CAD/BIM Team Lead

Stantec; Windsor; Hybrid; CAD 99,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Wellness program

RRSP / group retirement savings plan

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an experienced CAD/BIM Team Leader to support the Delivery Center in Ontario. You will supervise the CAD/BIM team, implement standards, and drive best practices across North America while coordinating with regional leads.

The role emphasizes 3D delivery in a Common Data Environment, staff development, and collaboration on a range of water infrastructure projects. Strong leadership and Revit/Navisworks experience are valued.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years CAD/BIM production experience on civil/water projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D and BIM coordination.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary design teams.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Familiarity with ISO 19650 or digital delivery standards.
• Experience with international or multi-regional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise CAD/BIM team across Ontario.
• Lead regular team meetings and staff development.
• Mentor team members and support career growth.
• Participate in hiring, training, and evaluations.
• Implement water discipline standards and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership on CAD/BIM production.
• Support project execution across diverse work types.
• Coordinate with regional leads for interregional work sharing.
• Plan workflow and delivery with discipline leadership.
• Approve timesheets and manage admin tasks.
• Organize knowledge-sharing sessions and training.
• Ensure all projects use 3D and a Common Data Environment.

Skills

CAD/BIM coordination

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Mentoring

Working under tight deadlines

Engineering calculations

Education

Technical degree/diploma/certificate in related field

15+ years CAD/BIM production experience

Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D

Knowledge of Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)

Water infrastructure background

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

Infraworks

Recap

ArcMap

Bentley InRoads/OpenRoads

Autodesk BIM 360

ProjectWise

Job description

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

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.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Managing and supervising the CAD/BIM team across Ontario, 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)

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, Bentley InRoads/OpenRoads, Autodesk BIM 360 and ProjectWise

• 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 Autodesk 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.

Pay Range:

Locations Outside of Lower Mainland - BC & Various locations in Ontario-$98,700.00 - $148,100.00 Annually

Locations in Lower Mainland -- BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$103,300.00 - $153,300.00 Annually

Pay Transparency:

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary:

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, 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.

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