Wastewater Treatment Engineer

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

The role of a mechanical engineer is to work independently on smaller and larger projects, as a lead or team member under the guidance of a senior engineer. You should be able to evaluate, select, specify, and engineer systems or products for a project, and will perform a variety of tasks which may include calculations, design sketches and concepts, report preparation and field work. Projects assigned may be broad, varied and diverse in scope. You will analyze proposed projects to ensure structural reliability, resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness

Your Key Responsibilities

• Accepts responsibility for projects of average complexity and size.

• Evaluates, selects, specifies, and engineers all process mechanical systems or products for a project.

• Engages in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats.

• Utilizes technologies in development of three-dimensional models of process mechanical systems and providing markups for junior engineers/designers.

• Prepares and revises documentation in various project phases including facility layouts, diagrams, details and assisting with P&ID development.

• Leads project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors.

• Participates in client project requirement meetings and value analysis and basic cost estimating.

• Assists senior engineers/designers with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing and schedule.

• Leads the preparation and coordination of the project specifications and construction/contract documents.

• Performs and oversees hydraulics, thermodynamics, and various mechanical calculations related to Water projects.

• Utilizes advanced techniques for the analysis of specialized process mechanical systems and alternatives related to Water Projects.

• Participates in constructability reviews.

• Conducts quality assurance and quality control on own projects.

• Assists in the development of new standards and specifications for the process mechanical group.

• Works on multiple projects with multiple disciplines.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Have a working understanding of treatment and solids management strategies at WTPs and WRRFs.

• Have experience writing preliminary engineering reports, specs, and procurement documents.

• Have an understanding of Nevada and Las Vegas-area permitting processes.

• Have the ability to work in a team environment without close supervision.

• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

Education and Experience

• Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Environmental Engineering

• Experience: Minimum 5 years’ experience in wastewater treatment.

• Licenses/Certifications: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Nevada, or ability to obtain within six months of hire, is required.

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.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

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 | NV | Las Vegas Organization: BC-2243 Water-US Delivery Employee Status: Regular Management Level: Individual contributor Business Justification: Replacement Travel: Yes Schedule: Full time Job Posting: 02/11/2026 02:11:15 Req ID: 1008545

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