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At Stantec, we have some of the world’s leading professionals passionate about enabling our business to be its best. Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. We bring diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise and create a caring culture where everyone can thrive. Through teamwork and collaboration, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day.

Your Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Director of Employee Communications, the Employee Communications Team Lead supports a team of communications professionals who manage relationships with our FST (Functional Services Team) partners. This includes working with executive and business leadership to develop and implement internal communications strategies that support our FSTs and Stantec’s overall objectives in alignment with our strategic plan. This role focuses on reaching the hearts and minds of our employees with communication experiences that shift behaviours to support and drive long-term business strategy, while establishing and nurturing relationships with our partners.

You’ll work with the broader Employee Communications team to ensure the development of best practices, standards, and processes for effective internal communications that boost performance, enable effectiveness, and help enrich Stantec’s culture. You will also be responsible for defining success and associated measures for evaluations of our communications plans .

The ideal candidate is an experienced, dynamic, and charismatic leader with at least 10 years of experience in large, global organizations with a multi-faceted stakeholder environment. They possess deep expertise in communication and marketing strategy, operations, and tactics. As an outstanding communicator, the candidate builds strong, positive relationships across all levels of the institution and operates with confidence and composure, even under pressure. This individual is decisive yet collaborative, fostering an open and inclusive approach to achieving goals in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. In addition, the role leads a team of eight professionals, providing mentorship and development opportunities to ensure high performance and engagement.

Your Key Responsibilities

Strategic Alignment

- Understand Stantec’s operating model and strategic plan to guide decisions and shape communications strategies.

- Develop and maintain the overarching FST communications strategy in alignment with organizational and employee communication goals.

- Build and sustain strong relationships with executive leadership and senior leaders, adapting communication approaches to suit different leadership styles and needs.

- Contribute to the evolution of the Employee Communications team by influencing and improving its strategic direction.

- Collaborate closely with other members of the communications team (editorial, digital, global) team to ensure content is timely, purposeful, and brand-aligned.

- Ensure consistent use of Stantec’s brand and voice across all communications platforms.

Project Leadership and Execution

- Lead individual projects and workstreams within large strategic communications initiatives, including audience analysis, message development, channel strategy, and performance evaluation.

- Plan and manage diverse and conflicting workload pressures, ensuring tasks are prioritized and completed within time and budget constraints.

- Serve as a hands-on, go-to resource for senior communications counsel to the Employee Communications FST team and partners.

Team Development and Support

- Lead, coach, and mentor a high-performing communications team, including performance and succession planning.

- Inspire individuals to deliver their best work.

- Foster a culture of trust, empowerment, and proactive problem-solving.

- Champion a collaborative team environment that values diverse perspectives.

- Set clear expectations and model accountability to drive team success.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

- Deep understanding of employee communications best practices.

- Strong collaboration, influencing, and interpersonal abilities.

- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively.

- Skilled in framing key issues and messages by analyzing complex, sometimes incomplete information.

- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong prioritization and project management capabilities.

- Data-driven approach to informing communication strategies and tactics.

- Effective collaborator with creative professionals across locations (writers, designers, videographers).

- Partner-focused mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.

Education and Experience

- Post-secondary degree in communications, public relations, or marketing.

- Minimum 10 years of experience in content marketing, communications, public relations, or journalism.

- Minimum 3 years of experience in a leadership position.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. 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 innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

**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 | TX | Austin

**Organization:** 1886 Marketing & Comms-US Public Relations-Austin TX

**Employee Status:** Regular

**Travel:** Yes

**Schedule:** Full time

**Job Posting:** 12/01/2026 10:01:03

**Req ID:** 1003693

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.