Chemical Engineering Intern

Job Description

About the Job

Stantec’s Water business brings together top engineers and scientists who approach community interaction with water as a single, holistic system, rather than disconnected networks. Our team works across the entire hydrologic cycle to deliver sustainable solutions, ensuring water is available when and where needed. We are guided by scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth, helping communities improve, reuse, and protect this vital resource. We are expanding our team significantly, aiming to hire 2,000 new professionals by 2025.

Your Opportunity: Chemical Engineering Intern

Stantec’s multi-disciplinary office in Alpharetta, GA, is seeking a highly motivated Chemical Engineering Intern. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain real-world experience and apply classroom knowledge to complex challenges. Interns are integral to our teams, working alongside experienced practitioners, clients, and communities. This hands-on experience will provide practical skills, build your professional network, and set you up for future success.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Chemical Engineering Intern within Stantec’s Water practice, you will contribute to our Industrial Water team, which serves a diverse range of industries including power, semiconductors, manufacturing, and food & beverage. Our holistic approach to water systems optimizes every facet from capture, use, reuse, treatment, to discharge. You will support projects that call for permitting, regulatory assistance, design, field support, and facility operations, helping clients increase water efficiency and protect resources through cost-effective strategies. Your specific responsibilities will include:

• Assisting the local project delivery team with report and documentation preparation, project administration, and research.
• Developing spreadsheet calculations to support engineering tasks.
• Developing process engineering documents such as flow diagrams, piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), engineering lists, process data sheets, and performance specifications.
• Writing documents that summarize work performed and findings.
• Meeting project schedule requirements.
• Performing site inspections, construction observations, start-up and commissioning support, and preparing related reports.
• Assisting with project permit applications, preparations, and processing.
• Attending project meetings and assisting with meeting minutes.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials:

• Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and process modeling software is a plus.
• Highly motivated individual with a strong desire to learn and contribute.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Education and Experience:

• Must be currently enrolled in an ABET-accredited bachelor’s or master’s Chemical Engineering program or a related field.
• The role primarily involves a typical office environment, working with computers and remaining sedentary for extended periods.

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 changed at any time with or without notice.

Why Stantec?

Stantec is a workplace where exceptional individuals come together to leverage their talents, engage in exciting projects, and make a significant impact on the world. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Pay Transparency & Benefits

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions where required, with final compensation based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. Certain roles at Stantec may also be bonus eligible. Compensation for part-time roles will be prorated based on agreed working hours.

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• A wellness program, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• 401(k) plan and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Short-term/long-term disability plans and emergency travel benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional membership fee coverage.
• Paid family leave.
• Ten paid holidays annually.
• Accrued vacation time (between 10 and 20 days per year) and paid sick leave (in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, the Employee Stock Purchase Program, and paid leave in accordance with state and local law. Benefits for union positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Details

• Primary Location: United States | GA | Alpharetta
• Organization: BC-1755 Water-US South
• Employee Status: Regular
• Business Justification: New Position
• Travel: No
• Schedule: Full-time
• Job Posting: 17/03/2026 06:03:31
• Req ID: 1002562

Equal Employment Opportunity

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment, prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of race, color, 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 complies with all applicable laws and regulations, ensuring equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.