Senior Civil Engineer

Strong communities don’t just happen—they’re built. They’re creatively imagined, collaboratively planned, and readied to face tomorrow with optimism. We’re driving the future of Community Development. Our experts lead their fields, collaborating on projects that are as technically challenging as they are impactful, creative, and fulfilling. We’re a place where you can apply your passion—and find endless opportunities to help make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

Your Opportunity

In the role of Senior Civil Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design delivery of land development and/or municipal infrastructure projects for our expanding list of clients. The projects that a Senior Civil Engineer may be assigned to have complex features that will require the application of mature knowledge and engineering judgement. Project management opportunities will also arise should the successful candidate be interested.

The Stantec Community Development group in British Columbia provides services to both private and public sector clients across the province. In this role, the successful candidate may have opportunities to collaborate with our Canada West teams and support their project needs as opportunities arise, while helping grow the business in British Columbia. This individual will primarily be responsible for managing relationships with some of our most valued private and public sector clients, providing exceptional customer service.

The links below can be used to view some recent project work from our Community Development team.

E-One Moli Energy - Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Manufacturing Facility

City of Vancouver - Four Permanent Plazas

Belleville Terminal Redevelopment – Design Build Project

Your Key Responsibilities

Land development is a complex endeavor that requires understanding of multiple engineering, urban planning, landscape architecture and construction disciplines. It involves bringing the best ideas from each discipline and weaving them together to create great communities for our clients and for future residents. The details of the plans and designs must be supported by the local municipalities approving authority and working closely with their representatives is instrumental in the efficient advancement of the design and construction process. We are seeking experienced team members who know how to navigate this exciting environment. Please see the responsibilities below:

• Lead the civil design for infill, greenfield, and brownfield land development projects across a number of sectors including commercial, residential, industrial & institutional
• Lead the civil design for municipal infrastructure or public space projects, and provide civil engineering design & leadership on large scale infrastructure projects.
• Lead and manage multi-disciplinary engineering and landscape architecture teams on projects led by Community Development.
• Review and prepare civil designs for site grading and site servicing including water distribution, sanitary sewers, storm water management, shallow utilities, and erosion control design.
• Complete due diligence reports and land reviews providing knowledge on overall servicing for potential land purchases for our client base.
• Provide senior engineering support for overall servicing in support of Planning applications/Land Use Designations.
• Liaise with municipalities and other approving authorities to advocate for client objectives.
• Build and foster relationships with clients, municipal, and provincial approving authorities.
• Provide mentorship, training, and guidance to junior and intermediate technical staff.
• Contribute and provide guidance in project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, clients, and other various project stakeholders.
• Complete field reviews and EOR reviews as necessary during the construction administration phase of own projects
• Participate in quality assurance and quality control review on own projects and projects of peers.
• Assist in the development of new standards and processes for the design team.
• Contribute to the development of proposals and the development of project scope and fees through a design focused lens.
• Contribute to business planning, business development and client development strategies.

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