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 centres, resilient neighbourhoods, 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.

Your Opportunity

Look at what our Community Development team does here in the prairies and across the world! Community Development

An exciting new opportunity exists for a successful candidate to lead our Subdivision Engineering practice in the delivery of land development projects. Reporting to the Operations Lead in Community Development, you will be responsible for the oversight of engineering delivery for all our subdivision projects. As the Manager, you will be responsible for the continued support and development of our talented design and drafting team members. You will also contribute as a leadership representative to the strategy and success of the Community Development business line in Calgary and area. Collaboration amongst multi-discipline teams including urban planners, landscape architects, surveyors, civil engineering designers, field staff, and shallow utility designers will be necessary to successfully design, plan and build new communities.

Both establishing and strengthening project planning and controls systems for your team while providing leadership and support on client relations are central to this challenging role. Demonstrated project management skills, advanced understanding of municipal approvals processes, financial management and leadership of project teams are critical aspects required for this role.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision and support for members of the Design and Drafting team.
• Collaborate and interface with other discipline leaders and project managers who oversee the planning, design and construction of new communities (residential, industrial and commercial).
• Review and prepare designs for site grading and site servicing including water distribution, sanitary sewers, storm water management, shallow utilities, and erosion control design.
• Provide senior level engineering support for overall service in support of Planning Applications/Land Use Designations.
• Liaise with municipalities and other approving authorities to advocate for client objectives.
• Complete due diligence reports and land reviews providing knowledge on overall servicing for potential land purchases for our client base.
• Contribute to the development of proposals and the development of project scope and fees through a design focused lens.
• Provide financial leadership and oversight of the design and drafting program of projects beginning with proposals, including invoicing and financial reporting, through to close out.
• Recruitment and retention of team members, including investment in skill development, continuous training and performance management.
• Responsible for driving consistent and effective delivery on all projects.
• Collaborate with other design and engineering teams throughout Stantec to share knowledge and resources, as well as explore innovative approaches to solve complex problems for our clients.
• Lead and provide resource guidance in project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, clients, and other various project stakeholders.
• Lead the continuous development of new standards and processes for the design team.

Your Capabilities and credentials

• Demonstrated project management skills, advanced understanding of municipal approvals processes and financial management.
• Strong leadership approach that challenges staff while providing support for success.
• Advanced ability to anticipate and resolve issues while seizing opportunities to work more effectively with municipal governments, partners and communities throughout projects.
• Must be a self-motivated individual possessing superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Must work well in a leadership role within a collaborative team environment.
• Thorough understanding of the land development industry within Southern Alberta and surrounding areas.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree a in a field directly related to land development, with a minimum of 8-10 years of experience as a Project Manager within subdivision development.
• Thorough understanding of land development including site grading, sanitary and storm sewer servicing, water servicing, shallow utility coordination, roadway, lot design, as well as a general understanding of stormwater engineering concepts.
• Strong understanding of the life cycle of land development projects from the land review stage through to building permits, Final Acceptance Certificates, and As-builts.
• Understanding of enhanced 3D Software and knowledge of CAD Standards is required.
• Demonstrated skills in working within a team environment and leading teams effectively.
• Strong organizational skills, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and demonstrate a flexible approach to work assignments.
• Participates and collaborates effectively in a project team setting to take a solution orientated approach.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD Civil 3D, BlueBeam Revu.

Position will primarily work in the office, hybrid work from home will be considered, however an in-office presence will be a priority as a member of the leadership team. Please note this position may require occasional field work depending on the season.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.