Process Engineer EIT

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. 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.

Your Opportunity

Our Houston, TX office is seeking a Process Mechanical Engineer-in-Training (EIT) to join our multi-disciplinary team of water professionals. As a Process Mechanical EIT, you will work in a supportive team environment and have exposure to water infrastructure design projects that include water and wastewater treatment plants and conveyance systems. You may also be involved in planning, design, and construction of critical infrastructure projects, including new pump stations and rehabilitation and upgrades of existing water and wastewater treatment facilities.

Your Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with local and multidisciplinary project teams to deliver high-quality engineering solutions for municipal water and wastewater clients. Responsibilities include performing engineering analyses and calculations, preparing design drawings and technical specifications, developing planning and engineering reports, and supporting the design of pipelines, pump stations, and water/wastewater treatment systems. This role offers the opportunity to work on a variety of projects under the guidance and mentorship of experienced professional engineers, with increasing responsibility as technical skills and experience develop.

Other responsibilities include:

• Perform site visits, condition assessments, and observe startup operations, as necessary.

• Continually acquire new knowledge of and experience with a variety of innovative technologies, treatment approaches, and design tools.

• Develop ability to identify resources required to complete projects or assignments.

• Communicate effectively with colleagues and adapt to project changes.

• Develop your professional network within the water industry through interactions with clients, regulatory agencies, other consulting firms, and industry organizations.

As your experience grows, you will take on increasingly complex projects and responsibilities, with opportunities to mentor junior team members and support the development of interns and early-career professionals. This progressive growth path will strengthen your technical and leadership capabilities, providing a solid foundation for advancement within our water and wastewater engineering team. Typical office environment will be working with computers and working at a desk for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

• Solid understanding of hydrologic and hydraulic principles;

• Experience working with and developing hydraulic/hydrologic models is essential; - SWMM and InfoWorks preferred.

• Experience analyzing and interpreting data and hydraulic model results (i.e. data management) is essential;

• Experience working with ArcGIS to present and facilitate interpretation of results is preferred;

• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);

• Experience authoring technical reports is essential;

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, water resources, or environmental engineering.

• Eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer or Engineer-in-Training in Houston

• Strong foundation in developing/calibrating and interpreting hydraulic/hydrologic models.

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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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: 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 (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 | TX | Houston Organization: BC-2243 Water-US Delivery Employee Status: Regular Management Level: Individual contributor Business Justification: New Position Travel: No Schedule: Full time Job Posting: 02/11/2026 05:11:07 Req ID: 1008615

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