Team Leader, Transmission and Distribution

Team Leader, Transmission and Distribution - ( 220001VK )

**Description**

Join a team that does more than generate and deliver electricity through its work; join a team that powers growth and advances communities. Seeing beyond the project at hand, you’ll work with us to advance the industry and build your career. We operate with the strength of a $3B company and have the agility of a specialized power group, and work on some of the most challenging and cutting-edge projects around the world. Whether helping to define microgrids, pushing the boundaries on clean energy or grid modernization, you will find yourself working with leaders in transmission & distribution, thermal generation, and renewable energy in one of the world’s top 10 design firms, broadening your skills and developing your career.

**Your Opportunity**

Stantec is seeking a Team Leader to oversee our Transmission & Distribution Group predominantly based out of our Waterloo, ON office. Whether through the construction of new lines or relocation, rebuild, upgrades of existing ones, as well as fiber optic additions, the focus of the position will be to engage our highly skilled team of engineers and technicians in the technical execution of various transmission and distribution line projects with diverse range of complexity.

In this role, you will lead and mentor a team of engineers and technicians with the goal of helping to develop, maintain, and enhance Stantec’s market profile, position, and brand imaging as it relates to Transmission & Distribution. You will participate in the technical execution of projects to ensure delivery, resources efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

**Your Key Responsibilities**
- BUILD: Supervise and Mentor Developing Professionals_
- Coordinate team’s work and provide technical guidance on design approach and challenges.
- Assign qualified individuals and teams to projects
- Maintain appropriate staffing levels to suit backlog
- Develop, maintain and implement a training program to support the professional development of team members
- Recognize when technical problems develop and initiate guidance for corrective actions.
- Mentor team to guide their career development objectives.
- Conduct work in a safe manner and promote health and safety within the office and outside of the office while visiting clients and job sites.
- DO: Project Delivery_
- Provide technical leadership guidance to the team, and perform a variety of tasks to plan, execute and deliver.
- Plan, organize, and manage the team’s production of project deliverables to ensure on time delivery, technical quality, and within budget.
- WIN: Support Business Development Activities_
- Lead and assist with development of technical approaches for Statements of Qualifications and Proposals, budgets, and schedules.
- Develop positive relationships with clients, earn their confidence and become their trusted adviser.
- Identify the skill and expertise gaps to meet the current and future market opportunities and support suitable recruitment or development actions to address them.

**Qualifications**

**Your Capabilities and Credentials**
- Leadership_
- Skilled leader and team player capable of building relationships both internally and externally.
- Excellent communication skills: verbal, business writing, electronic communications, and presentations.
- Skilled at inspiring, motivating, and holding team accountable for delivery of innovative design solutions.
- Strong problem-solving skills with ability to make timely decisions and develop others to do so.
- Technical_
- Demonstrated experience in the design and construction of transmission lines, and overhead and underground distribution system design, from small to medium projects to large multi-disciplinary, multi-year projects, in North America.
- Experience with pole modeling software SpidaCalc and/or PLS-CADD is required.
- Knowledge of the Ontario Electrical Safety Code and relevant industry standards including CSA, IEEE, IEC, ANSI and NEMA.
- Knowledge of lighting photometric calculations and RP-8 recommendations would be considered an asset.
- Experience using SAP is considered an asset.
- Ability to develop unique design solutions to fit our client’s needs with a sound understanding of overall goals, objectives, and costs to our clients.
- Open mindedness to learn new aspects of transmission and distribution line design or new emerging technology.

**Education and Experience**
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
- Valid Class G' Driver's license in the Province of Ontario.
- At least 8 years of professional experience in transmission and distribution line engineering
- Existing Province of Ontario professional engineer registration (P.Eng.) or ability to obtain within 2 months of starting work.
- Must be willing and able to travel (10%) to industrial worksites to support project work.
- This description is not a comprehensive li