Senior Civil Engineer - Geotechnical

Many of the world’s top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community’s interaction with water a bit differently—as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. By 2025 we’re hiring 2,000 people (like you) to join our team. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Join a team that has been partnering with our clients for more than 100 years to improve the quality of life around the world. At Stantec, we approach every water and natural resource project we undertake—whether at the local, regional, or watershed level— thoughtfully, and execute it with excellence across all project phases.

We operate with the strength of a $3B company paired with the agility of a specialized water and dams group, to deliver some of the most iconic and cutting-edge projects around the world. This proud legacy has fostered a culture of innovation and safety, leading our team to design the world’s most impactful water and dam projects—projects vital to both local and global communities. Our experts lead their fields and guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and vision for growth. We’re a place where you can apply your passion and collaborate with top talent on work that’s critical to our clients, our communities, and the industry at large.

Your Opportunity

Our team is actively seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join our Dam and Levee Team in the southeastern United States.  This position will be located at one of our offices in Virginia, preferably Richmond or Williamsburg. The role involves managing projects and performing technical analyses related to the design and rehabilitation of dams and spillways.  Other responsibilities include identifying, developing, pursuing, and winning opportunities with new and existing clientele.  The position will also assist in the execution and delivery of technically complex dam and levee infrastructure projects from concept through construction. The successful candidate will be someone with strong leadership and communication skills, market knowledge, successful history of client relations and business acumen.

Your Key Responsibilities

• The Senior Civil Engineer will be responsible for leading technical reviews of our existing projects as well as for business development.
• The individuals will interact internally throughout the organization with staff at all levels as well as externally with clients, members of business and professional organizations, subcontractors, and other firms.
• Work in a manner to protect the health and safety of Stantec employees, clients, and the public by following company health, safety, and security guidelines and policies. 
• Lead technical teams, plan technical portions of projects, and develop technical portions of proposals.
• Serving as the Engineer of Record on projects.
• Supervising the work of other engineers, including setting the priorities for their scope of work, their budgets, and their schedules for completing the work.
• Leading project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors.
• Lead by example with active support of internal policies and practices, including risk management, project management, and quality management. 
• Mentor and train future leaders and promote collaboration across business lines and geographies.
• Enhance the reputation of Stantec through preparation and presentation of papers at professional society conferences and seminars