Many of the world’s top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community’s interaction with water a bit differently—as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U. North American Discipline Leaders (NADLs) hold a unique position in our water group, their role is to guide our engineering disciplines in the advancement of skills, innovation, and quality as it relates to the delivery of our work. They facilitate our communities of global and national level engineering discipline leads ensuring workflows leverage the right level of expertise and always mitigate risk. The management and governance of engineering technical data and standards is at the core of the role, always fostering a culture of quality. + The NADLs report to either the US or Canadian Delivery Center Leaders or the US Delivery Center BCOLs. The geotechnical discipline supports the Water Sector (practice and delivery) as well as other business lines by providing technical leadership and specialized project delivery services related to the discipline. Our geotechnical engineering discipline is focused on solving design, construction, and rehabilitation issues impacting the communities where we work and live. By pairing cutting-edge site investigation technology with tried-and-true experience, we bring unparalleled expertise to the entire geotechnical spectrum—from planning, investigation, and design to execution and quality control. ​​​​​​​ Our North American Geotechnical Discipline Leaders collaborate across technical disciplines to link our network of practitioners across Water. **YOUR RESPONSIBILITES:** The NADLs set the vision for their engineering groups and work collaboratively with the BC and Regional Discipline Leads in identifying opportunities, allocating the right resources, and mapping teams to appropriate skills and advancement. The NADL’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to; **Quality & Innovation:** + Set and provide oversight of discipline-specific professional standards and quality assurance practices for deliverable management. + Monitor compliance with our independent and peer reviewer frameworks to ensure the discipline-specific resources are allocated early on in pursuit and project scoping and hold appropriate levels of expertise. + Control, standardize, and advance the suite of applications used by the discipline (e.g., design tools, software applications). + Coordinate advancement and learning around the future-proofing of the engineering teams as they pursue Digital (BIM/digital twin enabled) Delivery. + Identify and champion opportunities for innovation within the practice, either through adopting commercially available products or developing solutions in collaboration with Stantec’s Innovation Office. + Review, approve, and drive compliance with standard processes for delivering engineering design work. Expected to initiate development of direct discipline staff to produce standard processes. + Identify opportunities to differentiate the group through showcasing advancement. + Control the collation of Intellectual Property data and the implementation of a comprehensive knowledge sharing platform. + Maintain best practice guides and retain overall responsibility for development of centralized resources for standards (guide specifications and standard details) as they apply to the discipline-specific engineering group. **Project Management & Execution:** + Execute projects as either a discipline lead and/or Project Technical Lead, and/or in a senior technical capacity on significant projects. + Serve as a discipline Subject Matter Expert. + Collaborate with Business Center Design Leads to promote work sharing and the import and export of personnel as required to successfully deliver projects throughout the business. + Ensure participation in project risk scoping and appropriate ownership of technical lessons learnt at project close out. + Delegate tasks under the NADL’s responsibility to staff qualified to assist completion of these efforts. + Facilitate the capture and communication of lessons learned at project close out or through project feedback. + Coordinate discipline-specific software licensing across Water and in collaboration with IT and with partner business lines (where applicable). **Health & Safety:** + Organize technical learning as it relates to “Safety in Design” and instill a culture of delivery efficiency through the application of these practices. **People Management:** + Maintain a culture of learning and collaboration across the discipline-specific group in a drive for quality and consistency across the engineering pool + Actively maintain internal and external networks to provide mentoring and coaching opportunities for team members. + Ensure career paths are managed and monitored to highlight progress of staff as we look at both succession planning and opportunities. + Facilitate team training opportunities to grow depth and breadth of knowledge in the discipline. + Collaborate with Sector leadership to identify sector-specific skill needs and develop training plans for team members to align with needs. **Business Development & Collaboration:** + Map engineering groups to visual “heat maps” highlighting capacity, capability, and skills as they relate to regional groups. + Coordinate the implementation of appropriate discipline-specific communities of practice and ensure the teams are engaged and planning around key platforms and areas of expertise. + Market discipline-specific design and technical capabilities. + Pursue and lead significant projects within the discipline and for the region + Maintain and enhance our reputation with clients, approval agencies and industry professionals as an outstanding service provider + Pursue leadership positions within relevant professional organizations. + Support team member engagement with professional organizations through the development of technical papers/presentations or committee participation. **Direct Time:** + Consistently achieve the approved metric for billable time; expected to be between 65 and 75%. **The successful candidate will possess the following:** + A skill set that positions them at the highest technical level of their engineering field + A master’s degree in science or engineering is strongly recommended, however a first degree may be sufficient should the candidate possess a strong skill set and appropriate professional accreditation (PE., or P.Eng.) + Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience with a background in engineering consulting, preferably in the Water Sector. + Results-oriented individual who excels in a multi-disciplinary environment + Strong project planning and delivery experience + Appreciation of Stantec’s Project Framework, policies and procedures, professional standards, quality program and health & safety policy + Strong leadership, management, communication, and team building skills are essential + Skills and knowledge to create, suggest and introduce innovative and effective client solutions and integrated deliverables that are aligned with the business objectives + Proven experience in building rapport and trust + Desire to succeed, be enthusiastic, and possess a high degree of integrity + Superior and demonstrated communication, verbal, and written skills + Ability to travel **Pay Range:** • Locations in CO, HI, MD & Various CA, NJ Areas - Min Salary $ 161,500.00 - Max Salary $ 250,500.00 **Pay Transparency:** In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. **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 (AD&D) 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. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, 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. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements **Primary Location:** United States | IL | Chicago **Organization:** 2243 Water-US Delivery-Chicago IL **Employee Status:** Regular **Travel:** Yes **Schedule:** Full time **Job Posting:** 16/07/2025 02:07:10 **Req ID:** 1001153