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

Take the first step towards designing your career with Stantec. We have an exciting role and challenging opportunity for an experienced Leave of Absence (LOA) professional to join our team. Reporting to the Leave of Absence Team lead, the incumbent’s primary role is to manage a portfolio of work absences due to illness or injury as well as a portfolio that focuses on preventing absences with our stay at work program. This position is ideal for a self-motivated individual with demonstrated disability claims experience, return to work/stay at work experience, critical thinking skills, and HR consulting capabilities.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of leave of absences, short-term and long-term leaves, from inception to completion for employees in North America across multiple business lines using established LOA processes.

• Handle assigned stay at work/accommodation cases and work with all stakeholders to determine the best outcome.

• Work collaboratively with internal subject matter experts including but not limited to vendors, legal counsel, HR business partners, managers and supervisors as needed to assist ill or injured employees to a sustained and productive return to work.

• As an integral member of the LOA team, you will collaborate with the rest of the LOA consultants and provide mentoring to the LOA coordinator. This includes contributing ideas, suggesting possible efficiencies to current processes, and helping drive continuous improvement.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations, as well as industry best practices.

• Resolve complex leave issues and inquiries, escalating to senior leaders or external parties as needed.

• Maintain excellent relationships with leave plan administrators and vendors to ensure quality service.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Ability to handle disability claims coordination and return to work/stay at work experience in a compassionate manner.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to communicate in a professional and timely manner with applicable regulatory requirements in mind.

• Problem solving and critical thinking skills.

• Ability to exercise confidentiality, discretion, and sound judgement.

• Strong MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, etc.) Suite skills.

• Experience with HRIS systems (preferably Oracle).

• Interest in obtaining Disability Management certification.

• Strong understanding of contracts, regulatory requirements, medical terminology, general benefits knowledge, insurance, disability, accommodation and return to work practices across North America are all areas in which you have intermediate to advanced experience.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Occupational Health, Human Resources, Business or related field.

Minimum of 5 years of related work experience.

Bilingual in English and French is an asset.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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 Range:

• Locations in CO, HI, IL, MD & Various CA, NJ Areas - Min Salary $ 76,600.00 - Max Salary $ 111,000.00

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.

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 | AZ | Phoenix
Organization: BC-1897 HR Talent Services-US United States
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 08/07/2025 08:07:13
Req ID: 1001480