Coastal Project Engineer - ( 23000406 )

Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

With a long history and proven experience in all types of ecosystem restoration, and community resiliency, Stantec is committed to moving our ecosystem restoration initiative forward.

Your Opportunity

We are actively seeking a Civil, Environmental or Coastal Project Engineer with experience in ecological restoration, water resource projects, community resiliency and/or related civil works projects to be a member of our multi-disciplinary team as well as a leader and mentor within our Mobile, AL office.

In this position, you will be an integral part of our established and talented multi-disciplinary team, helping to lead the growth of our team within coastal Alabama and the northern Gulf. Key responsibility will include managing engineering and design efforts for a range of project types, assisting with business development, and mentoring junior staff while working collaboratively to deliver quality projects for our clients.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Serve as office co-leader and mentor to junior staff in the Stantec Mobile, AL office.
• Assist with our business development and client relations activities, primarily in the coastal Alabama and coastal Mississippi markets.
• Assist in the management and implementation of small to large scale ecological restoration, community resiliency, stormwater, water supply, wastewater, and civil engineering and design projects, of varying degrees of complexity, through all phases of a project lifecycle.
• Serve as a local technical lead, interfacing directly with clients, engaging local and remote staff, and interacting with permitting agencies and partnering consulting firms in the execution of projects.
• Schedule, conduct, coordinate, and monitor field work for projects in both an urban and rural setting.
• Assist in the management of multiple projects/task orders simultaneously.
• Assist and/or lead the development of project/task order objectives, procedures, and performance standards.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams in the preparation of technical drawings, plan sets and reports.
• Identify appropriate resources and skill sets to achieve project/task order objectives.
• Track and manage costs and schedules and implement measures necessary to stay on schedule and within budget.
• Lead by example with active support of internal policies and practices, including safety, risk management, project management, and quality management.
• Ensure compliance with project plan and procedures.
• Provide mentoring and training of junior staff.
• Develop and maintain positive client relationships, including seeking opportunities for new business.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with local subconsultants and partner firms.
• Assist and/or lead the development of proposals and contract negotiation.
• Assist and/or lead the development of project scopes, budgets, and design approach for projects.
• Support marketing and business development professionals in positioning for potential projects, writing technical portions of proposals, participating in client interviews and supporting negotiations for project contracts.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience with designing ecological restoration projects, including coastal, estuarine, aquatic, and/or wetlands restoration project.
• Experience with stream restoration projects using Natural Channel Design techniques is a major plus.
• Experience with community resiliency projects, such as adaptive stormwater management, LID design, green infrastructure, and similar projects.
• Experience with transportation, parks and recreation, water supply, wastewater, stormwater, civil engineering, and similar projects.
• Experience in FEMA Risk Map and/or floodplain/watershed studies is a plus.
• Working knowledge of hydrology, stormwater management, and water quality issues.
• Experience in wetland delineation/mitigation design is a plus.
• Experience in all phases of project document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications.
• Experience serving as a member of and/or leading multi-disciplinary teams during all phases of project document production.
• Demonstrated creativity, foresight, and mature engineering judgment in anticipating and solving problems.
• Strong presentation and interview skills.
• Experience in the preparation of proposals and marketing efforts is a plus.
• Experience interacting directly with Clients.
• Experience mentoring staff on engineering design, calculations, and development of technical specifications.
• Experience using CADD and/or Civil3D.
• Experience assisting with the preparation of plans, schedules for detailed phases of engineering work for civil, environmental, and coastal projects.
• Experience assisting with the preparation of cost and project estimates, job budgets and schedules.
• Experience assisting with the preparation of engineering, design, and modelling and/or reviewing design and drafting work.
• Familiarity with the permitting process and environmental regulations.
• Working understanding of policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training (as required).
• Must have a good driving record and valid driver’s license.
• Must be a US citizen, permanent resident or in the US under another valid US Visa, and already located within the US.
• Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Coastal, Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Alabama or a Licensed Professional Engineer by another state with the ability to obtain an Alabama PE License within 3 months of hiring.
• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience which must include relevant experience in an engineering role in coastal, aquatic, wetland or stream restoration, parks and recreation, civil, water resource and/or stormwater management projects.

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.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees 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.

Primary Location : United States-Alabama-Mobile

Organization : BC-1726 EnvSvcs-US Gulf East

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 25 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Oct 3, 2023, 10:12:31 AM

Req ID: 23000406

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans