Water Resources/ Hydrology & Hydraulics Team Lead

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is a recognized industry leader in delivering important water resources projects of varying sizes and complexity across the globe. Our Water business is rapidly growing in Texas, and we have an exciting opportunity for a Water Resources/ Hydrology & Hydraulics (H&H) Team Lead with an emphasis on developing high performing teams, executing strategic water resources projects, and growing Texas accounts. This individual will manage, execute, and help win water resources studies and projects including H&H, stormwater and flood management, riverine floodplain modeling and mapping, green stormwater infrastructure, environmental/stream restoration, drainage and pump stations, and provide support, guidance and mentoring to a team of talented water resources professionals. The successful candidate will be someone with strong leadership and communication skills, technical experience in H&H (modeling and design), and a successful history of leading and mentoring a diverse team. The ideal candidate will have at least 15 years of work experience directly related to water resources engineering.

Your Key Responsibilities

Manage water resources, H&H, and stormwater/drainage projects of varying complexity within multidisciplinary teams.

Manage and lead other team members while working on projects, complete tasks and delegate specific project tasks to other team members as appropriate.

Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to junior and intermediate level staff and develop high-performing project teams.

Project delivery and quality oversight of complex water projects across multiple sectors, serving as Sr Project Manager, Sr Technical Leader, or Principal-in-Charge capacities.

Provide technical review of project deliverables and products such as H&H models, feasibility studies, and project design packages.

Prepare project deliverables and ensure that projects' needs are met in a timely and effective manner.

Participate in marketing efforts and business development including relationship development, proposal preparation, and participation in interviews.

Contribute to the branding and reputation of Stantec in Texas through leadership and involvement in related industry organizations and professional societies.

Contribute to the growth of the Texas water resources team through talent recruitment, development, and mentoring.

Develop and maintain a strong business culture that reinforces our corporate values and is supportive of our team’s needs.

This position is part of a larger team with opportunities to support multiple Stantec offices.

Ability to travel as needed to fill role responsibilities.

Promote a strong culture of health and safety.