Senior Project Engineer

Stantec; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 112,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision plans

Wellness program

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Stantec in Burnaby, BC, is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead multi-discipline design teams on large utilities projects across Western Canada. This role combines technical leadership with mentorship of engineers from structural, mechanical, civil, and electrical domains, and requires strong communication and stakeholder management.

You will drive project scope, safety compliance, and high-quality engineering documentation, while coordinating with operations and clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 12+ years progressive and comprehensive engineering experience.
• 4+ years of experience leading multi-discipline design teams on large, complex projects.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-discipline design teams across structural, mechanical, civil, and electrical domains.
• Ensure project scope is understood, met, and exceeded.
• Mentor team members and foster collaboration.
• Prepare and review technical reports, standards, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Promote safety culture and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Support project and operations management to meet safety, cost, quality and time objectives.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentorship

Communication skills

Problem solving

MS Office

Bluebeam/Adobe Acrobat

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Office Suite

Bluebeam/Adobe Acrobat

Job description

At Stantec, we know the work we do matters. From decarbonizing mines to modernizing electric grids and building the infrastructure that fuels communities, we’re powering the world. Our clients come to us with their biggest, most complex challenges because that’s where we thrive. And we’re looking for problem solvers, high achievers, and visionaries to help us.

At Stantec, we know the work we do matters. From decarbonizing mines to modernizing electric grids and building the infrastructure that fuels communities, we’re powering the world. Our clients come to us with their biggest, most complex challenges because that’s where we thrive. And we’re looking for problem solvers, high achievers, and visionaries to help us.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Energy team in western Canada is currently offering exciting opportunities for Senior Project Engineer to work on a variety of utilities projects throughout Western Canada. This technical leadership role is ideal for someone with a passion for leading a large group of engineers from different disciplines.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Ensure client expectations related to project scope are clearly understood, met, and exceeded.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to team members; foster initiative, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Champion a strong safety culture by promoting safe work practices and ensuring compliance with all safety regulations.
• Prepare and review technical reports, presentations, standards, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Project Leadership: Lead and coordinate multi-discipline design teams for medium to large-scale projects, ensuring integration across structural, mechanical, civil, and electrical domains.
• Technical Problem Solving: Resolve highly technical and unusual design or field engineering issues by conducting independent studies and exercising expert judgment.
• Management Support: Assist project and operations management in meeting safety, cost, quality, and time objectives. This includes proposing plan changes, reviewing contractor payment requests, and preparing detailed progress reports.
• Standards & Compliance: Contribute to the development of technical standards and ensure all engineering designs support successful, safe operations within the network.
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and technical advice to other engineering professionals.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite, & Bluebeam/Adobe Acrobat.
• Previous experience working with or at BC Hydro is an asset.
• Willing and able to travel occasionally when required.
• Self-motivated, team-oriented, efficient, and a good communicator.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication abilities with a keen eye for detail. Ability to work with others in a collaborative team environment.
• Engineering expertise across the total project life cycle, from conceptual design through to testing and commissioning.
• Valid driver’s license.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• 12+ years progressive and comprehensive engineering experience.
• 4+ years of experience leading multi-discipline design teams on large, complex projects.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively work and collaborate with a range of internal and external customers.

Office Location and Schedule

• Typical office environment working with computers.
• Stantec offers a flexible work environment (a hybrid model of working in the office and at home).
• Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
• Hybrid work model to work from home is possible.
• Location – Burnaby

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. #FeelingEnergized

#EnergyAcceleration

Pay Range

• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$111,700.00 - $167,600.00 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 | BC | Burnaby

Other Locations: Canada | AB | Calgary

Organization: BC-1182 E&R-CA Pacific

Employee Status: Regular

Management Level: Individual contributor

Business Justification: New Position

Travel: No

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting: 14/08/2026 07:08:28

Req ID: 1007252