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About the Role

Stantec is seeking a Project Technical Lead - Civil to join their established and growing Civil team in Sydney. This role involves driving business growth through strategic marketing, client engagement, and project delivery, while fostering a high-performing team culture through mentorship and continuous improvement. You will provide technical guidance, risk management, and quality assurance, ensuring clear communication and commercial focus.

Responsibilities

Leading project delivery from concept design through to construction, ensuring technical excellence
Playing a key role in business development and client engagement, including maintaining and expanding existing relationships
Identifying new opportunities and contributing to strategic planning and growth initiatives
Overseeing project financials including fee proposals, resourcing, budgeting, and profitability
Managing and mentoring engineers, modellers and drafters within the team, fostering a high-performance culture
Peer review of design work and documentation to ensure quality and compliance
Representing the business in client meetings, presentations, and industry forums
Contributing to the continual improvement of systems, processes, and design standards
Ensure adherence to professional standards, ethics and quality procedures and standards and make project Teams are aware of commercial and technical risk and what they should do to minimise it

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent with a minimum of 10 years’ relevant project technical experience in the consulting or engineering industry
Relevant tertiary qualifications (Civil Engineering)
CPEng/NER accreditation
Registered Design Practitioner or on pathway to achieve, highly desirable
Strong leadership capabilities and experience managing teams and projects
Proven ability to develop and maintain long-term client relationships
A track record of driving business performance through technical and commercial contributions
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a focus on collaboration and influence
A proactive and strategic mindset with a passion for growing business and people
Experience in the civil related design and delivery of land development and building projects.
Experience in CAD based design platforms is preferred
Experience in working with Civil 3D, DRAINS and MUSIC software

Skills

Civil Engineering
Project Management
Business Development
Client Engagement
Strategic Planning
Financial Oversight
Team Management
Mentoring
Quality Assurance
Risk Management
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Collaboration
Influence
Strategic Mindset
CAD
Civil 3D
DRAINS
MUSIC

Location

Sydney

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

10+ years

Education Level

Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent
Relevant tertiary qualifications (Civil Engineering)

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary

Benefits

Genuine Flexible Working Arrangements
Option to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave
Learning and Talent Development Programs
Mentoring
Professional Memberships
Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI)
Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs
Service Recognition Awards
Employee Assistance Program

About the Company

Stantec is a community of over 34,000 employees in over 450 locations across six continents, collaborating across disciplines to bring diverse projects to life. They focus on designing with community in mind, balancing community, creativity, and client relationships to advance quality of life globally.
Stantec is committed to healthy work-life balance, diversity, inclusion & equity, indigenous relations, innovation, community engagement, corporate sustainability, and social wellbeing, with employee groups supporting various interests and fostering a collaborative environment.