Distribution Engineering Manager

About the role

Stantec is seeking a US Distribution Engineering Manager to lead, advance, and coordinate our Distribution Line engineering and design practice across the United States. This is a highly visible national leadership opportunity for an influential industry professional who is motivated to shape strategy, elevate technical and delivery excellence, and build an integrated practice positioned for growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the U.S. Distribution practice as a single integrated national team, fostering collaboration and resource sharing across regions and offices.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance oversight to Distribution line engineering managers and their teams.
• Develop and execute the strategic vision, growth plan, and operational objectives for Stantec's U.S. Distribution line practice.
• Drive consistent utilization, workforce planning, and resource management across the Distribution line organization.
• Mentor team members and provide technical guidance where needed.
• Track and report on progress, performance indicators, and resource needs through regular leadership and project meetings.
• Partner with Operations, Sector Leadership, and Project Managers to balance workload, address resource constraints, and support profitable project delivery.
• Ensure projects are appropriately staffed and executed in accordance with Stantec quality, safety, and technical standards.
• Provide leadership on complex, high-profile, or strategically important Distribution line programs and pursuits.
• Support recruitment, retention, succession planning, and professional development of Distribution line staff across the United States.
• Foster a culture focused on technical excellence, innovation, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Identify capability gaps and implement plans to strengthen technical expertise, leadership depth, and delivery capacity within the practice.
• Support assigned projects from initiation through engineering, construction support, and closeout.
• Collaborate with other business units and global delivery centers to improve execution efficiency and delivery capacity.
• Build and maintain relationships with utility clients, developers, EPC contractors, and industry partners.
• Serve as a visible industry leader representing Stantec at client meetings, industry conferences, and professional organizations.
• Support account planning, opportunity identification, capture planning, and strategic pursuit development for key distribution clients.
• Participate in proposal development, staffing strategies, risk reviews, client presentations, and commercial discussions for major opportunities.
• Leverage market intelligence and industry trends to guide investments, service offerings, and growth priorities within the Distribution line sector.
• Expand existing client relationships and identify opportunities to introduce broader Power Delivery and multidisciplinary services.
• Collaborate with Sector Leaders, Account Managers, and Business Center Leadership to achieve growth, revenue, and profitability objectives.

  Qualifications

  • Demonstrated ability to lead engineering managers and geographically distributed technical teams.
  • Strong knowledge of the U.S. electric utility (specifically distribution) market.
  • Strong understanding of electric utility distribution systems ranging from 4 kV through 35 kV, including overhead and underground systems.
  • Experience delivering distribution engineering programs involving new business, system expansion, grid modernization, reliability improvement, and asset replacement initiatives.
  • Working knowledge of utility distribution design standards, construction methods, and operating practices for urban, suburban, and rural systems.
  • Established relationships and credibility within the Distribution industry.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting or leading business development, client engagement, capture planning, proposals, and interviews.
  • Experience supporting utility programs associated with reliability, hardening, resilience, storm recovery, undergrounding, DER interconnections, and electrification initiatives.
  • Proven experience delivering Distribution line engineering and design projects for electric utilities, developers, or EPC organizations.
  • Experience managing resource needs, project priorities, technical quality, and delivery risk across multiple concurrent projects.
  • Ability to create alignment among teams and leaders operating in different offices and geographic markets.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor, motivate, empower, and develop employees and emerging leaders.
  • Experience utilizing common utility distribution design and analysis platforms such as CYME, Synergi, DDS, PoleForeman, O-Calc, GIS platforms, or equivalent tools.
  • Strong business judgment and the ability to balance people, project delivery, client, and financial considerations.
  • Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with operations leaders, sector leaders, account managers, project managers, and technical professionals.
  • Ability to travel up to 20 percent and occasionally work outside normal business hours.
  • Valid driver’s license.

    Education and Experience

    • Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, Electrical, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited university required.
    • Licensed Professional Engineer in at least one U.S. state is required, with the ability to obtain additional registrations when needed.
    • Minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in Distribution line engineering, project delivery, technical leadership, or engineering management.
    • Experience in an engineering consulting environment is strongly preferred.
    • Demonstrated experience leading multiple teams, offices, managers, or a geographically distributed engineering practice.
    • Experience in an engineering consulting environment is strongly preferred.
    • Experience with business development, strategic pursuits, proposal development, project financial performance, and client relationship management is required.
    • Project Management Professional certification is considered an asset.