Coastal / Civil Designer

Many of the world’s top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community’s interaction with water a bit differently—as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. By 2025 we’re hiring 2,000 people (like you) to join our team. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

As a Coastal / Civil Designer for the Pacific Region water business line, you will be an integral part of our team operating in Hawaii and California. You will be responsible for delivering successful coastal projects and working as part of an integrated team to develop cost effective, practical climate change exposure and risk analyses, coastal climate adaptation plans, stakeholder engagement, and coastal engineering studies and conceptual design solutions for our clients. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of a strong interdisciplinary team that works on a variety of unique and exciting water resources projects.

Your Responsibilities

• Work 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.
• Communicate with co-workers, clients and the public in a professional manner including in a meeting or presentation.
• Prioritize and accomplish multiple assignments efficiently and effectively with limited supervision.
• Demonstrate ability to interface effectively and collaborate with clients, peers, management, and vendors to successfully meet shifting needs.
• Ensure conformance to applicable engineering codes and standards as well as company policies and procedures.
• Remain current on regulatory policy and rule changes relevant to your role(s).
• Maintain consistently high standards of delivery, quality, flexibility, and innovation.
• Other work activities may include assisting in proposal efforts, preparation of labor/material estimates, design packages and deliverables, documenting technical data for management review and performing other duties as assigned.

Coastal Engineering

• Communicate and apply with a high level of understanding the principles and practices of coastal engineering, coastal hydrodynamics, coastal hazard analysis, wave theory, and sediment transport mechanics.
• Complete engineering calculations and modeling for the design or analysis of projects located in coastal environments and ecosystem restoration projects.
• Perform coastal engineering analyses and designs through the application of coastal theory.
• Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of the coastal engineering work in marine related projects.
• Complete tasks assigned by a Senior Coastal Engineer and work with junior engineers to complete engineering studies and design projects.

Climate Change Adaptation Planning and Conceptual Design

• Communicate and apply a high level of understanding of climate change science, community vulnerability, and climate adaptation opportunities and constraints.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to develop climate adaptation plans addressing multiple climate impact-drivers, sectors, and time horizons.
• Analyze climate change exposure, adaptive capacity, vulnerability, and risk to inform climate adaptation priorities.
• Apply planning frameworks, policy, science, and stakeholder input to develop climate adaptation plans for coastal communities, including engineered and policy adaptation approaches.
• Develop adaptation design guidelines for a range of climate hazards and adaptation approaches.
• Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate stakeholder engagement efforts, including public meetings, design charettes, pop-up engagements, focus groups, technical advisory committees, and stakeholder advisory panels.
• Develop and foster relationships with key technical stakeholders across academia, government, and the community.
• Track and report evolving climate policies and science at the federal, state, and local levels