Stantec
Senior Civil Engineer
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Your Opportunity Stantec’s Sacramento office is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join our Water group. The position is for those who enjoy analyzing the needs of clients and stakeholders to find viable solutions, collaborating across diverse teams, and helping to shape the future of infrastructure and design management in California.
Your Key Responsibilities
Lead a team to undertake the design of water, wastewater, and/or stormwater conveyance infrastructure (e.g., pipelines, pump stations, lift stations) and water/wastewater treatment plants.
Lead and evaluate work of the design team in developing studies, drawings, and narratives for design memoranda, layout, plans and specifications, and related computations for civil engineering designs.
Review and approve civil engineering design analysis, drawings and specifications for completeness, accuracy, suitability, and compliance with sound and economical engineering principles.
Represent Stantec at regular client meetings, evaluate and respond to questions raised by technical engineering review comments, and ensure that design satisfies the intended project purpose.
Serve as Task Order Manager or Technical Project Manager for planning and coordinating civil infrastructure and facilities projects from basis of design memorandum through final design, and engineering during construction.
Interact with clients and develop and manage scope, budget, and schedule on projects. Lead project collaboration among internal team members and clients.
Review completed drafts of design memoranda and final plans for technical accuracy.
Prepare various engineering documents such as design memoranda, contract plans, O&M Manuals, and as-built drawings.
Assign and coordinate work to a multidisciplinary team to assure maximum efficiency.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
A well-developed understanding of design concepts relevant to water infrastructure design that incorporate civil/mechanical design elements associated with process piping systems, linear infrastructure, yard piping, pumping stations, and conveyance systems.
Strong client relationships and experience with local municipal agencies.
Knowledge of California policies, programs, regulations, and local technical issues and conditions.
Strong project management and/or design management skills.
Experience communicating and working with local, state and federal agency staff.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in civil engineering. MS preferred.
Professional Engineer in California.
At least 10 years of relevant experience in municipal planning, design, and construction processes and requirements.
Execution of complex water/wastewater infrastructure projects.
Familiarity with preparing plans and specifications for water/wastewater infrastructure.
Compensation and Benefits
Locations in CO, HI, MD & Various CA, NJ Areas - Min Salary $137,300.00 – Max Salary $205,900.00
Pay transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. 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 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. Employees can accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and are 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.
Job Details
Primary Location: Sacramento, CA
Organization: BC-1840 Water-US Pacific
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 09/09/2025 04:09:29
Req ID: REQ250000BX
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, 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 laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.
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Your Opportunity Stantec’s Sacramento office is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join our Water group. The position is for those who enjoy analyzing the needs of clients and stakeholders to find viable solutions, collaborating across diverse teams, and helping to shape the future of infrastructure and design management in California.
Your Key Responsibilities
Lead a team to undertake the design of water, wastewater, and/or stormwater conveyance infrastructure (e.g., pipelines, pump stations, lift stations) and water/wastewater treatment plants.
Lead and evaluate work of the design team in developing studies, drawings, and narratives for design memoranda, layout, plans and specifications, and related computations for civil engineering designs.
Review and approve civil engineering design analysis, drawings and specifications for completeness, accuracy, suitability, and compliance with sound and economical engineering principles.
Represent Stantec at regular client meetings, evaluate and respond to questions raised by technical engineering review comments, and ensure that design satisfies the intended project purpose.
Serve as Task Order Manager or Technical Project Manager for planning and coordinating civil infrastructure and facilities projects from basis of design memorandum through final design, and engineering during construction.
Interact with clients and develop and manage scope, budget, and schedule on projects. Lead project collaboration among internal team members and clients.
Review completed drafts of design memoranda and final plans for technical accuracy.
Prepare various engineering documents such as design memoranda, contract plans, O&M Manuals, and as-built drawings.
Assign and coordinate work to a multidisciplinary team to assure maximum efficiency.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
A well-developed understanding of design concepts relevant to water infrastructure design that incorporate civil/mechanical design elements associated with process piping systems, linear infrastructure, yard piping, pumping stations, and conveyance systems.
Strong client relationships and experience with local municipal agencies.
Knowledge of California policies, programs, regulations, and local technical issues and conditions.
Strong project management and/or design management skills.
Experience communicating and working with local, state and federal agency staff.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in civil engineering. MS preferred.
Professional Engineer in California.
At least 10 years of relevant experience in municipal planning, design, and construction processes and requirements.
Execution of complex water/wastewater infrastructure projects.
Familiarity with preparing plans and specifications for water/wastewater infrastructure.
Compensation and Benefits
Locations in CO, HI, MD & Various CA, NJ Areas - Min Salary $137,300.00 – Max Salary $205,900.00
Pay transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. 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 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. Employees can accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and are 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.
Job Details
Primary Location: Sacramento, CA
Organization: BC-1840 Water-US Pacific
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 09/09/2025 04:09:29
Req ID: REQ250000BX
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, 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 laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.
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