Team Leader - Delivery (QLD) - ( 2600002L )

Description

Stantec’s Water team in Australia has an impressive portfolio of successful major projects that are already positively impacting our communities across the country. We know that finding solutions to our water issues is critical, and so our diverse network of 400 water specialists in Australia collaborate across business lines and geographies to ensure the best outcomes are achieved. With exciting projects in the pipeline, we are looking to expand our teams and seek the change-makers, innovators, leaders and collaborators to join us. How will you impact Australia’s water solutions? Grow with us, H2O+U.

The following role is now open within the Queensland Water Delivery Group and we are now accepting applications. We are seeking motivated professionals who are driven to lead, drive project success and support the team’s performance.

• Team Leader, Delivery (QLD)

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the Group Leader with monitoring and reporting on the performance of the team.

• Work with partner Team Leaders (TLs) locally and in other regions to drive collaboration and work sharing across the BC.

• Working with your Group Leader, you will:

  • Be responsible for the health and safety performance within their team, including the monitoring of leading and lagging indicators.
  • Be responsible for the team’s talent management lifecycle including but not limited to; recruitment suggestions, career development, employee engagement, succession planning, coaching and mentoring, diversity and inclusion, and leadership development.
  • Foster a success-oriented environment within your team by displaying collaborative behaviours and exerting measured and balanced influence.
  • Promote a happy, supportive, and inclusive culture aligned with the core values to support the strategic intent of the business.
  • Be responsible for team utilisation by effective forecasting, networking, business development and delegation and development of backlog.
  • Ensure all team members have a clear path towards their relevant Chartered Status and any Professional Registration requirements, where appropriate.

To be successful for this role you'll need:

• Relevant tertiary qualification

• A minimum 7 years’ professional work experience or an equivalent combination of education and related experience

• Ability to foster and grow a collaborative spirit between staff working within the region, BC and across the broader Stantec service lines

• To be committed to working in the office at least 3 days / week to make sure you are a visible leader supporting the development of a strong team culture.

• A broad range of skills covering people management, business development and project delivery

• Highly developed interpersonal skills to develop and maintain positive relationships with the team as well as internal and external clients

• Highly developed consulting skills to liaise with clients and other stakeholders to achieve mutually successful project outcomes

• Well-developed problem solving and negotiations skills to resolve queries.

In your application, please address the following items:

• How you meet the requirements for being successful in this role

• What you see as the biggest opportunity (or challenge) in the role

• Why you want this position

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification

• A minimum 7 years’ professional work experience or an equivalent combination of education and related experience

Primary Location : Australia-Queensland-Carrara

Organization : BC-3002 Water-AU Australia

Employee Status : Contract

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Feb 8, 2026, 4:24:07 PM

Req ID: 2600002L

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