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Senior Civil Engineer, Water

The Senior Civil Engineer oversees complex projects, performing technical design tasks and providing guidance to team members. They also manage project teams, client accounts, and ensure quality assurance and control.

  • On-site
  • Burnaby, BC
  • Posted May 18, 2026
  • 1 position

Job summary

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 The role of the Senior Civil Engineer is to work on complex and exciting projects both independently and as a team member. In this position you could work as a technical engineer, project technical lead, project manager or a combination of roles to guide the projects to successful outcomes for the communities we work with. As a senior engineer, people leadership skills are important to work on multi-discipline teams and to mentor younger staff both technically and professionally. The Stantec Water group provides services to both private and public sector clients. While you will be focusing on work in the region listed above, the successful candidate will also have opportunities to collaborate with our other teams across North America and support their project needs as opportunities arise. Recent project work from our local Water team includes the Golden Ears Pump Station, Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Program Management and Parkinson Recreation Center Redevelopment. Your Key Responsibilities Responsible to oversee small and large projects of high complexity, performing technical design tasks, and provide technical guidance and mentorship to other team members. Provides technical leadership for civil related projects and may serves as Engineer-of-Record on several projects. Perform Project Management and/or Project Technical Lead duties on projects with managing project teams and financial performance of project budgets. Perform client account management and development duties to grow the business. Develop project scope, budgets, and design approach for all size projects. Support marketing and business development professionals in positioning for potential projects, assisting/writing proposals, participating in client interviews and supporting negotiations for project contracts in British Columbia. Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors. Conduct quality assurance and quality control on own projects and projects of peers. 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) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, 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 time off. Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

What you’ll do

The Senior Civil Engineer oversees complex projects, performing technical design tasks and providing guidance to team members. They also manage project teams, client accounts, and ensure quality assurance and control.

Requirements

Candidates should possess strong people leadership skills and experience in managing multi-discipline teams. Technical expertise in civil engineering and project management is essential.

Listed skills

  • Project managementPreferred

Other relevant skills

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  • Project Management
  • Technical Design
  • Mentorship
  • Client Account Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality Control
  • Business Development
  • Project Coordination
  • Financial Performance
  • Technical Leadership
  • Civil Engineering
  • Proposal Writing
  • Team Collaboration
  • Sustainable Growth
  • Innovative Ideas
  • Community Engagement

Job areas

  • Engineering
  • Environmental & Sustainability
  • Construction
  • Management & Leadership
  • Consulting

Additional details

Minimum experience
5+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week