Resident Tunnel Engineer

Join to apply for the Resident Tunnel Engineer role at Stantec. Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource. Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U. Your Opportunity As a Resident Tunnel Engineer, you will be embedded on a project site in Cincinnati, Ohio, supporting ongoing project work for the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati. You will provide resident engineering, technical expertise, and construction oversight for tunnel and trenchless works, ensuring reliability, efficiency, constructability, and cost-effectiveness. You will collaborate with project managers, technical leads, contractors, and client representatives to deliver a successful project outcome. Your Key Responsibilities Serve as the on-site technical expert for tunnel and trenchless construction activities. Oversee daily construction operations, ensuring compliance with design specifications, safety standards, and project requirements. Perform engineering calculations, review drawings, and prepare field reports. Coordinate with contractors, client representatives, and internal teams to resolve technical issues and facilitate project progress. Participate in project meetings, constructability reviews, and quality assurance/quality control activities. Support the development and revision of project documentation, including change orders, schedules, and cost estimates. Mentor junior staff and foster a collaborative team environment. Assist in the development of new standards and specifications for tunnel and trenchless works. Provide services during construction, including submittal reviews, responses to RFIs, and contract document clarifications. Ensure all work is performed in accordance with Stantec and client safety policies. Your Qualifications Capabilities and Credentials Self-starter, innovative and collaborative. Strong communicator, able to engage in creative and critical thought. Experienced in tunnel and/or trenchless design and construction; direct construction oversight experience preferred. Familiar with tunnel and trenchless means and methods, materials, and industry standards. Proficient in Microsoft Office and relevant design software; familiarity with computational modeling software is a plus. Able to solve complex problems using sound professional judgement, creativity, and innovation. Organized, with excellent time management skills. Able to travel and work on site for the duration of the assignment. Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Geological Engineering; postgraduate degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology, or Structural Engineering preferred. Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Ohio, or ability to obtain licensure within six months of hire. Minimum of 10 years of experience in tunnel or trenchless design or construction activities and related geotechnical or structural engineering input; additional experience preferred. Experience working in field environments, including exposure to inclement weather. Additional Information This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned to change at any time with or without notice. Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best. 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. Primary Location: United States | OH | Cincinnati Organization: 1734 Water-US North Central-Cincinnati OH Employee Status: Regular Travel: No Schedule: Full time Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team. #J-18808-Ljbffr Stantec