Senior Mechanical Engineer / Team Leader (Buildings)

About the role

Are you a Mechanical Engineer looking to take on a Team Leader role and progress your career?

Are you well-connected within the Adelaide market?

Do you have experience working in the defence sector?

If it’s ”Yes” to one or all of the above, then we are keen to talk to you!

We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer (ideally with Defence sector experience) to join our friendly and supportive Adelaide office. 

You will have the opportunity to build your team and help grow the business whilst shaping the culture of the office. You will be a part of our multi-disciplinary team working across various building projects and service projects including those of relatively large size, of high complexity and with multiple clients.

The role will enable the successful candidate to develop in a professional and personal sense and to forge a challenging and rewarding in career path in a successful consultancy.

Day to day tasks would involve: 

• Share your time between project involvement and management responsibilities.
• Represent Stantec externally to Clients, playing a senior and active role in managing these relationships.
• Support and offer guidance to Engineers and Graduate Engineers to enable them to perform successfully at all levels.
• Prioritise workloads whilst ensuring our clients’ needs are met, maintaining strong and trusting working relationships with your colleague's both locally and across the international Stantec team.
• Demonstrate a high degree of technical knowledge, providing oversight and supervision to ensure successful project delivery on time and to budget. 
• Identify opportunities for innovation within the mechanical engineering teams.
• Develop strategic business opportunities to shape Stantec’s defence sector in the region
• Identify clients and pursuits in line with strategic objectives to grow market share and increase the reputation of the business for delivery excellence 

To be successful for this role you'll need:

• Hold a Mechanical Engineer Degree or equivalent 
• Have experience working in the consulting or engineering industry and have a good understanding of the local Adelaide buildings business
• Be well-connected/networked within the industry and able to foster client relationships
• The role is suitable for a qualified candidate who has significant Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) design experience on building projects. 
• Ideally have experience working in the Defence sector
• Ability to make quality business decisions 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites approximately 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring buildings, energy, resources, water, environmental, transport and infrastructure projects to life.  Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships.

Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind.

We care about the communities we serve—because they're our communities too. We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

What we offer

Along with a competitive salary we offer many other benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing is ongoing.

• Genuine Flexible Working Arrangements - Including work from home opportunities, provision for school term contracts, job sharing and part time employment.
• Option to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave.
• Learning and Talent Development Programs - Including Global programmes, online learning and on-the-job learning
• Mentoring for your own development and the opportunity to mentor others
• Professional Memberships
• Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI) 
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs 
• Service Recognition Awards
• Employee Assistance Program

Culture

Stantec is serious about healthy work-life balance, diversity, inclusion & equity, indigenous relations, innovation, community engagement, corporate sustainability, and social wellbeing. We have employee groups for women, LGBTQI+, neurodiversity, and more! Our employees play sport, fundraise, volunteer, learn, and have fun together. 

How to apply

If this position is of interest, please apply via the link. 
Please note that no agency applications will be accepted at this time.