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Dams Practice Lead / Design Manager - Dams & Hydropower

Stantec 🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand

Full-time Lead

Provide technical leadership for dams and hydropower projects, including managing site investigations and producing engineering designs, reports, calculations, specifications, and drawings. Coordinate project delivery, lead proposals and tenders, support commercial targets and business development, build client relationships, and mentor staff.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for dams and hydropower projects, including managing site investigations and producing engineering designs, reports, calculations, specifications, and drawings. Coordinate project delivery, lead proposals and tenders, support commercial targets and business development, build client relationships, and mentor staff.

Requirements

  • Substantial experience designing and delivering dam, hydropower, or other complex water infrastructure projects is expected, along with strong communication and relationship-building skills. The role also calls for technical direction, multidisciplinary design coordination, and effective project delivery; project management and risk management knowledge are advantageous.

Benefits

  • Professional Development And Support
  • Flexible Working Arrangements
  • Additional Leave Purchase
  • School Term Contracts
  • Part-Time And Job-Sharing Options
  • Learning And Talent Development Programmes
  • Industry Conference And Forum Support
  • Professional Memberships
  • Service Recognition Awards
  • Mentorship
  • Wellbeing And Connection Opportunities
  • Health Insurance
  • Income Continuance Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program

Key Skills

Dam Engineering Hydropower Design Site Investigation Management Engineering Calculations Specification Development Technical Drawing Production Project Coordination Proposal & Tender Leadership Business Development Support Client Relationship Management Staff Mentoring Multidisciplinary Design Coordination Risk Management Project Management Strong Communication

About Stantec

Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We i

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