Senior Structural Engineer

Your Opportunity: As part of our continued growth, we have an immediate opening in our downtown Vancouver office for a Senior Structural Engineer (Struct. Eng). This role is ideal for an experienced engineering leader who thrives on technical excellence, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and guiding teams through complex building and industrial facility projects. You will serve as a technical authority, oversee structural design delivery, mentor engineering staff, and contribute to strategic project planning and client engagement. Stantec’s integrated team approach brings together clients, operators, stakeholders, and internal specialists to deliver resilient, efficient, and sustainable solutions. Our clients span the healthcare, commercial, institutional, residential, mixed-use, education, science & technology, mission-critical, manufacturing, food & beverage, transit, municipal, and national defense sectors. Project types include new construction and renovations of: * Aircraft hangars, land side ports & marine, hydro buildings. * Food processing facilities. * Warehousing and distribution centres. * Vehicle maintenance facilities (aircraft, ships, light rail, heavy rail, bus, fleet, mining, etc.). * Component manufacturing and assembly facilities. * Light industrial buildings. * Healthcare facilities (hospitals, acute care, clinics, and laboratories). * Commercial and mixed-use developments (office, retail, and high-rise residential towers). * Institutional and civic buildings (education, community, cultural, and government). * Mission-critical, science, and technology. * Seismic upgrade / retrofit projects. * Staff support facilities associated with the above. Your Key Responsibilities: * Provide senior-level leadership in the structural design of buildings and industrial facilities, including advanced analysis, system development, and technical oversight. * Serve as the technical lead on major projects, ensuring structural solutions are innovative, efficient, code compliant, and aligned with client objectives. * Develop and review structural systems, design details, and engineering documentation through sketches, diagrams, electronic models, and other visual formats. * Direct and mentor a team of engineers and technologists; provide technical guidance, quality oversight, and professional development support. * Lead multidisciplinary coordination with internal teams, external consultants, clients, contractors, and vendors. * Participate in and often lead client meetings, project requirement sessions, and value engineering discussions. * Oversee project scope for development, budgeting, staffing strategies, and schedule management in collaboration with project managers and discipline leads. * Prepare, review, and coordinate project specifications with construction documents * Conduct constructability reviews and provide senior-level technical input during design and construction phases. * Perform and oversee quality assurance and quality control reviews across multiple projects. * Contribute to the development of structural standards, best practices, and technical guidelines for the group. * Support business development activities, including proposal input, client relationship building, and pursuit strategy. * Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining high technical and delivery standards.

The Senior Structural Engineer will provide technical leadership and oversight for complex building and industrial projects, ensuring structural solutions are innovative and code-compliant. They will also mentor engineering staff, manage project budgets and schedules, and lead multidisciplinary coordination with clients and consultants.

Candidates must hold a P.Eng. designation with a Struct. Eng. certification in British Columbia and possess at least 15 years of North American structural design experience. Proficiency in structural analysis software and deep knowledge of Canadian building codes are mandatory requirements for this role.

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• Structural Engineering
• Seismic Design
• Project Leadership
• Technical Oversight
• Structural Analysis
• National Building Code of Canada
• Concrete Design
• Steel Design
• Wood Design
• Masonry Design
• SAP2000
• ETABS
• Revit
• AutoCAD
• Construction Administration
• Multidisciplinary Coordination
• Engineering Documentation
• Technical Authority
• Project Scoping
• Vehicle Maintenance
• Resilience
• Acute Care
• Budgeting
• Business Development
• Construction
• Management
• Constructability
• Customer Relationship Building
• Project Planning
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Project Management
• Project Coordination
• Quality Assurance
• Renovation
• Retrofitting
• Structural Systems
• Value Engineering
• Coordinating
• Quality Control

• Engineering
• Construction
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Manufacturing
• Structural Engineer
• Civil Engineers

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

10+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week