Civil Project Technical Lead

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Leave options

Learning and talent development

Mentoring for development

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Civil Project Technical Lead to drive delivery from concept through construction, while growing client relationships and guiding a high-performing civil team. You will oversee budgets, propose fees, and mentor engineers, modellers and drafters to uphold quality and standards.

The role emphasizes technical excellence, strategic planning, and strong leadership to deliver land development and building projects across multiple offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's 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 working with Civil 3D, DRAINS and MUSIC software

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery from concept design through to construction, ensuring technical excellence
• Play a key role in business development and client engagement, including maintaining and expanding existing relationships
• Identify new opportunities and contribute to strategic planning and growth initiatives
• Oversee project financials including fee proposals, resourcing, budgeting, and profitability
• Mentor engineers, modellers and drafters within the team, fostering a high-performance culture
• Peer review of design work and documentation to ensure quality and compliance
• Represent the business in client meetings, presentations, and industry forums
• Contribute to continual improvement of systems, processes, and design standards
• Ensure adherence to professional standards, ethics and quality procedures and manage technical and commercial risk

Skills

Leadership

Client engagement

Mentoring

Team management

Strategic planning

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Civil Engineering qualifications

CPEng/NER accreditation

Registered Design Practitioner

Tools

Civil 3D

DRAINS

MUSIC

Job description

Civil Project Technical Lead - (260000GX)

Description

Stantec are currently involved in some of Sydney’s largest and exciting projects within a variety of industries and sectors including health, defence, commercial, land development, civil infrastructure and transport. We are currently looking for a Project Technical Lead - Civil to join our established and growing Civil team.

This rare opportunity will see you driving business growth through strategic marketing, client engagement, and consistent project delivery. Lead by example to build a high-performing team culture centered on development and continuous improvement.

You’ll mentor staff, support strategic goals, and ensure a positive, productive environment. Oversee project delivery with strong technical guidance, risk management, and quality assurance, while balancing your workload and promoting collaboration across offices. Maintain clear communication, effective delegation, and commercial focus to uphold performance and company standards.

Bring your technical leadership to a role with a growth focus.

Responsibilities include:

• 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

Qualifications

To be successful for this role you'll need:

• 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

What we offer

Along with a competitive salary we offer many other benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing is ongoing.

• Genuine Flexible Working Arrangements.
• Option to purchase up to 4 weeks 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.

EEO statement

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, 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, terminations 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