Substation Project Engineering Team Lead

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 139,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Stantec’s Energy team in western Canada seeks a Substation Project Engineering Team Lead to guide a team of engineers and contractors on major utility projects in British Columbia. The role reports to the Substation Engineering Manager and emphasizes technical leadership and program delivery.

Hybrid work is available with location in Vancouver/Burnaby. The ideal candidate brings extensive electrical engineering experience, strong leadership, and a collaborative approach to managing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering required.
• 14+ years progressive and comprehensive engineering experience.
• 4+ years management/leadership experience.
• 4+ years 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 for collaboration with internal and external customers.

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.
• Provide technical leadership as a subject matter expert, offering professional engineering advice within and beyond the department.
• Prepare and review technical reports, presentations, standards, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Lead and coordinate multi-discipline design teams for medium to large-scale projects, ensuring integration across structural, mechanical, civil, and electrical domains.
• Resolve highly technical and unusual design or field engineering issues by conducting independent studies and exercising expert judgment.
• Assist project and operations management in meeting safety, cost, quality, and time objectives; review contractor payments and prepare progress reports.
• Contribute to the development of technical standards and ensure engineering designs support safe operations.
• Provide guidance and technical advice to other emerging engineering professionals.

Skills

Self-motivated

Team-oriented

Efficient

Strong communicator

Excellent written/verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Bluebeam/Adobe Acrobat

AutoCAD

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.

Join us for a chance to grow professionally at one of the world’s top design firms while building our clean energy future.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Energy team in western Canada is currently offering exciting opportunities for Engineers to work on a variety of utilities substation projects throughout Western Canada. The team is looking to fill the role of Substation Project Engineering Team Lead. This leadership role, reporting to the Substation Engineering Manager, will lead a team of Project Engineers and subcontractors. This technical leadership role is ideal for someone with a passion for building strong teams and executing exciting work.

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.

• Provide technical leadership as a subject matter expert, offering professional engineering advice within and beyond the department.

• 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 emerging engineering professionals.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite, Bluebeam/Adobe Acrobat, & AutoCAD.

• 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.

• 14+ years progressive and comprehensive engineering experience.

• 4+ years management / leadership 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 – Vancouver / Burnaby, British Columbia.

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. #EnergyAcceleration

Pay Range

Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$139,000.00 - $208,500.00 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 | Vancouver
Other Locations: Canada | BC | Burnaby
Organization: BC-1182 E&R-CA Pacific
Employee Status: Regular
Management Level: Supervisor
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time