Urban Mobility Team - Group Leader

Overview Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future‑ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master‑planned communities, mixed‑use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home. If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable. As an Urban Mobility Team – Group Leader, you will have the opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team on multiple, high‑profile projects for a range of public and private sector clients. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a collaborative team of engineers, planners, and landscape architects to address the most pressing issues facing our communities and be part of a team that develops creative planning and engineering solutions to address changing land‑use and infrastructure demands. You’ll be encouraged to be a creative leader, dedicated to meshing the emerging trends in urban mobility with the best practices of transportation planning. Your fundamental knowledge, engineering, planning and communication skills will be utilized to lead multi‑disciplinary project teams and grow a thriving transportation planning practice within the North Central region. Potential projects include everything from complex urban mobility studies to more routine corridor studies and system‑wide transportation planning efforts. Our clients generally include Local, State, and Federal government agencies. This is a great opportunity for a motivated, energetic individual who wants to challenge their abilities in a dynamic work environment to grow and lead a multi‑disciplinary transportation planning team. Key Responsibilities – Business Development Lead business development efforts, including market research. Develop, maintain and strengthen client relationships while playing a key role in client management and satisfaction, developing leads, and securing contracts to support utilization goals for the team and your group. Work with BC Leadership to identify priorities and strategic opportunities in geographic markets. Actively contribute to thought leadership, win strategies, key pursuits and successful project execution. Champion project pursuits through initiating and developing client relationships, shaping teams to innovatively meet project needs, writing compelling proposals, and developing fees. Contribute to management of the Urban Mobility team’s Marketing and Business Development Spend focusing on pursuing projects and clients with a higher percentage of win rates. Contribute to Strategic Pursuit of Top 20 Project Opportunities. Work with other teams within and outside of the BC to promote work sharing and other collaborative efforts to help integrate employees into a variety of opportunities within the BC and overall Stantec. Key Responsibilities – Staff Development Provide technical guidance and mentorship to staff and promote inter‑office collaboration including being directly present in the office at least 3 days of each work week. Support the group’s overall talent management lifecycle including career development, employee engagement, succession planning, coaching and mentoring, diversity and inclusion, and leadership development. Help to communicate and advance the Team’s vision, business strategy and strategic plan. Support the Urban Mobility Team Leader(s) with managing performance and compensation in accordance with Stantec’s compensation philosophy through quarterly and yearly employee performance review (YEPR), rate review, and STIP/bonus allocation. Establish employee connectedness within the group by interfacing frequently with employees. Encourage participation in ERGs, DPG and other activities to support a healthy office culture. Uphold a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices, encourages individual integrity, and focuses on the customer and service delivery. Support health and safety performance of group members, including the monitoring of leading and lagging indicators, and meeting leading indicator goals. Key Responsibilities – Project Development/Technical Operations Prepare and manage a comprehensive and diverse range of urban mobility and transportation projects from preliminary scoping through final design. Provide technical expertise related to corridor projects and plans, roadway and multimodal design integrating pedestrian, bikeway, transit, vehicular elements, and bridge. Plan, schedule, and coordinate the technical aspects of projects for the team. Supervise, coordinate and review the work of other professionals who assist in specific assignments. Work closely with civil engineers, traffic engineers, urban planners, and developers on plans for projects. Oversee relationships with clients, agencies and others to be aware of project requirements. Recognize when technical problems are developing and initiate appropriate corrective actions. Review and manage your own work for accuracy and coordinate with others to ensure QA/QC of deliverables. Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned. Capabilities and Credentials Highly effective in assisting and leading teams on complex projects. Demonstrates ability to readily identify potential challenges/issues on a project. Efficient project management of multiple concurrent projects. Highly effective in building and maintaining client relationships. Ability to craft compelling proposals, including strategic fee proposals. Education and Experience Minimum bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field. Minimum 7 years’ experience in the field of transportation planning or engineering. Other Information You will work in an open‑concept office setting. Local travel may be required for attending client or public meetings, scoping new assignments, and visiting project sites. Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Pay Range Locations in CO, HI, IL, MD & Various CA, NJ Areas – $117,800.00 – $176,800.00 Annually. Benefits Summary Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full‑time and part‑time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. Employees will also accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and are eligible for paid sick leave in accordance with state and local law. Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave in accordance with state and local law. Benefits may differ for union positions under collective bargaining agreements. Equal Opportunity Statement Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. Stantec is committed to ensuring its recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team. #J-18808-Ljbffr Stantec