Senior Engineer - Water/Wastewater

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Job title- Senior Engineer, Water/Wastewater

Location- Iowa office- Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa City, or Muscatine

Job type- Hybrid

Requisition ID - 11220

Stanley Consultants is seeking a Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer for one of our following Iowa offices: Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa City, or Muscatine. In this role, you will lead and deliver water, wastewater, and groundwater projects in the State of Iowa. This individual will be responsible for the development and management of all aspects of municipal water and wastewater utility system project planning, design, and services during construction.

This position will have expertise in one or more of the following:

• Water distribution, transmission, and storage
• Water treatment
• Wastewater conveyance and peak weather flow infrastructure
• Wastewater treatment
• Water Reuse
• Pump Stations
• Hydraulic modeling
• Asset management
• Risk and resiliency consulting and design
• Smart water system planning, design, and implementation

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead the team for delivery of water and wastewater projects.
• Provide guidance and career advice for water and wastewater staff in the Iowa offices.
• Assist in marketing business opportunities with key clients, including capture planning, proposal preparation, and interview preparation and participation.
• Participate in local water and wastewater professional organizations and preparing, coordinating, and presenting market specific papers and presentations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering/Environmental Engineering.
• At least 7+ years of relevant water/wastewater engineering experience.
• At least 5+ years of experience at the project manager level.
• Iowa Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Technical management of water/wastewater project delivery experience.
• Experience with the development and maintenance of close client and staff relationships.
• Ability to execute the creative approaches to project delivery.

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Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.

Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.

Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.

Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.

Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

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