Environmental Planning and Approvals Senior Team Leader - Environmental Planning and Approvals, Environmental Services

Your Opportunity

The Environmental Services Team for Eastern Canada is experiencing sustained growth, and to support this growth, we are looking to add a Environmental Planning and Approvals Senior Team Leader (STL). The Environmental Planning and Approvals STL will report directly to the Business Centre Operations Leader (BCOL) and work closely with the Business Centre Practice Leaders (BCPLs).  The success of this role will require extensive collaboration with natural sciences Team Leaders - who will report to the STL - Project Managers, field coordinator(s), and resources outside.

Your Key Responsibilities

Lead & Inspire

• Champion a strong culture of safety, collaboration, technical excellence and accountability
• Lead and mentor Team Leaders, building engagement, morale, and performance
• Foster an inclusive team environment where people thrive
• Guide Team Leaders in providing constructive feedback, resolving workplace challenges, and supporting employee growth, engagement, and success.

Drive Delivery & Operational Excellence

• Oversee resource planning, staffing, and scheduling across projects
• Align team capacity, skills, and career goals with project needs
• Support high-quality project execution in approvals, permitting, and field services
• Collaborate with BCOL, BCPLs, and PMs to forecast resource demand, identify staffing gaps, and proactively align resources with upcoming opportunities

Partner & Influence

• Collaborate with business Leadership to execute business growth strategies.
  • Act as a primary resource for staffing, proposal planning, and opportunity pursuit activities.
  • Support proposal development, including scope development, staffing plans, schedule development, and review of technical content.
  • Participate in go/no-go evaluations, capture planning, and strategic opportunity reviews.
  • Support client relationship management through participation in key client discussions and account planning activities. 
• Partner with business leadership to implement new programs, processes, and strategic initiatives, helping teams navigate change and integrate new ways of working.

Develop Talent

• Coach and mentor TLs to support career growth and succession planning
• Lead performance management, goal setting, and development planning
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention of top talent

Enable Growth & Innovation

• Support development and maintenance of strategic client relationships within Atlantic Canada and beyond as appropriate based on your core client focus.
• Assist in preparing proposals, expressions of interest, and qualification packages.
• Manage projects and/or tasks in accordance with Stantec’s PM Framework.
• Deliver projects and technical assignments while maintaining strong client relationships and identifying follow-on work. Participate in project work while maintaining utilization targets

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Highly organized and self-motivated leader with proven experience and ability to lead a diverse group of individuals in a fast-paced dynamic work environment
• Dynamic leader with the ability to work collaboratively and motivate people toward a shared vision.
• Creative, solutions-focused thinker with strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Active and empathetic listener, experienced in navigating difficult personal and professional conversations aimed at a positive and productive outcome
• Comprehensive knowledge of Environmental Services (Natural Sciences) industry in Atlantic Canada with an established network of internal and industry contacts
• Experience supporting business development activities, preparing proposals, and contributing to successful project pursuits
• Strong technical background in environmental services.
• Likes making positive changes and demonstrated experience with change management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to clearly convey and distill complex information to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to constructively manage conflict and maintain confidential personnel matters
• Proficiency in English is required to facilitate collaboration with our internal teams outside of Quebec and with our clients.

Education and Experience

• A degree or diploma in a discipline related to Environmental Sciences
• Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience of related work experience in leading or managing environmental teams and/or environmental projects in a consulting environment
• A valid driver’s license

Position will be hybrid but primarily work in an office setting. Travel will be required to other Stantec office locations, the field and/or meetings with clients.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. 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.