Civil Wastewater Engineer

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Your Opportunity

Stantec's Water practice has a unique opportunity for a Civil Engineer with experience in civil, water/wastewater, municipal utility, or water resources engineering to join our team in Houston, TX. This role will support City of Houston wastewater projects in a full-time staff augment position located at city offices. The role of the Civil Engineer would include managing on-going and planned design contracts, reviewing, evaluating and/or designing sub-systems and product, material, and equipment specifications. You will perform a variety of tasks which may include preparing calculations, conducting field work, coordinating simple tasks, and preparing meeting documentation.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support the project team in the development of design plans and specifications for a variety of water/reclaimed water/wastewater distribution and collection systems, and wastewater treatment projects primarily for public municipal clients
• Assist with the review and/or preparation of detailed engineering studies, technical and infrastructure planning reports, hydraulic models and design tasks associated with municipal distribution and collection systems, and related facilities
• Perform quality reviews of documents in various phases of design development including engineering calculations, design reports, and construction plans.
• Assist in the evaluation and selection of civil systems, equipment, and materials.
• Support senior staff in review and preparation of project cost estimates and participate in value engineering exercises.
• Review and manage the preparation, revision, and coordination of permit applications and documentation for utility, environmental, and municipal permits through local, state and federal jurisdictions; respond to requests for additional information, and monitor and report status of various permit submittals
• Attend and participate in project meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants.
• Attend and participate in meetings with clients, municipal officials, and contractors to review project needs
• Take sufficient notes at meetings to document discussions and organize follow-up action items.
• Coordinate and keep consistent communication with other project team disciplines to ensure entire design team has same design intent and is on schedule
• Support construction projects with periodic field site visits, construction observation, and witnessing utility testing
• Assist in the review of contractor shop drawings and submittals, respond to request for information, prepares site observation reports, and performs other construction administration tasks
• Prepared to step in and assist with any of the project teams tasks in order to complete projects on time, on budget, and with quality design 

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Be a self-motivated individual, possessing strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Candidate must have strong technical writing abilities
• Experience with design of wastewater treatment, collection and pumping infrastructure is preferred
• Familiarity with collaborative project delivery methods is a plus.
• Technical knowledge in water, sewer and drainage projects is plus
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArcGIS Mapping is a plus and willingness to learn relevant software such as WaterCAD, SewerCAD, StormCAD, etc.

Education and Experience

• Must have Bachelor's of Science degree in Civil or Environmental engineering
• 5--8 years of experience in civil, environmental and or water resources arena
• Licensed engineer in the state of Texas or ability to obtain within a year from hire date 

Must have a valid driver’s license 

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. 

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