Junior Civil Engineer

Our Burnaby Water Team is growing, and we want you to join our Water Team to work alongside others who share your passion to support communities through exciting and unique water, wastewater, general civil infrastructure and renewal projects as well as water resources and natural system projects.

The Stantec community unites approximately 22,000 employees working in over 400 locations across six continents. We approach every water and natural resource project we undertake—whether at the local, regional, or watershed level— thoughtfully, and execute it with excellence across all project phases. We partner with our clients to design fit-for-purpose solutions that address their communities’ unique needs throughout the water infrastructure lifecycle. Our experts lead their fields and guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. We’re a place where you can apply your passion and collaborate with top talent on work that’s critical to our clients, our communities, and the industry at large.

Your Opportunity

Our Burnaby office has an opportunity for a Junior Civil Engineer. The role of a Civil Engineer-in-Training (EIT) is to work as a team member on small and large projects. The Civil EIT will work under close supervision of a senior engineers/designers to develop skills in engineering services of water, wastewater, storm water and water resources projects.

A Civil EIT will perform a variety of tasks which may include assisting with the plans and designs of water, wastewater, storm water and water resources systems, coordination of simple tasks meeting attendance and recording monitor site activities, and contract administration/field observations. In general, the entry level position will assist more senior engineers/designers by performing the routine aspects of civil engineering assignments.

Your Key Responsibilities

• This role will be supporting multi-disciplinary municipal civil projects, related to new build and infrastructure renewal, focused on water, wastewater, storm water and natural systems infrastructure.

• Uses knowledge of the general concepts of relevant civil engineering elements including the design of water and wastewater systems, drainage, grading, and land development projects.

• Assists team in preparing reports, conduct basic calculations, and performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

• Detailed studies and design tasks associated with water related projects including water, wastewater, storm water management as well as support on transportation projects.

• Writing reports, design briefs and professional letters and emails.

• Taking responsibility for the quality of your written, technical and graphic work, and for completing work on-time and on-budget.

• Coordinating design drawings and specification development.

• Attending internal, client and contactor meetings and documenting the meetings with minutes.

• Contract Administration and Field Observations as required for a wide variety of construction projects.