Posted 2 months ago
Senior Mechanical Engineer
@ Stantec
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Stantec is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer in Ottawa, ON, to design and deliver civic, industrial, healthcare, commercial and educational building projects. The role covers HVAC, hydronics, plumbing, fuels, controls and fire protection design, plus mentoring junior staff and managing client relationships. It is a full-time position with a P.Eng. and at least 10 years of consulting experience required.
Responsibilities:
- Design HVAC, hydronics, plumbing, fuels, controls and fire protection systems
- Prepare calculations, drawings, specifications and technical reports
- Lead or work within multidisciplinary project teams
- Mentor junior and intermediate mechanical staff
- Develop proposals, scope and fees, and maintain client relationships
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
- P.Eng. registration in Ontario
- Minimum 10 years of buildings consulting experience
- Revit MEP and AutoCAD proficiency
- Secret clearance eligibility required
- Valid driver's licence required
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-31
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: minimal · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | P.Eng., PSPC Secret Clearance |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Mechanical Engineering |
| Security clearance | Secret |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Tuition support, Performance bonus, Stock or equity, Wellness |
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Full company description
Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible. Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN. Recruitment fraud notice: All legitimate Stantec career opportunities are posted exclusively at www.stantec.jobs and candidate applications and employment offers are managed through our secure applicant tracking system. Stantec will only contact candidates using official email addresses ending in @stantec.com and does not send job offers as email attachments. Stantec never requests application fees and money transfers in the recruitment process or banking information via email. We also do not send payments for the purchase of office supplies or equipment. Any communication offering employment outside of our official recruitment process should be considered fraudulent.
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- Reported office locations
- 10160-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2L6, CA
- Other recorded names
- Stantec
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- consulting
- planning
- architecture
- engineering
- environmental
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- landscape
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Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Business Consulting and Services |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | consultingplanningarchitectureengineeringenvironmentalinterior designlandscapesurveyingand project management |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 586 |
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Your Opportunity
An opportunity exists Ottawa, ON for a highly motivated Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team. In this role you will be responsible for the design and execution of projects ranging in size and complexity, with a focus on civic, industrial, healthcare, commercial and educational projects. The successful candidate will also be responsible for providing technical mentorship to junior and intermediate mechanical staff, developing and maintaining new and existing clients, coordinating skillsets with other offices and disciplines, and satisfying customer requirements.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Coordinating and being responsible for mechanical engineering drawings and specifications, Project Managing and/or working within multidisciplinary project teams.
- Designing building-related mechanical systems including HVAC, Hydronics, Plumbing, Fuels, Controls, and Fire Protection systems using applicable codes, standards, and reference materials. Focus will be on concept design, while working with the buildings mechanical team to develop full design packages.
- Preparing detailed engineering design calculations.
- Preparing contract drawings, schematics, schedules, details, and sketches from conceptual design through to construction.
- Writing reports analyzing mechanical problems and providing engineering solutions and recommendations.
- Preparing Technical Specifications and documents for bidding and construction.
- Providing strong technical mentorship to junior and intermediate mechanical engineers and technologists, including markups for REVIT MEP and AutoCAD drawings, instruction in design calculations, interpretation of codes, and completing peer reviews of documents developed by the mechanical team.
- Nurturing and maintaining strong client relationships in and for execution of projects, and as appropriate participate in marketing/business development.
- Determining the scope and fee for proposed engineering services.
- Supporting specific sales, proposal, and project efforts.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Strong knowledge of building-related mechanical systems.
- Experience in mechanical design for water/wastewater facilities is considered an asset.
- Experience in mechanical design for industrial ventilation systems is considered an asset.
- Experience in mechanical design for fire suppression systems is considered an asset.
- Experience in mechanical design for fuel storage and distribution systems is considered an asset.
- Experience in mechanical design for process piping systems is considered an asset.
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit MEP software.
- Demonstrated capability to develop proposals for new work, including pricing and constraining the pursuit scope.
- Good organization, coordination, and project management skills to maintain project schedules and budgets.
- Excellent knowledge of national and provincial building codes and standards.
- Demonstrated technical writing skills; capable of writing reports, proposals, letters, and technical specifications.
- Familiar with consulting contract terminology.
- Good verbal communication and soft skills.
- Strong English verbal and writing skills are required. French language skills are considered an asset.
- Eligible to apply for and receive PSPC Secret Clearance is required. Existing PSPC Secret or Reliability Clearance status is considered an asset.
- Current Driver's license is required.
- Ability to travel within Canada may be required.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration in the province of Ontario. License to practice engineering in Quebec is considered an asset.
- Minimum of 10 years of consulting engineering experience in the buildings industry, working with municipal, provincial, federal, industrial, healthcare, commercial and educational clients.
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.
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) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, 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 time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.
Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.
Join us and design your place with Stantec.
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