Stantec

Design Integration Lead - Water/Wastewater

Stantec$113K — $170K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, Process, Chemical, Environmental Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation and registration with EGBC, or eligibility for registration.
  • Minimum 10+ years of experience in municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
  • Strong understanding of design management principles and quality management systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex technical interfaces.
  • Understanding of government governance, procurement, and capital project delivery processes.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for major wastewater treatment projects.
  • Lead interface management and support project management activities.
  • Coordinate design review activities and technical deliverables.
  • Act as a primary interface between Metro Vancouver and design consultants.
  • Ensure consistent and efficient completion of technical reviews.
  • Facilitate collaboration among stakeholders including staff and contractors.
  • Participate in project management activities including budgeting and scheduling.

Benefits

  • Access to health, dental, and vision plans.
  • Wellness program and health care spending account.
  • Group registered retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase program.
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional membership fee coverage.
  • Paid time off and short-term/long-term disability plans.
Full Job Description
Stantec is seeking a Design Integration Lead to support Metro Vancouver's Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Program. Working as part of the Iona Program Management Team (IPMT), you will provide technical and design integration, and project management support throughout the planning, design, and implementation of a major wastewater treatment infrastructure project. This is a unique opportunity to help deliver one of the largest wastewater treatment plant programs in Canada and play a key role in shaping sustainable infrastructure for future generations.

When you join our team, you'll benefit from:
  • Working on some of British Columbia's largest and most complex municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
  • Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams of engineers, specialists, project managers, and construction professionals.
  • Opportunities to lead project design delivery from planning and conceptual design through detailed design and construction support.

Your Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide technical leadership and wastewater treatment expertise in support of major treatment plant projects.
  • Lead and coordinate interface management, issues and decisions and participate in and support project management activities including risk management, cost estimating
  • Lead and coordinate design review activities for design submissions, technical memoranda, reports, and engineering deliverables.
  • Act as a primary interface between Metro Vancouver, Stantec subject matter experts, and the Design Consultant to facilitate timely review and resolution of technical issues.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary technical input and ensure reviews are completed consistently and efficiently.
  • Facilitate collaboration across project stakeholders, including Metro Vancouver staff, consultants, contractors, and technical working groups.
  • Participate in and support project management activities including budgeting, scheduling, governance processes, and decision management.
  • Lead or support workshops, design reviews, technical meetings, and stakeholder engagement sessions.
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, Process, Chemical, Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation and registration with EGBC, or eligibility for registration.
  • Minimum 10+ years of experience delivering municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams.
  • Strong understanding of design management principles, project delivery processes, and quality management systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage complex technical interfaces, and facilitate collaborative decision-making among diverse stakeholders.
  • Understanding of municipal and regional government governance, procurement, and capital project delivery processes.
  • Experience supporting risk management, cost management, scheduling, and overall project governance activities.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, technical writing, and stakeholder management skills.

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.

Pay Range:
• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$113,800.00 - $170,800.00 Annually

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. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

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 savings account, 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 time off.

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.

Primary Location: Canada | BC | Burnaby
Organization: 1117 Water-CA British Columbia-Burnaby BC
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 04/09/2026 05:09:36
Req ID: 1007599

About Stantec

Stantec Inc. is a global engineering consulting firm headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company provides professional consulting services in the areas of infrastructure, water, environment, buildings, and energy. Stantec has over 22,000 employees working in more than 400 locations across six continents. The company has a diverse client base that includes public and private sector clients. Stantec is committed to sustainability and has implemented green practices in its operations. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the American Council of Engineering Companies' National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement.
Learn more about Stantec
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Market Cap
$5.1 billion
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Founded
1954
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