Water/Wastewater Treatment Leader

Water/Wastewater Treatment Leader - ( 250001J1 )

Description

Many of the world's top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community's interaction with water a bit differently-as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

As Leader of the Water and Wastewater Division, your role is to oversee the Teams under your Division, provide strategic direction and to ensure that the Teams communicate, share resources and act as a unified entity, especially on larger projects. The role is oriented to someone who is an excellent "people leader" that cares about and supports the team and is able to gain trust. The Division Leader is the "glue" that binds each Team together and encourages coordination and work across office.

Typical to all leadership roles in Stantec, this role is for a "working" leader who is also active as a technical resource and Senior Project Manager as an integrated part of our Water team managing and delivering projects to our municipal and private sector clients both in Ontario and across North America.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Working with Team Leads, identify any new staffing needs and required qualifications. Coordinate the recruiting process including posting, interview and hiring process.
• Makes recommendations to Leadership regarding compensation adjustments.
• Provides guidance and input on the strategic hiring needs of the Division.
• Provides strategic direction to the Division and input to Leadership on the annual business plan.
• Monitors utilization across the Division and coordinates with the Team Leads to ensure that appropriate resources are available to address project needs including resource sharing across Teams.
• Sets Division utilization and individual utilization targets in conjunction with the Leadership.
• Establishes standard procedures to maintain quality assurance standards as required.
• Provides guidance and support to the Team Leaders and coordinates regular coordination meetings with the Team Leaders.
• Provides input to Sector Leads and Practice Leads to identify strategic conferences, provide input to conference planning and budgeting, and identify staff for participation and attendance.
• Enables regular communication between the Team Leads and the Sector Leads and Practice Leads on strategic pursuits, hires and direction.
• Plans and coordinates an annual Team engagement event for all team members, to recognize staff contributions and highlight key staff milestones.
• Act as a client service lead and/or project manager for projects in your areas of specialized experience.
• Provide project management on projects including communication, financial and schedule tracking as well as development of related interim plans to address challenges. Projects assigned may be broad, varied and diverse in scope. You will analyze proposed projects to ensure safety, reliability, resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Make sound decisions for Stantec's staff, business interests, and clients, consistent with our core values.
• Support successful delivery of technical design services for water and wastewater facility projects. This includes services under alternative delivery models (such as design build) and construction-phase services.
• Provide independent and quality reviews for peers on other proposals or project deliverables within your technical subject matter expertise.
• Leverage Stantec resources to ensure successful technical execution of high-quality work products.
• Consistently demonstrate a commitment to the Health and Safety culture within Stantec.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Bachelor's degree or diploma from an accredited educational institutional with a minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and experience leading a team of professionals in a consulting environment.
• Demonstrated technical and leadership experience in the construction industry and efficient management of assigned tasks on multiple concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of client expectations, regulatory requirements, legal requirements, tendering procedures and processes, budgeting, proposal writing, and producing high quality deliverables.
• Solid understanding of design and construction methods in various disciplines of civil infrastructure and vertical design.
• Requisite knowledge, interpretation, and application of design and construction codes.
• Strong understanding of all phases of project document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Typical office environment working with computers and sitting at a desk. 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.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : Canada-Ontario-Waterloo

Other Locations : Canada-Ontario-London, Canada-Ontario-Stoney Creek, Canada-Ontario-Toronto, Canada-Ontario-Windsor

Organization : BC-1656 Water-CA Ontario West

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Manager

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Apr 14, 2025, 10:29:10 AM

Req ID: 250001J1

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