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

Your Opportunity

Our Sacramento, California, office is seeking an experienced Water Resources Planning Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary team of integrated water management professionals, each committed to delivering sound and strategic consulting services to a range of local, regional, state, and federal clients. The position is for California water wonks who enjoy engaging with clients and stakeholders to find viable solutions, collaborating across diverse teams, and helping to shape the future of water policy and management in California.

Your Key Responsibilities

Through teamwork and collaboration, you will support all aspects of consulting: winning, doing, and managing.

Win: Support marketing and business development efforts to grow Stantec’s water resources planning and management services.

Identify trends and leverage your knowledge of the water industry, market, and clients.
Engage our clients in meaningful discussions about their most critical issues and translate those discussions into opportunities to deliver solutions.
Work with our marketing and business development team to support the pursuit and capture of projects within your area of expertise.
Actively participate in regional and national industry groups to advance the Stantec brand and maximize exposure of Stantec’s subject matter experts.

Do: Deliver high quality water resources consulting services.

Act as a project lead and/or project manager for projects in broad areas that draw on your water resources expertise.
Apply your knowledge of and experience in California water resources which may include surface water, groundwater, and recycled water supplies; river systems; water-related infrastructure; applicable laws/policies/regulations/guidelines; and/or understanding of operations of major water systems, such as the Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project (SWP).
Lead and participate in multi-disciplinary teams conducting water resources planning projects throughout California and the western U.S.
Perform and/or lead technical evaluations supporting the planning and design of integrated water supply and infrastructure projects. This may include managing and/or supporting hydrologic, hydraulic, and hydrodynamic modeling studies, financial and economic analyses, environmental reviews, and/or interested party engagement efforts.
Coordinate with project managers, project engineers and scientists, clients, communities, regulatory agencies, and subcontractors.

Manage: Contribute to the development of our team of high-performing water resources professionals.

Support professional development of our team through on-the-job training, exposure to various levels of responsibility and interaction with clients and stakeholders, and guidance on their participation in professional organizations and events.
Supervise and mentor staff to support their personal career growth.
Reinforce Stantec’s core values: we put people first, we do what is right, we are better together, and we are driven to achieve.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) 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

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