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
Our Water group is seeking a Co-op Student to join our team in the Ottawa, ON office for a 4-month term starting May 2026.
Your Key Responsibilities
Assisting the engineers and designers in a variety of field and office assignments that include research, writing reports, conceptual, preliminary and detailed designs of municipal infrastructure, pumping stations, water/wastewater treatment plants, sewers, watermains, roads, surveying, field inspections, data processing, modeling etc.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and take direction
Knowledge of provincial and federal regulations, policies, and programs, are a plus
Education and Experience
In progress toward earning a Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in civil, water resources or environmental engineering or related field.
Specific coursework or exposure to one or more of the following: Planning, design, construction of water/wastewater infrastructure, and construction management, Environmental water/wastewater treatment processes, Advanced and emerging technologies.
Typical office environment working with computers and working at a desk for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
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 Range:
• $23.37 – $32.07 Hourly
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.
Primary Location: Canada | ON | Ottawa
Organization: 1634 Water-CA Ontario East & Atlantic-Ottawa ON
Employee Status: Temporary
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 19/01/2026 09:01:59
Req ID: 1003710
