CAD/BIM Team Lead

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Burnaby, Victoria; Hybrid; CAD 79,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a CAD/BIM Team Leader based in Burnaby, BC. The successful candidate will lead a regional team, oversee CAD/BIM standards, and facilitate project execution across North America. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in water infrastructure projects while providing flexible hybrid work arrangements.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision plans

Wellness spending accounts

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of CAD/BIM coordination and model-based delivery.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary design team.
• Ability to solve problems with creativity and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the regional CAD/BIM team and manage workload.
• Mentor team members and support career growth.
• Implement water discipline standards and provide technical guidance.

Skills

CAD/BIM coordination

Excellent communication

Leadership skills

Problem solving

Education

Technical degree/diploma/certificate in a related field

Minimum 15 years of hands-on CAD/BIM production experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Revit

Navisworks

Infraworks

ArcMap

Job description

CAD/BIM Team Lead - ( 25000232 )

Description

Many of the world’s top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community’s interaction with water a bit differently—as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced CAD/BIM Team Leader to support the digital delivery needs of our Delivery Center team. Reporting directly to the North American Discipline Lead, you will supervise the regional CAD/BIM team and play a critical role in implementing water discipline standards, guidelines, and best practices. You will also work closely with other regional leads to encourage interregional work sharing and deliver consistent, high-quality results across a wide variety of projects.

Our team regularly collaborates on projects across North America. The successful candidate should be comfortable working and collaborating on a variety of different projects with team members across North America.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, team player that is excited about taking on a new challenge. While the successful candidate will be based in either the Burnaby, BC or Victoria, BC office we do offer flexible hybrid work from home/office arrangements.

Your Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Water Group CAD North American Discipline Lead, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Supervise the regional CAD/BIM team, including workload management, forecasting, and resourcing

• Lead regular team meetings and one-on-one check-ins to support staff development and engagement

• Mentor team members, delegate tasks based on skills, and support career growth aligned with discipline goals

• Participate in hiring, training, and performance evaluations in collaboration with the North American Discipline Lead

• Implement and promote water discipline standards, guidelines, and best practices

• Provide technical leadership and guidance on CAD/BIM production and digital delivery processes

• Support project execution across various work types, ensuring quality and consistency of deliverables

• Collaborating with other regional team leads to enable interregional work sharing and cross-team coordination.

• Participate in workflow and delivery planning with discipline leadership

• Ensure alignment with business goals set by the North American Discipline Lead

• Approve timesheets, expenses, and manage administrative tasks related to team operations

• Organize and lead knowledge-sharing sessions, training needs assessments, and team-building activities

• Ensure all projects are executed in 3D and within a Common Data Environment (CDE)

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Demonstrated understanding of CAD/BIM coordination and model-based delivery

• Experience supporting multidisciplinary design team

• Excellent communication and leadership skills

• Ability to solve problems using sound professional judgment, creativity and innovation.

• Working knowledge of basic engineering calculations.

• Ability to instruct and mentor others.

• Ability to work under and meet tight deadlines.

• Experience in the following considered an asset:

  • Working knowledge of Revit, Navisworks, Infraworks, Recap, ArcMap.
  • Familiarity with ISO 19650 or similar digital delivery standards.
  • Experience working with international or multi-regional teams.

Education and Experience

• Technical degree/diploma/certificate or equivalent in related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Minimum 15 years of hands-on CAD/BIM production experience

• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD and Civil 3D.

• Strong knowledge of Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC).

• Background in water infrastructure or related civil engineering projects.

Typical office environment, working with computers and drawings for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to hazards including construction, weather, and industrial operations that may be experienced at water and/or wastewater related facilities.

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.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

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Salary Range(s):

• Lower Mainland $84,500/BC Other Areas $79,700 - Lower Mainland $122,400/BC Other Areas $115,500 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in BC (Lower Mainland includes Vancouver & Burnaby)

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : Canada-British Columbia-Burnaby

Other Locations : Canada-British Columbia-Victoria

Organization : BC-1269 Water-CA Delivery

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Manager

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Jun 6, 2025, 10:03:10 AM

Req ID: 25000232

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