Overview
Team Lead – Mining Environment and Water Resources at Stantec — lead a multidisciplinary Environmental Services team across Quebec offices (St-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec City, Abitibi, Trois-Rivières, or Chicoutimi). Reporting to the Operations Director, you will manage and allocate your team’s resources for project execution, guide and grow a highly skilled team, and ensure projects meet and exceed client expectations.
Stantec, with 34,000 experts in 450 offices worldwide, is an engineering firm dedicated to client success, community growth, and professional development. Our Quebec practice employs about 1,600 people across 15 offices, committed to a healthy, inclusive, and flexible work environment. This role supports projects in the Mining Environment and / or Water Resources fields, including hydrogeology, hydrology, technical report preparation, government permitting support, and participation in multidisciplinary projects.
Responsibilities
- Manage service activities and resources in line with applicable policies, standards, and procedures, and according to 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 development programs to the service director.
- Act as both project manager and quality reviewer.
- Maintain strong client relationships and occasionally travel for short durations (e.g., client meetings, field visits).
- Contribute to preparing service proposals.
Your Background
- 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 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 and strong knowledge of federal and provincial regulations.
- Possible relocation compensation.
Why Choose Stantec?
Stantec stands out for its human-centered work environment and inclusive practices, earning recognitions such as the 2023 Employer Award from Downtown Montreal and the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index. We offer competitive benefits, career development programs, and employee resource groups.
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).
Job Details
- Primary Location : Canada | QC | Montreal
- Organization : 1670 EnvSvcs-CA Quebec-Saint-Laurent QC
- Employee Status : Regular
- Travel : No
- Schedule : Full time
- Job Posting : 11 / 09 / 2025 08 : 09 : 15
- Req ID : 1002250
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