water Resources, Environmental Engineering, or other closely related degree required. Masters preferred.

• Minimum of 3 years prior experience in a similar role required.

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in water resources design and analysis for a professional engineering firm.

• Professional Licensure (PE) required.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s’ talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

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Salary Range(s):

• $112,300 - $168,500 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in CO and HI and MD

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a 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 and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

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 : United States-Maryland-Laurel

Other Locations : United States-Maryland, United States-Maryland-Baltimore

Organization : BC-2034 EnvSvcs-US East Mid Atlantic

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Nov 21, 2024, 10:47:35 AM

Req ID: 2400044W

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