Team Lead - Site Investigation and Remediation

Stantec

The Role

Overview

Lead and manage a site investigation and remediation team, overseeing projects and staff.

Key Responsibilities

  • project management
  • team utilization
  • hiring
  • technical training
  • safety management
  • proposal development

Tasks

-Reviewing and understanding Stantec technical standard operating procedures for SIR work -Adhering to client and project deadlines by completing work in a timely manner -Collaborating with other SIR TLs to drive new initiatives focused on improving SIR team efficiencies -Liaising with other TLs and project managers to resource your team with existing project work -Ensuring onboarding activities of new staff are planned and tracked -Providing recommendations for team members career level progression and billing rate changes -Working with STL to establish SIR team goals that align with the Business Centre’s yearly strategic objectives and communicating the goals to your team -Participating in the recruitment and hiring process for new staff and transfers -Working with STL, Technical Discipline Leads, and Technical Area Leads to identify and manage SIR areas of technical improvement -Maintaining an active role on existing project work (Project management, coordination, and/or technical role), achieving a 65% utilization target -Leading and acting as a champion for recognition and rewards programs -Actively participating and leading SIR team lead meetings -Working with team members to develop ongoing career goals and achievement plans -Completing year end performance reviews and new year goalsetting meetings with team members -Providing team members with ongoing performance evaluation and targeted constructive feedback -Providing guidance and leadership to up to 10 SIR team members -Developing proposals and submissions to support SIR work and other multidisciplinary work -Championing a SafetyFirst team environment focused on leading indicator measures and prompt documentation and tracking of near misses, incidents, etc. -Ensuring team members are provided technical training on SIR related tasks and tracking their training -Collaborating with safety personnel and leadership to support mandatory training requirements of team members -Communicating with sector leads, sector representatives, and project managers to resource upcoming proposals -Monitoring and optimizing team member utilization rates based on capacity, skills, schedule, and career goals

Requirements

  • delegator
  • organized
  • communicator
  • leader
  • decision‑maker
  • empathetic

What You Bring

-Committed and supportive delegator who is highly organized, able to multitask and prioritize -Creative, solutionsfocused thinker with strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills -Confident and collaborative decision maker -Active and empathetic listener, experienced in navigating difficult personal and professional conversations aimed at a positive and productive outcome -Dynamic leader with the ability to work collaboratively and motivate people toward a shared vision -Open and honest communicator with proven ability to provide positive and constructive feedback to staff -Desire and ability to lead a diverse group of individuals in a fastpaced dynamic work environment

The Company

About Stantec

-Began as a one-person environmental engineering practice and has grown through strategic geographic and service expansion. -Publicly listed on the NYSE and TSX, Stantec has completed major acquisitions to bolster expertise and strengthen global infrastructure portfolio. -Headquartered in the iconic Stantec Tower in Edmonton, the company has delivered landmark projects like the Panama Canal Expansion and high-profile community developments. -Leverages interdisciplinary teams of designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers. -Typical projects span urban planning, civil infrastructure, water management, environmental assessment, energy delivery, and architectural design, serving public and private sectors. -Blends technical prowess with visionary design in bold ventures such as designing its own mixed-use tower and leading multi-nation infrastructure projects.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Infrastructure

Buildings

Residential

Commercial

Water Resources

Heavy Civil

Marine

Transport

Utilities

Solar

Wind

Nuclear

Government

Manufacturing

Environment