Water Co-op Student - Winter 2027

Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.

As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.

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 Co-op Students to join our team in the Ottawa, ON office for a 4-8 month term starting in January 2027.

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.