Stantec · 1 month ago
Road & Highway Team Lead
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$133K/yr - $200K/yr
10+ years expStantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. They are seeking a Roads & Highway Team Lead to manage project teams and deliverables, focusing on quality and collaboration in major road/highway and municipal roadway projects. The successful candidate will lead a team of engineers and ensure effective resource allocation while fostering a positive team environment.
ArchitectureConsultingInterior DesignProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Grow the Roads & Highway engineering and management business practice within the US Pacific (Alaska, California, Washington, Hawaii, Nevada) business center
Lead a team of highly skilled engineers, engineers in training, technologists, designers, and interns to successfully execute projects of varying sizes and complexity
Consult and network with key clients and contribute to client account planning as required
Manage the workload and resource planning for the Roads & Highway team, maximizing productivity and ensuring team utilization is reasonable, and tasks are distributed fairly amongst the team
Track and drive team performance against established key performance indicators (KPIs)
Conduct staff performance reviews and support career development
Provide input and recommendations on compensation for direct reports, including promotions
Provide mentorship, ensure the technical development of junior designers and EIT’s
Recommend and participate in the hiring process and decision making of new team members, with the support of Human Resources
Consult with other leadership to ensure alignment of corporate goals and effective use of resources and knowledge
Coordinate with other discipline leads to ensure resources are allocated properly and projects are executed
Provide internal leadership in design excellence, coaching, engagement, and retention
Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned
The Roads & Highway Team Lead will have a degree of autonomy, entrusted to oversee more complex engineering design projects, working with the client and team resources for the preparation of engineering deliverables, such as design drawings, cost estimates, construction specifications, engineering reports and support to required applications to regulatory agencies
Participates in business development and project pursuits, leading, or contributing to preparation of work proposals to clients
Collaboration with other engineering disciplines and supporting technical/drafting staff, coordinating the efficient production of deliverables workplan within budgets
Responsible for ensuring quality plans/reviews under undertaken and when appropriate, sealing of projects as Engineer of Record, for projects they directly supervise
Oversee and manage multiple projects, managing a variety of multi-disciplinary engineering design projects including preliminary to detailed design, and when applicable the preparation of tender/bidding documents and engineering support through the construction phase of projects
Facilitates resources to support the permitting process of projects, which may require meeting with clients, contractors, reviewing agency personnel
Coordinates with clients and Regulatory Agencies, for reviews and approvals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related professional degree
Licensed Professional Engineer
Minimum of 10 years of progressive and collective experience, including project management, project and construction engineering including roads and highway experience
Comprehensive technical understanding of various phases of infrastructure projects, including conventional and alternative delivery methods
Thorough understanding of project scoping, identification of deliverables, tasks, scheduling, resources and levels of effort, and project budgeting
Strong communication and problem-solving skills, and aptitude for leadership, managing people and delivery of infrastructure projects
Experience with technical guidelines, codes and construction standards of key public authorities such as State Department of Transportation(s)
Ability to effectively discuss project issues with clients and stakeholders
Excellent time-management skills and ability to work independently
Strong understanding of the functionality of relevant design software, including AutoCAD, Civil3D and Auto-Turn
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision plans
Wellness program
Health saving accounts
Flexible spending accounts
401(k) plan
Employee stock purchase program
Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Short-term/long-term disability plans
Emergency travel benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Professional membership fee coverage
Paid family leave
Ten paid holidays in each calendar year
Accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
Eligible for paid sick leave
Company
Stantec
Stantec is a professional services company that provides engineering, architecture, design, and consulting services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$809.3M2025-05-30Post Ipo Debt· $309.3M
2023-11-20Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2023-06-20Post Ipo Debt· $250M
Leadership Team
Vito Culmone
EVP Finance & CFO
Dave Flynn
Senior Vice President, Business Leader - Quality, Risk & HSSE
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