Your Opportunity
Stantec's New York City office is seeking a highly motivated and driven Technical Lead to support our growing infrastructure practice and lead project delivery efforts across the New York City Metropolitan area. In this role, you'll work alongside a collaborative, multidisciplinary team of engineers, and Project Managers to support our building, transit and rehabilitation projects.
Stantec's New York City office is conveniently located in Midtown Manhattan, walking distance from Grand Central Terminal, Penn Station, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Overlooking Bryant Park and the historic New York Public Library, the neighborhood is home to countless restaurants, coffee shops, and iconic Fifth Avenue shopping. With multiple disciplines located under one roof, our New York City office fosters a collaborative approach to tackling technically complex, never-seen-that-before challenges that our clients present, and our urban fabric demands.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Lead development of design deliverables including ensuring compliance with design criteria, design standards and specifications.
- Provide oversight and technical overview of designs, advise on constructability and have the ability serve as the Technical Lead or Engineer-of-Record of transportation, buildings, schools, and commercial structures.
- Monitor progress against design milestones to ensure timely completion of projects.
- Mentor and develop engineers, sharing knowledge and guiding professional development.
- Lead preparation of construction documents in accordance with various agency standards.
- Lead resolution of complex technical problems and exercise independent decision making.
- Review and approve construction documents and provide design support during construction activities (Shop Drawings, RFIs, Field related design changes, as-builts).
- Lead coordination with internal disciplines (highway, traffic, geotechnical, drainage, lighting).
- Provide QA/QC oversight, monitoring the work of structural engineers and ensuring technical excellence.
- Lead client development initiatives, coordination including coordinating deliverables, submittals, meetings, review comments etc.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Licensed or ability to obtain the Professional Engineer license in the States of NY and NJ.
- Experience working with agencies such as MTA, PANYNJ, SCA, NYCEDC, and NYC Parks.
- Thorough understanding of applicable codes and standards such as NYSBC, NYCBC, ASCE, AISC, and ACI.
- Ability to solve problems using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.
- Functional expertise with structural analysis and CADD/BIM software.
- Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced design environment
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Civil (Structural) Engineering from an accredited institution, Master's Degree in Civil (Structural) Engineering from an accredited institution preferred
- 10-15 years' experience in the structural design of buildings and/or transit structures
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in New York (or ability to obtain with 6 months)
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 NYC & CA (Bay Area) & NJ (RP)-$134,900.00 - $202,500.00 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) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, 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 family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
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: United States | NY | New York
Organization: BC-1923 Transpt-US Northeast Infrastructure
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 28/08/2026 07:08:15
Req ID: 1007386
