Group Leader, Urban Development (Civil)
We're seeking a passionate and experienced engineering Group Leader – Urban Development to join our dynamic team in Canberra. This is your opportunity to step into a strategic leadership role with a growing engineering consultancy committed to shaping sustainable, community-focused infrastructure. You'll lead a talented and stable team, drive project excellence, and play a key role in growing our presence across the ACT. If you're ready to influence real change and build a legacy in the nation's capital, we want to hear from you.
About the role
This Group Leader role is ideal for a proactive individual ready to advance their career by embracing leadership responsibilities. You will provide leadership to your teams to ensure alignment to company vision, strategy, initiatives, and culture, and act as the advocate of the business both internally within Stantec and externally to clients and professional organisations.
Day-to-Day Tasks
Support in Operations and Performance
* Support the Business Leader with monitoring and reporting on the performance of the teams.
* Work with the Business Leader in preparing annual BC business plans.
* Collaborate with partner Group Leaders (GLs) and Team Leaders (TLs) in other regions to drive collaboration and work sharing across the BC.
* Maintain correct staffing levels and shape based on current and future workloads for the teams, and support needs of other regions where required.
Business Development and Client Relationship Management
* Initiate and manage business development opportunities and participate in and lead client service through establishing and maintaining strong relationships.
* Coordinate resource and technical development requirements with Practice Leaders, technical Discipline Leaders and other Group Leaders locally and in other BC offices.
* Prepare and/or review proposals, variation estimates, and submission documents, and review and evaluate subconsultant submissions to ensure suitability.
People Leadership
* Participate in projects as either Project Manager, Project Technical Leader or other substantive technical or delivery role.
* Manage the team's talent lifecycle, including recruitment suggestions, career development, employee engagement, succession planning, coaching and mentoring, diversity and inclusion, and leadership development.
* Foster a success‐oriented environment within the teams by displaying collaborative behaviours and exerting measured and balanced influence.
Quality and Innovation
* Work with project delivery teams and Practice Leaders to drive quality and timely delivery of project deliverables to meet or exceed client expectations.
* Ensure QSE requirements are met together with the Business Leader.
* Complete all work in line with Stantec Core Values and in accordance with the Stantec Quality Systems and Project Quality Procedures.
* Minimise and control risk by committing to the Stantec Risk Management Policy, Quality, and Health & Safety programmes and actively using project management systems.
Qualifications
* Relevant tertiary qualifications, preferably post‐graduate.
* Minimum of 10 years of related work, leadership, financial management and consulting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
* A broad range of skills covering people management, business development, project delivery and business management.
* Professional registration in a related field.
* Experience managing teams with direct line management duties.
* Highly developed consulting skills to liaise with clients and stakeholders to achieve mutually successful project outcomes.
* Well‐developed problem‐solving and negotiation skills.
What we offer
Along with a competitive salary we offer many benefits to ensure your professional development and wellbeing are ongoing.
* Genuine Flexible Working Arrangements — including work‐from‐home opportunities, provision for school term contracts, job sharing and part‐time employment.
* Option to purchase up to 4 weeks of additional leave.
* Learning and Talent Development Programs — including global programmes, online learning, and on‐the‐job learning.
* Mentoring for your own development and the opportunity to mentor others.
* A friendly team environment, with dedicated and enthusiastic staff committed to producing high‐quality service and deliverables.
* Professional Memberships.
* Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI).
* Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs.
* Service Recognition Awards.
* Employee Assistance Program.
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, termination or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
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