Group Leader – Design & Drafting

Purpose of Job

The main purpose of this function is to provide leadership to your teams to ensure alignment to company vision, strategy, initiatives, and culture. You will drive standardisation of design & digital delivery, and innovation across the Business Centre. You will be the advocate of the business both internally within Stantec and externally to clients and professional organisations.

You will ensure your teams are fully utilised on projects or when in periods of low project work, focus on activity that creates value. You will work with Team Leaders, Group Leaders and Project Managers to ensure projects are adequately resourced to meet project requirements and that your teams are trained and appropriately skilled.  You will work collaboratively with other Business Centre teams, and the Practice Leader – Design/Drafting on the standardisation of design and digital delivery.  

In addition to the above, you will plan, conduct and coordinate design assignments, involving several smaller and higher revenue projects, of varying complexities by providing accurate and efficient design services for the business unit in accordance with project times and budgets.

Essential Functions

People Leadership

• Drive the development and adoption of guidelines, standard drawings, design standards, training and marketing materials to improve the consistency and efficiency of our service delivery. This is to be done in alignment with the Practice Leader – Design/Drafting for Community Development
• Liaise with technical staff across CD and other business lines to help capture, disseminate and drive best practice across the business
• Engagement with industry to maintain awareness of current standards and industry trends and to advocate for Stantec’s position as a thought leader, through attendance and presentation of papers at conferences, attendance at industry events and through membership of professional associations where relevant
• Assist in the development of skills in Pune and Manila to help grow our capacity and capability in those centres.
• 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.
• Review and monitor staff to ensure that performance objectives are being met, staff are engaged and performance issues are managed promptly, an awareness of mental health, and the general well-being of the staff.
• Foster a success-oriented environment within the teams by displaying collaborative behaviours and exerting measured and balanced influence. 
• Uphold a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices, encourages individual integrity, and focuses on the customer and service delivery. 
• Promote a happy, supportive, and inclusive culture aligned with the core values to support the strategic intent of the business.
• Manage performance and compensation of the teams through yearly employee performance reviews.

Health and Safety

• Responsible for the health and safety performance within their teams, including the monitoring of leading and lagging indicators.
• Partner with Health Safety Security Environment (HSSE) to ensure all company safety procedures, legal requirements and specific Health & Safety Regulations are met.
• Achieve minimum LISI target set by the RD for the annual period.

Quality and Innovation

• Work with project delivery teams and Practice Leaders to drive quality and timely delivery of project deliverables to meet but preferably to exceed client expectations.
• Work with the Practice Leader – Design/Drafting to ensure that QSE requirements are met.
• Complete all work in line with Stantec Core Values and in accordance with the Stantec Quality Systems and Project Quality Procedures.
• Minimise and control risk by commitment to the Stantec Risk Management Policy, Quality, and Health & Safety programmes and ensuring proactive use of our project management systems.

Delivery

• Working closely with the Regional Digital Engineering Lead, participate in a Digital Engineering Community of Practice, including introducing and up-skilling project resources and adopting of innovative practices.
• Provide Strong CAD & BIM design leadership and advice to the BU through Regional DE Lead and Business Leader.
• Participate in the delivery of projects and ensure work output is of a technically high standard. 
• Develop project scope, budgets, and design approach for small size projects, and support marketing and business development professionals in positioning for potential projects, writing technical portions of proposals, participating in client interviews and supporting negotiations for project contracts. 
• Complete, review and validate design drawings and documentation 
• Assist in the coordination and incorporation of sub-consultant's design inputs 
• Lead, guide and manage a team of drafters and identify opportunities to develop staff  
• Act as technical specialist for delegated clients and provide outstanding level of service. 
• Develop practical and commercial solutions to problems and take necessary action to expedite the successful accomplishment of assigned projects.
• Deliver project outcomes within client specifications and expectations. 
• Monitor progress of individual work and the drafting team to ensure compliance with program and budget. 
• Act as an authority and provide technical guidance on the application of CAD & BIM practice, including developing of internal CAD standards.
• Develop and implement training curriculums to support CAD & BIM technologies. Provide learning support through coaching and sharing of knowledge.
• Maintain a strong industry presence through local, national and international organisations. Advocate Stantec capability through industry engagements
• Work closely with our Integrated Global Working Group to enhance collaboration and greater participation of Pune and Manilla resources in Australian Projects