Senior Structural Engineer

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Lead relationships with owners, architects, engineering disciplines, contractors, and other project stakeholders to establish objectives, define technical requirements, and support successful project delivery.
• Lead and coordinate structural engineering work from planning and conceptual design through detailed design, tender, construction, and project closeout.
• Develop, oversee, and review structural analyses, design calculations, technical specifications, drawings, reports, and construction documents for reinforced concrete, structural steel, masonry, and wood structures.
• Apply a professional seal to engineering documents and assume professional responsibility for structural work prepared under your supervision.
• Serve as Structural Engineer of Record, discipline lead, technical advisor, or senior reviewer, as appropriate to project scope and experience.
• Lead or participate in Quality Control and Technical Independent Reviews and help maintain consistent application of Stantec's QA/QC procedures.
• Provide clear, practical direction in the assessment and resolution of complex structural design, coordination, and construction issues.
• Participate in client meetings, project planning, scope development, value analysis, risk reviews, and cost estimating.
• Work with Project Managers to develop realistic scopes, fees, work plans, schedules, resource plans, and risk-management strategies.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design activities and structural resources across project teams and Stantec offices, matching the delivery approach to project size and complexity.
• Lead and oversee construction-phase structural services, including shop drawing reviews, responses to requests for information, site reviews, field review reports, site instructions, and corrective actions.
• Mentor and coach intermediate and junior professionals through project assignments, design reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge-sharing activities.

Capabilities and Credentials

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from a recognized university. A master's degree is considered an asset.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Alberta, or eligible for registration in Alberta.
• Typically 10 or more years of progressive structural engineering experience, including substantial responsibility for the design and construction-phase delivery of building projects.
• Demonstrated success leading structural design, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, exercising sound engineering judgment, and guiding projects through all phases of delivery.
• Strong working knowledge and demonstrated design experience in reinforced concrete and structural steel, with experience in masonry and wood considered beneficial.
• Proficiency in applying the NBCC and relevant CSA standards, including CSA A23.3, CSA S16, and, where applicable, CSA S304 and CSA O86.
• Extensive experience delivering projects in one or more of the healthcare, education, research, commercial, community, institutional, industrial, water, or wastewater sectors.
• Strong construction knowledge and experience reviewing reinforced concrete, structural steel, masonry, and other structural work in the field.
• Experience with structural analysis and design software such as ETABS, SAP2000, SAFE, RISA, or RAM. Experience with Revit, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office products is highly desirable.
• A collaborative leadership style, strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to build credibility with clients, colleagues, and project partners.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor others, delegate effectively, provide constructive technical feedback, and contribute to a positive team environment.
• Working knowledge of project management fundamentals, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, change management, and quality.

Benefits Summary

• Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free
• Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
• The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Pay Transparency

• In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required.
• The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location.
• At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.
• Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

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