Team Lead – Mining Environment and Water Resources

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Montreal; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering design firm in Montreal is seeking a Team Lead for Mining Environment and Water Resources. This role involves leading a skilled team, managing projects, and ensuring client satisfaction while navigating technical challenges. Candidates should possess a relevant degree and extensive experience in the mining sector, as well as strong management skills. The position offers competitive compensation and generous benefits.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flexible group insurance

Retirement plans

Professional development programs

Employee wellness programs

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of involvement in mining sector projects.
• Experience in a team leadership role is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Manage service activities in mining environment and water resources projects.
• Ensure balanced workloads across a team of about ten people.
• Supervise and evaluate the work of project managers and specialists.
• Plan projects based on constraints, budgets, and timelines.
• Support the team in achieving billability targets.
• Maintain strong client relationships.

Skills

Management and mentoring skills

Organizational and planning abilities

Excellent writing and communication skills in French

Project management skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geology, or related fields

Job description

Overview

Join Stantec as Team Lead – Mining Environment and Water Resources at one of our offices in St-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec City, Abitibi, Trois-Rivières, or Chicoutimi. Reporting to the Operations Director, you’ll lead and allocate your team’s resources for project execution, guiding a highly skilled and motivated team to meet and exceed client expectations.

Stantec, with 34,000 experts in 450 offices worldwide, is a leader in engineering design. In Quebec, we are a team of 1,600 across 15 offices, dedicated to a healthy, inclusive, and flexible work environment.

Responsibilities

• In mining environment and / or water resources projects (e.g., hydrogeology, hydrology, technical report preparation, government permitting support, multidisciplinary projects), manage service activities and resources in line with policies, standards, procedures, and objectives set with the service director and technical directors.
• Ensure balanced workloads across a team of about ten people in Montreal and other offices in the province.
• Supervise, review, and evaluate the work of project managers, specialists, and other professionals in collaboration with technical directors.
• Plan and monitor projects based on constraints, budgets, and timelines, supporting project managers.
• Support the team in achieving billability targets.
• Assess team training needs and recommend appropriate development programs to the service director.
• Act as both project manager and quality reviewer.
• Maintain strong client relationships.
• Occasionally travel for short durations (e.g., client meetings, field visits).
• Actively contribute to preparing service proposals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s is an asset) in engineering, geology, or related fields to mining environment and / or water resources.
• Minimum of 10 years of involvement in mining sector projects.
• Experience in a team leadership role is considered an asset.

Keys to Success

• Strong management and mentoring skills, good organizational and planning abilities.
• Experience in personnel management.
• English proficiency is an asset to facilitate collaboration with internal teams outside Quebec or with clients.
• Experience in consulting services or deep understanding of this field in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Experience in planning and executing projects with limited supervision.
• Excellent writing and communication skills in French.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (asset).
• Project management skills (scheduling, HR, budgeting, etc.).
• Project experience in the mining sector.
• Strong knowledge of federal and provincial regulations.
• Possible relocation compensation.

Benefits

• Exciting projects with technical challenges on major initiatives improving mobility for many citizens.
• Full-time permanent position: 37.5 hours / week.
• Competitive compensation, leave, and vacation programs.
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees.
• Generous mileage reimbursement at $0.72 / km.
• Comprehensive and flexible group insurance with health / wellness credits.
• Employee wellness and assistance programs.
• Retirement plans: RRSP and Employee Share Ownership Plan with Stantec contributions.
• Referral bonuses for candidate recommendations.
• Service recognition program (Stantec shares).
• Professional development programs (mentorship, coaching, training, tuition reimbursement).
• Employee resource groups offering networking and training opportunities (e.g., Pride@Stantec, Elles@Stantec).