Group Leader Design and Drafting (Melbourne)

Group Leader Design and Drafting
- ( 260000AE ) Description Our Community Development team is looking for a Group Leader- Design and Drafting to lead the Design and Drafting team in South-East Australia. The purpose of this role is to provide robust leadership to design and digital delivery teams, ensuring alignment with Stantec’s vision, strategy, initiatives and culture. The role is responsible for driving consistency and standardisation in design and digital delivery, embedding the Global Delivery Centre into day‑to‑day operations, and championing innovation across the Business Centre. The role acts as an advocate for the business, representing Stantec internally across teams and leaders, and externally with clients and professional organisations. The position can be based in any Stantec office located in Canberra, Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, Nowra, Geelong or Melbourne. 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
- Liaise with technical staff across Community Development and other business lines to capture, disseminate and drive best practice
- Engage with industry to maintain awareness of current standards and industry trends and advocate for Stantec’s position as a thought leader
- Assist in the development of skills in Pune to grow capacity and capability
- Responsible for the team’s talent management lifecycle: recruitment, career development, employee engagement, succession planning, coaching, mentoring, diversity and inclusion, leadership development
- Review and monitor staff to ensure performance objectives are met, staff are engaged and performance issues managed promptly, with awareness of mental health and well‑being
- Foster a success‑oriented environment and uphold ethical practices
- Promote a supportive and inclusive culture aligned with core values
- Manage performance and compensation through yearly employee performance reviews
- Health and Safety: responsible for health and safety performance within teams, monitoring leading and lagging indicators, partner with HSSE to ensure procedures and regulations are met and achieve minimal LISI target set by RD
- Quality and Innovation: work with project delivery teams and Practice Leaders to drive quality and timely delivery, meet QSE requirements, minimise risk, and ensure proactive use of project management systems
- Delivery: provide strong CAD & BIM design leadership and advice, participate in delivery of projects and ensure high technical standard, develop project scope, budgets, design approach for small projects, support marketing and business development, write technical portions of proposals, participate in client interviews, validate design drawings and documentation, coordinate sub‑consultant inputs, guide and manage drafters and designers, act as technical specialist, develop practical commercial solutions, monitor progress, provide technical guidance on CAD & BIM practice, develop and implement training curricula, maintain industry presence About You
- Strong leadership experience in a design and/or drafting environment within an engineering consultancy, capable of leading, inspiring and developing multi‑disciplinary teams across multiple locations
- Proven track record of driving standardisation, continuous improvement and innovation in design systems, workflows, templates and digital delivery practices across a large or distributed team
- Well‑developed people leadership capability, including workforce planning, mentoring, coaching, performance management, talent development, succession planning, and employee engagement
- Extensive experience in civil, structural or community development design and drafting with hands‑on knowledge of contemporary digital design tools (Civil 3D, 12D, Revit, BIM)
- Experience working with offshore or global delivery teams, managing quality, communication, coordination and timelines across international teams
- Strong commercial and project awareness, balancing quality, programme, budget and resourcing across multiple concurrent projects
- Collaboration skills with Project Managers, Practice Leaders, Digital Engineering teams and global delivery centres to achieve high‑quality outcomes
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, engaging credibly with clients, industry partners, professional bodies and internal senior leaders
- Commercially astute problem‑solving skills, developing practical client‑focused solutions, supporting business development activities
- Alignment with values‑based leadership – integrity, inclusiveness, accountability and commitment to health, safety, wellbeing, diversity and ethical practice
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in engineering, design, drafting or a related discipline, professional accreditation or industry involvement preferred What we offer
- Competitive salary
- Flexible Working Arrangements – including work from home, school term contracts, job sharing and part‑time employment
- Option to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave
- Learning and Talent Development Programs – global programmes, online learning and on‑the‑job learning
- Mentoring for personal development and the opportunity to mentor others
- Friendly team environment with dedicated staff committed to delivering high quality service
- Professional Memberships
- Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI)
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs
- Service Recognition Awards
- Employee Assistance Program About Stantec Stantec community unites over 30,000 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 spans from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning at the intersection of community, creativity and client relationships. Locations Primary Location: Australia‑Australian Capital Territory‑Canberra Other Locations: Australia‑New South Wales‑Newcastle, Australia‑New South Wales‑St.Leonards, Australia‑New South Wales‑Wollongong, Australia‑New South Wales‑Nowra, Australia‑Victoria‑Geelong, Australia‑Victoria‑Melbourne Equal Employment Opportunity Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Stantec prohibits discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec complies with local, state and federal laws and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rvhi9