Structural Senior Project Engineer

Overview

Stantec’s Buildings team is a leading integrated design practice with architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists. Our collaborative culture and sustainable approach help us create buildings that matter to our world. Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design. Join us and design your place with Stantec.

The Structural Senior Project Engineer provides technical design and leadership for a wide range of projects and services in Stantec’s Buildings structural engineering group. The Senior Project Engineer leads the technical design, execution, and delivery of projects as subject-matter-expert, mentor, and a resource to the technical team. This role regularly leads, directs, and delegates work of Project Engineers, Engineers, and Designers in addition to self-performance.

The role will conceptualize, execute, and ensure quality throughout the design process to meet client needs and expectations. There are supervisory and mentoring responsibilities for junior staff and opportunities to be an internal resource to other structural engineers.

• Responsible for a wide range of project types, sizes, and complexities including data centers, healthcare, commercial, life-sciences, higher education, industrial, civic, and institutional projects for new and existing construction.
• Lead a team for structural analysis, design, documentation, and construction administration of building projects. For smaller projects, or certain activities, work may be self-performed.
• Plan and manage technical work and staffing within the group to effectively deliver projects, support client relationships, assist with developing new business, and position the group to achieve long-term goals.
• Delegate tasks to project engineers and designers within own discipline as appropriate.
• Participate in virtual and in-person project meetings, workshops, site observations, and other activities in support of project delivery.
• Follow Stantec’s quality management process; conduct project reviews and approvals before QA/QC reviews by the technical authority.
• Maintain strong client relations; articulate project and design requirements, progress, and troubleshooting to clients and technical staff.
• Coordinate with all disciplines to fully integrate work and client requests into design.
• Coordinate and monitor the work of staff; monitor performance and implement improvements. Ensure product quality aligns with Stantec standards and provide technical support where necessary.
• Act as supervisor and resource to the technical design team; support and assist staff education and development.
• Assist the Practice Leader in marketing and business development for the group and coordinate with corporate marketing.
• Perform employee annual performance reviews and quarterly check-ins for direct reports. Document discussions and goal progress. Review competencies and areas for improvement.
• Incorporate objectives of employees' career development plans into team assignments.
• Mentor employees to advance technical skills, project management, and people skills; ensure work meets or exceeds Stantec standards.
• Manage Stantec’s technical project process and scope within own discipline; review schedule and budgeted hours and resolve inconsistencies with the project manager.
• Link project profitability to daily tasks of direct reports.
• Assist with utilization targets of direct reports (project work or alignment with corporate or business unit initiatives).
• Ensure employees adhere to and understand all policies and procedures.
• Actively participate in the engineering/professional community to build knowledge and professional growth (e.g., attend meetings, seminars, conferences, or write articles for trade magazines).

• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering practices and principles in own discipline and basic knowledge of practices in other disciplines.
• Able to conceptualize and develop solutions for multifaceted systems and interactions with varied components.
• Strong technical and analytical skills and experience.
• Proficient in applicable…