Stantec

Hydropower & Dams Lead

Stantec$110K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Engineer with accredited degree; postgraduate in engineering or business is a plus.
  • Professional designation in Quebec required.
  • 15+ years of hydro industry experience, preferably with consulting firms.
  • Familiarity with engineering design and analysis software; proficient in Microsoft Office.
  • Proven project management skills with multi-disciplinary project experience.

Responsibilities

  • Strengthen team dynamics and promote safety and quality standards.
  • Guide colleagues in solving diverse engineering challenges related to hydropower.
  • Motivate and manage team efforts while resolving conflicts.
  • Assist in recruiting and mentoring future staff.
  • Analyze client projects to determine suitable scope, effort, and staffing needs.
  • Collaborate across teams and with sector leaders to drive project success.
  • Lead local business development and maintain strong client relationships.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision plans.
  • Wellness program and health care spending accounts.
  • Group registered retirement savings and employee stock purchase plans.
  • Life insurance and long-term disability plans.
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional membership fee coverage.
Full Job Description
Your Opportunity

Our hydro team is seeking a colleague who enjoys understanding client needs and matching them with Stantec's service offerings to fill the role of

Hydropower & Dams Lead - Quebec

You will act as a "seller/doer" with strong connections in the Quebec hydropower industry. This being a technically integrated role, you are an engineer who can draw on experience in a variety of areas including design, construction and operation of dams, spillways, intake structures, water conveyances and powerhouses as well as the associated equipment of gates, valves, turbine-generator units and balance of plant. Further, experience with managing people and projects is required.

If you feel a passion for waterpower, please apply and convince us that you are the right person for our team.

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Strengthen Team
  • Observe and personify safety and quality culture
  • Guide colleagues in their approach, execution and development of solutions to a variety of diverse engineering problems involving hydropower structures or equipment
  • Motivate team to work together efficiently and mitigate team conflict
  • Assist in resource management processes, recruitment, career development, succession planning, coaching and mentoring
  • Understand complexity of a given client project and match with appropriate scope of work, level of effort and staffing

Improve Effectiveness
  • Collaborate effectively with colleagues, operations and sector leadership within Quebec, across Canada and internationally via appropriate choice of written or verbal communication channels
  • Understand Stantec's business and project management processes, critically review to improve and apply consistently
  • Contribute to the development and execution of the sector business strategy
  • Meet HSSE goals and targets
  • Communicate at ease and habitually across the corporate hierarchy
  • Understand and apply appropriately our risk review process
  • Be able to scale administrative process to size and type of application and identify potential for improvements

Grow Business
  • Drive the local business development in Quebec and contribute across other geographies
  • Attract exceptional staff to work with your team in Quebec
  • Balance time on projects with pursuit and positioning for new business opportunities
  • Understand hydro industry, changing needs and players
  • Communicate comfortably with clients across their hierarchy from boardroom to shop floor
  • Know clients, the issues they may need help with and their staff
  • Maintain client relationships that aim at satisfied customers and repeat business
  • Recognize where Stantec can be of value to clients
  • Promote Brand
  • Be involved with relevant industry associations and academic institutions
  • Know Stantec's differentiators and be able to explain benefits to clients

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • Engineer with a degree from an accredited university. Post graduate degree in an engineering or business field is an asset.
  • Professional designation obtained in Quebec
  • Minimum of 15 years of experience in hydro industry, at least partially with a consulting engineering firm
  • Knowledge of a variety of software programs used in engineering analysis and design; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Project management experience with demonstrated organizational and communication skills on multi-disciplinary projects

Position will have flexibility with working from home and/or office attendance in one of our Montreal area offices. Occasional travel to client sites will be required.

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 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 | QC | Montréal
Other Locations: Canada | QC | Chicoutimi
Organization: 1584 E&R-CA Quebec-Montreal QC
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 18/08/2026 09:08:46
Req ID: 1007306

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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
Size
25,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
Industry
Founded
1954
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