Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.

Your Opportunity
We have an exciting prospect for a motivated senior Water Resources Engineer / Environmental Engineer with experience in water resource. You will be part of the Water Resources Technical Team within Stantec’s Environmental Services Business Line, contributing to a wide range of water resources projects.

This role includes the opportunity to provide business development, manage water resources projects and water quantity and quality components of larger projects and will involve working with other experts in the fields of water, mining, environmental management, transportation, infrastructure and other disciplines on a variety of complex projects.

You will ideally sit within one of our regional offices (Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton or Whitehorse) but will work within the national water resources community.

Your Key Responsibilities
General Responsibilities

Contribute to and lead business development activities, including proposals, pre-qualifications, and relationship building with clients and prospective clients

Assist in analyzing current and emerging technical issues, and implementing actions to proactively address market, business, regulatory, and/or economic issues

Identify new business opportunities and support the technical component of business development materials

Lead and manage water resources projects involving hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality components

Responsible for planning and conducting assignments/projects having broad scope for independent accomplishment and coordination of difficult tasks

Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to intermediate and junior level staff

Provide expertise to internal and external clients to resolve complex problems and issues

Manage projects, mentor and guide water resources staff in a dynamic team setting

Apply technical and business knowledge and methods to develop creative, effective, and economical solutions to address current and potential project issues

Qualify as a Quality Reviewer and undertake Quality Reviews of deliverables

Participate in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policies, Procedures,



Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work

Assignments/projects are advanced in nature and require the application of mature knowledge

Demonstrate sound understanding and application of established practices, standards and guidelines

Water Resources Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise and support water resources designs, proposals, and reports

Experience with water quality models such as CORMIX, Goldsim, QUAL2K, etc., and statistical software such as R is an asset

Mining experience including mine water balance models, mine water management plans and water management infrastructure designs

Experience with environmental flow needs assessments, fish habitat loss assessments and designs related to habitat compensation plans

Work with multi-disciplinary teams on groundwater and surface water assessments, surface water compliance, contaminant investigations, environmental assessments and permitting applications, etc

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Proficient skills in communication and technical information exchange with clients, engineers and scientists, government regulators and agencies, and academia, as well as non-technical communication to the public

Experience managing projects in a consulting environment

Experience in providing supervision and mentorship to junior staff

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and in a multi-disciplinary team

Strong business development, client management, communication and financial management skills

Self-motivated individual, with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks

Proficient in, and consistently demonstrates and promotes policies and procedures for Health, Safety, Security and Setting (HSSE)

Advanced skills in technical writing

Champion new ideas and initiatives, and create an environment that supports creativity and innovation

Build and maintain productive professional and personal networking relationships

Drive collaborative efforts within the region and beyond to deliver consistent, high quality and appropriately scoped technical work

Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent.

A Master’s or Ph.D. in engineering or relevant science is an asset.





Licensed Professional Engineer/Geologist.

Minimum 10 Years Of Water Resources Experience.

Typical office environment working with computers and working at a desk 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.

About Stantec
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

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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:

health plans

dental plans

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

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.

Primary Location:
Canada | MB | Winnipeg

Other Locations:
Canada | SK | Saskatoon

Organization:
BC-1235 EnvSvcs-CA Alberta

Employee Status:
Regular

Business Justification:
New Position

Travel:
Yes

Schedule:
Full time

Job Posting:
30/07/2026 06:07:08

Req ID:
1007022

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📌 Senior Water Resources Engineer/Environmental Engineer (Saskatchewan)
🏢 Stantec.
📍 Saskatchewan