Job Description

Your Opportunity

Our Fort McMurray office has an opportunity for a Civil EIT to join our group and help to support and grow our Water business. You should be able to evaluate, select, specify, and engineer systems or products for a project. You will perform a variety of tasks which may include calculations, field work, coordination of simple tasks, and meeting attendance and recording. The smaller projects that an entry level civil engineer may be assigned to will have relatively few complex features. In general, an entry level civil engineer will assist more senior engineers/designers by performing the routine aspects of civil engineering assignments.

The successful candidate shall be able to demonstrate the following attributes:

• Eager to learn, a desire to take initiative.
• The drive to embrace continuous improvement as they develop in their career.
• Demonstrate a willingness to strive for excellence in all aspects of their work activities.
• Finds it personally rewarding to successfully meet and overcome challenges.
• Excellent team and communication skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to build client relationships.
• Flexibility to work beyond regular business hours when needed.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

Your Key Responsibilities

• This role will be supporting multi-disciplinary civil, water and wastewater projects, related to existing construction and infrastructure renewal as well as work occurring in a rural setting.
• Detailed studies and design tasks associated with water and wastewater treatment, conveyance and site civil related projects.
• Documenting the analysis clearly in MS Excel and MS Word files.
• Writing reports and design briefs.
• Taking responsibility for the quality of your written, technical, and graphic work, and for completing work on time and on budget.
• Coordinating design drawings and specification development.
• Attending internal client and contractor meetings and documenting the meetings with minutes.
• Contract Administration as required for a wide variety of construction projects.
• Assisting senior project managers with management and coordination of projects. 

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, responsibilities and projects and adjust to changing demands.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Commitment to thrive in a proactive organization where client service is second to none.
• A strong knowledge of municipal infrastructure design and construction will be considered an asset.
• Previous experience working with consulting engineering firms will be considered an asset.
• Previous experience working one-on-one with clients, or public speaking will be considered an asset.
• Working knowledge of various software for planning and design of facilities (AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D/Pipe Networks, ArcView GIS) will be considered an asset.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, with a background in Civil Engineering (preferably in the water and wastewater discipline), from an accredited university.
• Chemical or mechanical engineering graduates with relevant experience in water and wastewater discipline will be considered.
• 2 to 4 years of experience working in the water and wastewater field in consulting environment is preferred.
• Registration with APEGA as a member in training.
• Valid class 5 driving license is required.

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.

About Stantec 

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.  

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.