Stantec

Project Specialist

Stantec • $90K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Self-starter with minimal supervision capability
  • Willingness to challenge work for quality and safety
  • Strong knowledge of design codes & Mine Health Safety Regulations
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Past experience as a Project Engineer in consulting or Owner's teams
  • Experience in designing, specifying, and supervising mine processing plants
  • Ability to interface with various disciplines and departments
  • Willingness to travel for project assignments
  • Valid driver's license required

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations
  • Analyze designs for safety and constructability
  • Provide office-based and field support to clients
  • Act as liaison between technical and project management teams
  • Manage and direct engineering and design teams
  • Interface with clients on project technical issues and identify value opportunities
  • Implement and evaluate engineering processes and quality control measures
  • Monitor engineering budgets and manage project schedules
  • Develop proposals based on client RFPs
  • Deliver engineering outputs on schedule according to project standards
  • Coordinate engineering involvement in procurement and contractor engagement

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage
  • Retirement plan with matching contributions
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Paid time off and flexible work arrangements
  • Supportive environment for work-life balance
Full Job Description
Your Opportunity

Our Arizona Mining group has an immediate need for a Project Specialist to serve various clients in completing feasibility studies and detailed engineering projects for underground and surface mining operations.

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Work in compliance with all Health and Safety rules and regulations for Stantec and its Clients.
  • Ensure all applicable safety codes, regulations and guidelines are met by appropriate design and use of technology.
  • Review and analysis of drawings for possible safety and constructability problems prior to issue to clients.
  • Provide clients with office based and field engineering support to meet their needs and incorporate client suggestions for future requirements in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
  • Act as the key link between the technical execution team and project management team on projects.
  • Manage and direct a team of engineers and designers in the planning and execution of project work including scoping, asset integrity assessments, feasibility studies, detailed engineering and technical support during construction and commissioning.
  • Regularly interface with the Client on project technical issues, while ensuring the identification and socialization of value opportunities, risks and mitigation to the project team and/or Client as applicable.
  • Implementing, maintaining, evaluating, and adjusting engineering processes on projects. This includes confirmation that mandated quality control steps are being followed, including Stantec's Prevention Through Design and Hazard/ Constructability Review programs.
  • Owning, monitoring, and reporting on engineering budget, progress, managing to engineering/procurement/construction schedules, and driving change management processes as they relate to engineering and design.
  • Develop proposals based on client's request for proposal (RFP). Including developing hours, deliverables list and proposal write-up.
  • Delivering the project's engineering deliverables on schedule in accordance with corporate and project processes and standards, while ensuring that multi-disciplinary interfaces are correct and complete.
  • Provide and/or coordinate engineering involvement in procurement and construction work packages, including scopes of supply/work, technical bid evaluations, recommendations to award, vendor/contractor data review and responses to RFIs.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, with the ability to handle change and work with minimal supervision.
  • Must be willing to challenge your own work as well as the work of those around you in the pursuit of quality and safety.
  • Excellent knowledge of applicable design codes and familiarity with Mine Health and Safety Regulations.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, along with excellent interpersonal abilities and a willingness to work in a team atmosphere, including involvement in technical business development.
  • Previous experience as a Project Engineer on detailed engineering/construction projects with a consulting firm or Owner's team.
  • Previous experience in the design, specification, and installation supervision of mine processing plants, including milling, refining, and/or smelting operations.
  • You will regularly interface with other disciplines and departments to execute project.
  • Ability to travel as required for project assignments.
  • Valid driver's license is required.

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university
  • 5-15 years of engineering, design, and construction experience in heavy industry, particularly surface or underground mining.
  • A Professional Engineering license is preferred (or the ability to become licensed).

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Primary Location: United States | AZ | Phoenix
Organization: BC-2308 E&R-US Southwest
Employee Status: Regular
Management Level: Individual contributor
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 21/09/2026 04:09:17
Req ID: 1007779

About Stantec

Stantec Inc. is a global engineering consulting firm headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company provides professional consulting services in the areas of infrastructure, water, environment, buildings, and energy. Stantec has over 22,000 employees working in more than 400 locations across six continents. The company has a diverse client base that includes public and private sector clients. Stantec is committed to sustainability and has implemented green practices in its operations. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the American Council of Engineering Companies' National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement.
Learn more about Stantec
Size
25,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
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Founded
1954
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