Bridge Senior Team Lead

Great communities are built on connection. From vibrant economic centers, resilient communities, and public spaces where we gather to the roads, bridges, transit systems, airports, and ports that connect us, our work touches everyday life. We bring together diverse perspectives and expertise to deliver meaningful outcomes.

Join us to help plan, design, and engineer community and mobility solutions that improve everyday life. Whatever the distance, wherever the destination, our designs lead you there.

An exciting opportunity exists for a Bridge Senior Team Lead to join our dynamic Ontario & Atlantic Canada Mobility Business Centre (BC). Reporting to the Business Centre Operations Leader (BCOL), you will lead our bridge practice across Ontario and Atlantic Canada, a team of approximately 70 staff, with multiple bridge Team Leads reporting directly to you. Stantec’s Mobility group has a strong regional presence and participates in some of Stantec’s largest and most iconic transportation projects – locally, nationally, and globally. Our bridge team serves a diverse client base, including the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario, the New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, Nova Scotia Public Works, municipalities, and private-sector clients. The successful candidate will be someone with a strong bridge design and management background who also demonstrates exceptional leadership, communication, business acumen, and a passion for leading and empowering teams.

A Bridge Senior Team Lead has the interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence to foster a positive team environment, work collaboratively with multiple disciplines and offices, and support a culture of safety. Working closely with the BCOL and other Senior Team Leads, and leading and developing the bridge Team Leads who report to you, you will help shape the strategy, operations, and financial performance of the BC. Through your broad consulting background, you will perform a variety of tasks which may include design & design management, business planning and growth, project management, people leadership, client account management, resource planning, proposal writing, and quality management.

Location: This position can be based in any Stantec office within the Ontario or Atlantic Canada region.

Your Key Responsibilities

Bridge Engineering and Project Management:

• Planning and design of bridges and other structures related to various roadway, transit, and rail projects.
• Supervising the work of structural analysts and designers for a variety of transportation structures.
• Project management for significant bridge projects and multi-disciplinary projects involving bridges.
• Leading design of select bridge projects, including Engineer of Record and independent design check responsibilities.
• Preparing contract documents, cost estimates, reports, and proposals.
• Preparing and presenting information to clients, the public, and other stakeholders.  
• Regular collaboration with colleagues in our multi-disciplined design offices.
• Leading project coordination meetings with internal team members and / or external consultants, owners and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors.

People, Process, and Business Leadership:

• The Bridge Senior Team Lead role is also responsible for growing the bridge engineering and management business practice within the Ontario & Atlantic Canada Mobility BC.
• Building client relationships, leading client account planning, and supporting business development and marketing activities.
• Leading, coaching, and supporting the bridge Team Leads who report to this role, and through them, a team of highly skilled bridge engineers, engineers in training, technologists, designers, and co-op students to successfully execute projects of varying sizes and complexity.
• Workload and resource planning for the bridge team across Ontario and Atlantic Canada offices.
• Accountability for team financial performance, including utilization, project financial health, backlog, forecasting, and timely invoicing, with regular reporting to the BCOL.
• Mentoring and technical development of junior and intermediate designers, EITs, and technical support staff.
• Staff performance reviews and career development, including for direct-report Team Leads and their teams.
• Coordination with other discipline leads to ensure resources are allocated properly and projects are executed well.
• Working with the BCOL and other BC and regional leadership to ensure alignment of corporate goals and effective use of resources and knowledge.
• Internal leadership in design excellence, coaching, recruitment, and retention.
• Championing health, safety, and environment practices and quality management processes within the team.
• Overseeing and managing multiple projects.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Working knowledge of relevant bridge design guides, particularly CHBDC.
• Experience in a bridge design lead role and in leading technical teams, including leading other leaders or supervisors, people management, resource planning, and financial performance.
• Experience in design and construction of complex bridges.
• Experience in preparing proposals and reports.
• Ability to lead individuals and teams on project assignments.
• Proven experience in bridge inspections, condition surveys, rehabilitation, repair, and asset management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel periodically between Ontario and Atlantic Canada offices as required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering with a minimum of 12 years of professional experience, including progressive leadership responsibilities.

• Licensed Professional Engineer.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

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.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.