Structural Design Team Leader

About the role

Stantec is seeking a highly Structural Design Team Leader with a minimum of 15 years bridge design and transportation project delivery experience. The position is flexible between our Burlington and Boston, MA offices and hybrid work.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Stantec’s Southern New England Structural Team Lead.
• Contribute to initiatives to help advance our project design, operations, and business development.
• Maintain and enhance our reputation with clients, approval agencies and industry professionals as an outstanding service provider.
• Establish project objectives, procedures, and performance standards.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams on projects from positioning to proposals, planning studies, feasibility through final designs, and construction services.
• Represent Stantec and the project design team as a technical leader.
• Identify appropriate resources and skill sets to achieve project objectives.
• Manage contract tasks, track, and manage costs and schedule, and implement measures necessary to stay on schedule and within budget.
• Lead by example with active support of internal policies and practices, including risk management, project management, and quality management.
• Grow internal and external networks to enhance Stantec reputation and identify additional talent to join our team.
• Develop client relationships to facilitate project activities.
• Leads, mentors, and develops team members through coaching, performance oversight, and ongoing professional growth support.

Requirements

• Experience with the role of deputy design manager, design manager, and or quality manager on mid to large scale projects.
• Experience leading the design and construction support of complex transportation projects.
• Experience developing, negotiating, and managing project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Business development experience required.
• Marketing skills required.
• Ability to lead, motivate, mentor, and develop a team of technical and professional staff.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues in a dynamic and energetic environment.
• Design-Build or other alterative project delivery experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Post graduate degree preferred.
• MA Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressive engineering and project management experience with bridge design and transportation project delivery.

Skills

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations governing transportation projects.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Health savings account.
• Flexible spending account.
• 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.
• Paid family leave.