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Stantec · 1 day ago

Senior Civil Engineer

Knoxville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Stantec is a global engineering firm dedicated to providing innovative solutions for water-related challenges. The Senior Civil Engineer will lead projects in the Knoxville area, manage a multi-disciplinary team, and contribute to business development efforts while ensuring the delivery of high-quality engineering services.

ArchitectureConsultingInterior DesignProfessional Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Working with the Business Center Leadership Team to identify top priorities, key pursuits, and goals for the Knoxville office and team, and working collaboratively to achieve those goals

Developing and maintaining a strong culture in the Knoxville office, consistent with Stantec’s overall mission and objectives and in alignment with Southeast Region goals

Contributing to multiple projects simultaneously, whether in managerial, technical, or support roles

Assisting in developing project scope, budgets, and design for various sized projects, supporting marketing and business development professionals in positioning for potential projects, writing technical portions of proposals, participating in client interviews, and supporting negotiations for project contracts

Growing internal and external networks to enhance Stantec’s reputation and identifying additional talent to join our team, specifically in the Knoxville area

Recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding staff across key water disciplines and spanning experience levels to develop a well-rounded team, specifically in the Knoxville area

Providing mentoring, training, supervision and leadership for junior staff

Promoting collaboration and teamwork within the Southeast Region offices and across business lines and geographies, connecting the Knoxville office to the broader Stantec network

Serving as Engineer-of-Record on projects

Assisting with establishing project objectives, procedures, and performance standards, and leading multi-disciplinary teams on proposals, planning studies, feasibility through final designs, and construction services for multi-disciplinary engineering projects, with focus in the dams, flood protection, power, water resources and water infrastructure sectors

Supervising the work of other engineers, including setting priorities for their scope of work, their budgets and their schedules for completing the work

Maintaining and enhancing our reputation with clients, approval agencies, and industry professionals as an outstanding service provider

Remaining current on regulatory policy and rule changes and may establish working relationships with regulatory officials

Working in a manner to protect the health and safety of Stantec employees, clients, and the public by following company health, safety and security guidelines and policies

Engaging in professional organizations that align with expertise, writing technical papers, and delivering technical presentations for conference and symposia events

Qualification

Civil EngineeringWater ResourcesProject ManagementProfessional Engineer LicenseBusiness DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipProposal WritingClient Relationship BuildingRegulatory KnowledgeMicrosoft OfficeHEC SoftwareAutoCAD Civil3DTeam CollaborationEffective CommunicationMentoringPresentation Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or similar required

Licensed Professional Engineer in at least one jurisdiction with the ability to obtain reciprocity in others, as needed

Minimum of 10 years of experience

Demonstrated ability and desire to work with, and contribute to, a larger team

Previous leadership or people management experience, including project-related work, is highly desirable

Effective communicator and able to work on and lead teams

Ability to communicate and build relationships with clients

Understanding of client expectations, budgeting, proposal writing, and producing high quality deliverables

Efficient project management/technical leadership of assigned tasks on multiple concurrent projects

Leads, participates, and collaborates in a project team setting and engages in creative and critical thought

Technical expertise in many relevant areas of design and understanding of various design and construction methods

Strong understanding of all phases of project document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications

Strong knowledge of civil systems means and methods, materials, and industry standards

Requisite knowledge, interpretation, and application of design and construction codes

Strong presentation and interview skills

Requires an understanding of Microsoft Office, as well as relevant discipline software programs, which may include HEC products (RAS, HMS, etc.), GeoStudio, FLAC, Plaxis, AutoCAD Civil3D, PCSWMMM, HydroCAD, or other software

Ability to travel 10-20% of the time

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans

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

Paid family leave

Ten paid holidays in each calendar year

Accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year

Eligible for paid sick leave

Company

Stantec

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Stantec is a professional services company that provides engineering, architecture, design, and consulting services.

Founded in 1954

Edmonton, Alberta, CAN

10001+ employees

http://www.stantec.com

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