Structural Engineering Team Lead - Water

Overview

In this role you will lead the Structural Team within Stantec’s Water-focused offices, blending hands-on project delivery with senior technical oversight. You will mentor staff, manage budgets and timelines, and foster cross-office collaboration to ensure quality outcomes. You’ll work closely with clients and internal stakeholders to build trust and drive structural design excellence using advanced techniques at scale. This is a growth-focused leadership position with a strong emphasis on delivery and people development.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• pension plan
• holidays
• free private medical insurance
• discounted gym membership
• flexible working arrangements

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and line management for the Structural Group across the region
• Deliver expert structural design using advanced techniques to meet project needs
• Coordinate resources and forecast needs with group managers
• Travel regularly to meet with Structural Team members across multiple locations
• Mentor and develop staff, including technical training and performance reviews
• Review and check others’ work, prioritizing key deliverables
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of design, drafting, survey, project and contract management standards
• Build relationships with clients and stakeholders to engender trust in the team
• Support hands-on project delivery and drive collaborative cross-site work with Pune

Key requirements

• Degree qualified in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering or other relevant subject with knowledge of water retaining structures
• Chartered member of a relevant engineering institution (e.g. IStructE, ICE) with hands-on experience in water engineering or similar industry
• Experience managing and mentoring junior staff
• Experience overseeing project budgets and timelines for structural engineering components
• Ability to prepare and review technical documents, reports and proposals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Collaborative and trust-building mindset
• Decision-making with a practical, pragmatic approach
• Structural design expertise using state-of-the-art techniques
• Water engineering knowledge and relevance to water retaining structures
• Project delivery and coordination, including drafting and contract management

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