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Stantec’s Integrated Water Management Group is a multi-disciplinary team of water professionals that engages water as an interconnected system with unique but related functions and responsibilities, deeply embedded in questions of the social and political, and best managed at hydrologic scales. As part of the broader Water group, our team plays a vital role in advancing water planning through strategic, collaborative, and community-focused efforts. By combining meaningful engagement with technical expertise, we deliver innovative and practical consulting solutions for clients across local, regional, state, and federal levels.
Your Opportunity
Stantec’s Pasadena office is seeking a Public Policy and Engagement Consultan t to join our team working on integrated water management and safe drinking water projects throughout California. This is a role for a talented and entrepreneurial individual with experience focused on multi-party collaborative processes, community outreach and engagement, and water resources planning and management. The selected candidate will join a team of integrated water management and public affairs specialists, as well as community water planners and community-engaged engineers, each committed to delivering sound and strategic consulting services to a range of local, regional, state, and federal clients.
Your Key Responsibilities:
- Join and participate with inter-disciplinary teams on water resources projects throughout California and the western U.S.
- Support planning and assessments for water supply, drought, sanitation, flood control, and environmental restoration projects.
- Assist small and at-risk drinking water systems with effective governance and management in service to their communities, and in identifying and implementing long-term solutions to drinking water challenges.
- Prepare educational resources with specific learning objectives, instructional materials, and content focused on water and environmental topics, and tailored to various audiences and communities based on their needs, learning styles, and most used language.
- Assist in preparation of presentations for client exhibits, in-person and online community engagement events, public presentations, and plan documents for online and hard copy publication.
- Assist community members, clients, project managers, project engineers and staff, regulatory agencies, and subcontractors on project deliverables.
- Perform project coordination including preparation of draft facilitation plans, progress reports, and general information gathering.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Your Capabilities and Credentials:
- At least six years of experience supporting communities with engagement, education, and decision-making related to water, natural resources, utilities, or similar.
- Bachelor's degree in environmental management, political science, public relations or communications, water resources planning, city and regional planning/urban planning, environmental science, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with a demonstrated ability to adapt to different audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and entrepreneurial abilities and a proven track record for working independently as well as part of a diverse team of staff, clients, and interested parties.
- Experience in the following subject matter areas preferred, but not required: - California water resources; policy; government affairs
- Environmental communication (spoken and written) with diverse audiences; community outreach and engagement
- Integrated water resources planning and management (e.g., surface water, groundwater, and recycled water supply projects; drought planning; flood management)
- California Native American Tribes, environmental justice, and disadvantaged communities.
- Experience in the following areas is preferred, but not required: - Technical writing and editing of complex integrated water resource programs and projects.
- Research and analysis skills with qualitative and quantitative data relevant to community planning and design.
- Must have a good driving record and valid driver’s license.
** Please include a cover letter with your application
Typical office environment working with computers and sitting 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.
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 Range:
- Locations in WA, DC & Various CA, MA areas-$101,100.00 - $146,700.00 Annually
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 | CA | Pasadena
Organization: 1840 Water-US Pacific-Pasadena CA
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 16/04/2026 04:04:03
Req ID: 1005066
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.
