Employee Communications Lead, North America

Stantec; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 98,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Wellness program

RRSP matching

Employee stock purchase program

TFSA account

AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Membership fee coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Stantec in Canada is seeking a Communications Lead, Leadership & Functional Communications to develop and deliver strategies that reach the hearts and minds of our people, inspire action, and support our long-term business plan so they understand how their work brings Stantec’s Strategic Plan and brand to life.

You’ll partner with functional services leaders across the globe, guide content across channels (email, intranet, thought leadership and video briefs), and measure impact to drive

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in communications or related field.
• 7+ years progressive experience in a communications role within large organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver impactful communications plans and campaigns.
• Manage partnerships across the business to align practices with outcomes.
• Create content across channels (email, intranet, thought leadership, video briefs).
• Understand audience needs and language considerations to tailor messaging.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders and internal partners for clear communications.
• Identify key issues and messages through data gathering and analysis.
• Communicate with purpose to inform, engage and drive behavior change.
• Manage multiple priorities with quality and accuracy.
• Monitor and measure communications effectiveness to inform decisions.
• Collaborate with marketing, PR, design, and digital teams.

Skills

Excellent writing

Detail-oriented

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Collaboration

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office

Education

Post-secondary degree in communications, public relations, English, journalism, or marketing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Stantec, we have some of the world’s leading professionals passionate about enabling our business to be its best. Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. We bring diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise and create a caring culture where everyone can thrive. Through teamwork and collaboration, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day.

Your Opportunity

The Communications Lead, Leadership & Functional Communications, develops and delivers communications strategies that reach the hearts and minds of our people, inspire action, and support our long-term business strategy.

This is a dynamic, multifaceted role that partners closely with functional services leaders and subject matter experts across the globe. In this role, you’ll lead key communications work that connects our people to one another—and to our purpose—so they clearly understand how their work brings Stantec’s Strategic Plan and brand to life every day.

You’ll be part of the Leadership & Functional Communications team within Employee Communications. Your work will focus on company-wide communications supporting various functional services teams including Health, Safety, Security, Environment; and Growth & Innovation. You’ll bring your creativity, authenticity, and strategic thinking to your work, while also influencing best practices and improving how we communicate at scale. You lead by example and demonstrate exceptional relationship management skills and accountability.

The successful candidate thrives in a fast-paced, complex environment where priorities can shift quickly. It calls for strong initiative, sound judgment, efficiency, flexibility, attention to detail, and the ability to navigate sensitive information with care.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver impactful communications plans, including creative campaign concepts, implementation approaches, and timelines.
• Manage partnerships and relationships across the business to align practices to successful outcomes.
• Create compelling content across channels, including email, intranet articles, thought leadership, and video briefs, adapting messages for different audiences and formats.
• Build a deep understanding of operational priorities and audience needs, including language considerations, to deliver targeted and effective communications.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with leaders and internal partners to enable clear, effective, and timely communications.
• Identify and shape key issues and messages by gathering, analyzing, and integrating information from multiple and sometimes competing sources.
• Communicate with purpose to inform, engage, build alignment, and support meaningful behavior change.
• Confidently manage multiple priorities, assessing urgency and impact while maintaining quality and accuracy.
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of communications across channels, using insights to inform future decisions.
• Collaborate closely with the rest of our marketing, communications, and public relations organization, including our graphic design and video, digital, North America operations teams and others.

Your Capabilities and Credentials:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented and organized, with exceptional prioritization skills
• Ability to communicate with partners at all levels
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing environments
• Excellent collaboration and strategic planning skills
• Ability to work within a team as well as independently and with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated proficiency with web-based tools and Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience working within another large organization is considered an asset

Education and Experience:

• Post-secondary degree in communications, public relations, English, journalism, or marketing preferred
• 7+ years’ progressive experience working in a communications-related role for large, complex organizations

Pay Range:

• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$98,300.00 - $147,400.00 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.

Primary Location: Canada | ON | Toronto
Other Locations: Canada | ON | Ottawa
Organization: BC-1186 Marketing & Comms-CA Employee Comms
Employee Status: Regular
Management Level: Individual contributor
Business Justification: Replacement
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time

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