Senior Water Resources Engineer

Role Overview

• Identify trends and leverage your knowledge of the water industry, water market and clients to guide pursuit strategies with federal, state, regional and private clients.
• Grow Stantec’s inter-disciplinary water resources planning and management business in the Pacific Region and throughout the western US with a focus on multi-purpose water management systems.
• Engage our clients in meaningful discussions about their most critical issues and translate those discussions into opportunities to deliver solutions.
• Manage key client relationships and target key clients and pursuits including large water resources programs and strategically important emerging opportunities.
• Provide leadership for projects in the Pacific Region and West as well as projects in other parts of the US and world, performing a variety of tasks to plan, execute and deliver water resources planning and management services.
• Effectively lead, challenge, and inspire staff to work together by being a visible leader of our water resources planning and management business and being accessible to staff.

Requirements

• Skilled leader and collaborative team player capable of building relationships both internally and externally.
• Skilled communicator in both oral and written communications.
• Skilled at building consensus and cooperation with staff at all experience levels.
• Skilled at inspiring, motivating and holding team accountable for delivery of innovative water resource management solutions.
• Recognized industry leadership in inter-disciplinary planning of multi-purpose water resources projects.
• Experience and expertise with policy, technical analysis, and integration of diverse expertise to support water resource planning and management projects.
• Experience in managing staff, prioritizing activities, and assigning tasks to meet project targets, budgets, and deliverables.
• Bachelor of Science Degree or higher in civil, environmental, or agricultural engineering or related engineering field; master’s or doctorate degree in related field preferred.
• Professional engineering license required.
• Proven subject expertise; typically, 20 or more years of experience, including supervisory, management or fiscal responsibilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for working in diverse team environments with staff, clients, and stakeholders.