Stantec is seeking a Principal Stormwater Engineer & Client Development Lead to help grow and deliver our Colorado food and stormwater management practices from our Denver office. This is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in the continued growth of Stantec's Mountain West Stormwater Management and Flood sectors by helping shape project delivery, mentor future leaders, strengthen client relationships, and grow our technical capabilities. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, client-facing leader who can manage complex water resources work from planning through detailed design and into construction. Work may include stormwater and flood control infrastructure, watershed and master planning studies, drainage improvements, resiliency projects, and other water resources projects supporting communities throughout Colorado. This person will bring strong client engagement, technical judgment, practical field awareness, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams while mentoring the next generation of engineers and business developers. This is a role for someone who enjoys pursuing work in a dynamic market, engaging with clients to identify and pursue opportunities, and be a technical lead or resources for studies, final design documents, and construction-phase services while developing trusted relationships with Colorado clients, agencies, and teaming partners. Your Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver water resources projects and programs across Colorado from planning and preliminary engineering through detailed design, permitting, and construction support.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Colorado water resources clients, regulatory agencies, and project stakeholders.
- Be a technical resource to successfully deliver complex projects.
- Provide technical leadership and oversight for planning studies, engineering analyses, design development, and construction-phase services.
- Support business development activities including strategic pursuits, proposals, interviews, and development of new client relationships.
- Mentor engineers for the development of business development, technical and project delivery capabilities across the Colorado practice, whiles supporting adjacent regional objectives.
- Help set the vision and lead the expansion of our stormwater sector in Colorado and the Mountain West region.
- Support the achievement of continuing regional growth for the Mining Sector.
- Manage and grow multiple key client accounts within the sector.
- Develop and maintain a broad range of client relationships throughout the sector.
- Identify, pursue, and lead business development opportunities consistent with the business plan.
- Work with regional business leaders, regional growth leaders, technical discipline leaders, sector leaders, and other business developers to achieve business performance targets.
- Support growth of a team of high performers. This will include supporting recruitment and retention of subject matter experts, project managers, and other account managers.
- Develop and implement “win” strategies, including client contact, proposal preparation, and preparation of and participation in client interviews.
- Work with other water sectors and business lines within Stantec to build integrated service delivery for projects.
- Attract and retain staff needed to secure and deliver sector specific expertise and client relationship growth.
- Provide effective leadership, marketing direction and guidance to a team of professionals dedicated to growing our CO and Mountain West teams and further develop Stantec’s profile in the marketplace.
- Drive Stantec’s Safer Together culture, prioritizing the health and safety of our employees.
- Demonstrate a commitment to our code of business conduct and ethics policies.
- Exemplify integrity by treating others fairly, honestly, and respectfully, furthering the integrity of the organization and its relationships of trust with the broader community.
- Embrace diversity by recognizing, valuing, and leveraging the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents of every individual, promoting cross-cultural understanding, fairness, and inclusion throughout our organization and with our clients and third-party organizations.
- Demonstrated experience leading water resources projects from planning through detailed design and construction support.
- Strong project and program management experience, including management of scope, budget, schedule, risk, and project teams.
- Experience developing and maintaining trusted client relationships and supporting business development efforts.
- Demonstrated passion for mentoring and developing engineers, project managers, and technical staff.
- Ability to provide technical leadership, mentorship, and quality oversight for multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to effectively engage clients, stakeholders, and internal teams.
- Client account and top-line management experience at a scale of >$5M net revenue per year.
- Strong understanding and experience within the mining sector.
- Solid reputation and high level of personal and professional credibility based upon in-depth experience and successful client outcomes.
- Substantial experience in environmental consulting and a solid background serving the needs of mining clients.
- Team player with ability to both lead and support projects and initiatives within a collaborative environment.
- Technical skills and ability to understand mining client’s key needs and formulate solutions.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
- Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) license is preferred.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, water resources engineering, or related technical discipline. A master’s degree in a related field is beneficial.
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience preferred, including significant stormwater and water resources planning, design and/or construction experience and at least 10 years managing or coordinating projects.
Join a growing Colorado team delivering impactful water resources projects that help communities improve resiliency, protect critical infrastructure, and address evolving water challenges across the region. Stantec supports flexible work arrangements where appropriate, while maintaining the office, client, and field presence needed to build relationships, mentor teams, and deliver high-quality project work. Field work may include exposure to active construction sites, outdoor conditions, and travel within Colorado or the Mountain West as project needs require.
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
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