Hydropower & Dams Lead

At Stantec, we know the work we do matters. From decarbonizing mines to modernizing electric grids and building the infrastructure that fuels communities, we’re powering the world. Our clients come to us with their biggest, most complex challenges because that’s where we thrive. And we’re looking for problem solvers, high achievers, and visionaries to help us.

Join us for a chance to grow professionally at one of the world’s top design firms while building our clean energy future.

Your Opportunity
Our hydro team is seeking a colleague who enjoys understanding client needs and matching them with Stantec’s service offerings to fill the role of

Hydropower & Dams Lead – Quebec
You will act as a “seller/doer” with strong connections in the Quebec hydropower industry. This being a technically integrated role, you are an engineer who can draw on experience in a variety of areas including design, construction and operation of dams, spillways, intake structures, water conveyances and powerhouses as well as the associated equipment of gates, valves, turbine-generator units and balance of plant.

Further, experience with managing people and projects is required.

Your

Key Responsibilities

Strengthen Team

Observe and personify safety and quality culture

Guide colleagues in their approach, execution and development of solutions to a variety of diverse engineering problems involving hydropower structures or equipment

Motivate team to work together efficiently and mitigate team conflict

Assist in resource management processes, recruitment, career development, succession planning, coaching and mentoring

Understand complexity of a given client project and match with appropriate scope of work, level of effort and staffing

Improve Effectiveness

Collaborate effectively with colleagues, operations and sector leadership within Quebec, across Canada and internationally via appropriate choice of written or verbal communication channels

Understand Stantec’s business and project management processes, critically review to improve and apply consistently

Contribute to the development and execution of the sector business strategy

Meet HSSE goals and targets

Communicate at ease and habitually across the corporate hierarchy

Understand and apply appropriately our risk review process

Be able to scale administrative process to size and type of application and identify potential for improvements

Grow Business

Drive the local business development in Quebec and contribute across other geographies

Attract exceptional staff to work with your team in Quebec

Balance time on projects with pursuit and positioning for new business opportunities

Understand hydro industry, changing needs and players

Communicate comfortably with clients across their hierarchy from boardroom to shop floor

Know clients, the issues they may need help with and their staff

Maintain client relationships that aim at satisfied customers and repeat business

Recognize where Stantec can be of value to clients

Promote Brand

Be involved with relevant industry associations and academic institutions

Know Stantec’s differentiators and be able to explain benefits to clients

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Engineer with a degree from an accredited university. Post graduate degree in an engineering or business field is an asset.

Professional designation obtained in Quebec

Minimum of 15 years of experience in hydro industry, at least partially with a consulting engineering firm

Knowledge of a variety of software programs used in engineering analysis and design; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Project management experience with demonstrated organizational and communication skills on multi-disciplinary projects

Position will have flexibility with working from home and/or office attendance in one of…