Environmental or Civil Project Engineer

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.

With a long history and proven experience in all types of ecosystem restoration, hydrological restoration, stormwater management and community resiliency, Stantec is committed to moving our ecosystem services initiative forward.

Your Opportunity

We are actively seeking an Environmental or Civil Project Engineer with experience in ecological and hydrological restoration, water resource projects, stormwater and community resiliency and/or related civil works projects to be a member of our multi-disciplinary team within our Sarasota, Florida office.

In this position, you will be an integral part of our established and talented multi-disciplinary team, helping to lead the growth of our team in south Florida. Key responsibility will include assisting with modeling, engineering, and design efforts for a range of project types, assisting with project management, and mentoring junior staff while working collaboratively to deliver quality projects for our clients.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the engineering and design, and implementation of small to large scale ecological and hydrological restoration, stormwater and community resiliency, and related civil engineering and design projects, of varying degrees of complexity, through all phases of a project lifecycle.
• Schedule, conduct, coordinate, and monitor field work for projects, in both an urban and rural setting.
• Assist in the execution and management of multiple projects/task orders simultaneously.
• Assist and/or lead the development of project/task order objectives, procedures, and performance standards.
• Assist in leading multi-disciplinary teams in the preparation of technical drawings, plan sets, technical specifications, and reports.
• Assist in tracking and managing costs and schedules and implement measures necessary to stay on schedule and within budget.
• Lead by example with active support of internal policies and practices, including safety, risk management, project management, and quality management.
• Ensure compliance with project plan and procedures.
• Provide mentoring and training of junior staff.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients, local subconsultants and partner firms.
• Assist in the development of proposals and contract negotiation.
• Assist in the development of project scopes, budgets, and design approach for projects.
• Assist in the writing technical portions of proposals and scope of work.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience using CADD and/or Civil3D is a must
• Experience with AutoCAD Storm and Sanitary Analysis, ICPR, BMP Trains, HydroCAD, HEC-RAS, and HEC-HMS is a major plus.
• Experience with designing ecological and hydrological restoration projects, including coastal, estuarine, aquatic, and/or wetlands restoration project.
• Experience with stream restoration projects using Natural Channel Design techniques is a major plus.
• Experience with community resiliency projects, such as adaptive stormwater management, LID design, green infrastructure, and similar projects.
• Experience with transportation, parks and recreation, water supply, wastewater, stormwater, civil engineering, and similar projects, is a plus.
• Experience in FEMA Risk Map and/or floodplain/watershed studies is a plus.
• Working knowledge of hydrology, stormwater management, and water quality issues.
• Experience in wetland delineation/mitigation design is a plus.
• Experience in all phases of project document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications.
• Experience serving as a member of and/or leading multi-disciplinary teams during all phases of project document production.
• Demonstrated creativity, foresight, and mature engineering judgment in anticipating and solving problems.
• Experience in the preparation of proposals and marketing efforts is a plus.
• Experience interacting directly with Clients.
• Experience assisting with the preparation of plans, technical specifications, schedules for detailed phases of engineering work for civil, environmental, and coastal projects.
• Experience assisting with the preparation of cost and project estimates, job budgets and schedules.
• Experience assisting with the preparation of engineering, design, and modelling and/or reviewing design and drafting work.
• Familiarity with the FDEP, SWFWMD and USACE permitting process and environmental regulations.
• Working understanding of policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training (as required).
• Must have a good driving record and valid driver’s license.
• Must be a US citizen, permanent resident or in the US under another valid US Visa, and already located within the US.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Coastal, Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Florida or a Licensed Professional Engineer by another state with the ability to obtain a Florida PE License within 3 months of hiring.
• Minimum of 3-7 years of experience which must include relevant experience in an engineering role in coastal, aquatic, wetland or stream restoration, parks and recreation, civil, water resource and/or stormwater management projects.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

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.

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-Florida-Sarasota

Work Locations :

Sarasota FL

Organization : BC-1726 EnvSvcs-US Gulf East

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Nov 7, 2023, 1:28:35 PM

Req ID: 230004KE

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans