Civil Discipline Lead (Water Infrastructure)

Job Description
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
The role involves working on projects associated with wet infrastructure, i.e. wastewater, stormwater, potable water and recycled water systems, water and wastewater treatment system, and flood management and associated infrastructure such as pump stations.
This will involve undertaking field visits, investigations, data collection, planning, hydraulic modeling support, master planning, design development, report writing, preparation of tender documents, technical specifications and BOQs.
Key responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited:
1. Lead and manage technical delivery of the technical aspects of a project life cycle;
• Provide technical inputs into bids including developing technical content as required
• Develop engineering manhours and manage engineering budgets
• Manage and oversee project engineering activities
• Manage engineering schedule and support project managers as required
• Multi-discipline project coordination and interface management
• Ensure Stantec QA / QC processes are strictly followed
• Lead client interfaces related to technical aspects of projects
• Support staff capability development
2. Leading preparation of concept, preliminary and detailed designs for wet infrastructure including;
• Design briefs and Basis of Design technical notes
• Design calculations
• Design reports
• Design drawings production
• Specifications and bill of quantities
3. Collaboration and working as part of a team;
• Work in conjunction with peer to overcome project design challenges and share lessons learnt on projects
• Liaise with other discipline leads and/or teams working remotely from other regions to facilitate completion of project tasks
• Mentor and support junior members of the team
• Liaise with and manage sub-consultants and sub-contractors delivery to facilitate completion of project tasks
4. Follow safe work practices and adhere to company guidelines and policies for planning and executing work in a safe manner;
• Complete all work in line with Stantec’s Core Values and in accordance with the Stantec’s Quality Systems, Project Quality procedures and Health & Safety procedures.
• Design for safety
5. Client Services and Stakeholders Management;
• Organise and attend meetings with clients to collect data and discuss technical solutions and options
• Attend meetings with stakeholders and follow up on NOCs for utility corridors where required


Qualifications
Personal Specifications and Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental Engineering (or related) from a recognised university
• 15+ Years of experience in design of wet infrastructure projects
• Demonstrable experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Working knowledge of engineering software such as AutoCAD, ArcGIS, InfoWater, InfoSewer, WaterGems, SewerGems, InfoWorks ICM, InfoWorks WS, etc Client specific requirements
• Professional accreditation (Chartership/PE or equivalent) from internationally recognised engineering institutions such as ICE, CIWEM, Engineer Australia, etc., or working towards it
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