Job Details

Overview

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. As they work to meet that need, they face new, more complex challenges daily. 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.

Shape the Future of Water with Us

Senior Engineer / Design Manager — Water

We are seeking a Senior Engineer / Design Manager to join our growing Water team in Portland, Oregon. In this role, you'll guide multidisciplinary design teams to deliver innovative, constructible, and sustainable solutions across a diverse portfolio of water infrastructure projects.

You'll collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, manage design schedules and deliverables, and ensure technical excellence throughout the project lifecycle. If you're passionate about design leadership and want to work with the best, for the best, we want to hear from you.

At Stantec, we offer more than just a job. You'll find a flexible, supportive environment, industry-leading benefits, and a culture that values creativity, inclusion, and growth. We believe that when people from diverse backgrounds come together, we create extraordinary outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design Coordination: Lead and integrate inputs from civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and process engineering disciplines to deliver cohesive and constructible designs.
• Project Management: Develop and manage design schedules, budgets, and deliverables in alignment with overall project timelines and client expectations.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate communication between clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams to resolve design issues and align expectations.
• Quality Assurance: Review design documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable codes, standards, and project requirements.
• Risk Management: Identify design-related risks and implement mitigation strategies early in the project lifecycle.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain organized records of design decisions, revisions, and approvals; prepare regular progress reports for leadership and clients.
• Technical Leadership: Mentor and guide design team members, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

What You Bring

• Proven experience leading complex design efforts across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and drive results in a collaborative environment.
• Passion for technical excellence and mentoring emerging professionals.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in water infrastructure design and project delivery.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Experience with municipal, industrial, or federal water projects preferred.

Why Choose Stantec

• We put people first: We listen, design with empathy, and support our team's well-being and career growth.
• We do what is right: Integrity guides every decision, and we're committed to making a lasting impact in the communities we serve.
• We are better together: We thrive on diverse perspectives and global collaboration.
• We are driven to achieve: We bring imagination and determination to every challenge, always striving for what's next and what's best.

Compensation and Benefits

• In accordance with pay transparency laws, compensation will be based on your education, experience, and location.
• Regular full-time and part-time employees (20+ hours/week) enjoy access to:
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Wellness programs and health savings accounts
• 401(k) with company match and employee stock purchase plan
• Life and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development support
• Paid family leave, holidays, vacation, and sick time

Join us and redefine your personal best.

Pay Range: Locations in MN, VT, & Various CA, NY Areas - Min Salary $124,800.00 - Max Salary $187,200.00

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. Some roles may be bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (20+ hours/week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health savings 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. Also, 10 paid holidays per year, vacation accrual, and paid sick leave where allowed by law. Temporary/casual employees have access to similar benefits as permitted by state/local law. The above benefits may not apply to union positions where governed by collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: United States | OR | Portland
Organization: 2002 Water-US Northwest-Portland OR
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 05/09/2025 11:09:16
Req ID: 1002175

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, color, 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 to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.