Civil Project Technical Lead/Team Lead, Buildings

Stantec; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Arrangements

Additional Leave Purchase Options

Learning and Talent Development Programs

Mentoring Opportunities

Professional Memberships

Salary Continuance Insurance

Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Civil Project Technical Lead/Team Lead in St Leonards, New South Wales. This role involves leading a high-performing team while ensuring project excellence and client engagement.

Responsibilities include managing project delivery from design through to construction, mentoring engineers, and contributing to business development. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, over 10 years of experience, and solid leadership skills. Stantec offers flexible working arrangements and various professional development benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years' relevant project technical experience.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain long-term client relationships.
• Experience in civil design and delivery of land development and building projects.

Responsibilities

• Leading project delivery from concept design to construction.
• Maintaining and expanding existing client relationships.
• Overseeing project financials including budgeting and profitability.

Skills

Leadership

Client Relationship Management

Risk Management

Technical Guidance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Civil Engineering

CPEng/NER accreditation

Tools

CAD based design platforms

Civil 3D

DRAINS

MUSIC software

Job description

Civil Project Technical Lead/Team Lead, Buildings - (260000DE)

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/Team Lead 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

• 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

• 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

Benefits

• 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.

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