Job Description

Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future-ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighbourhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home. If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is looking for a motivated Senior Project Manager – Community Development with strong land development and general civil engineering experience to join our dynamic team in Naples or Fort Myers, Florida. Your role as Senior Project Manager is to manage the design and delivery of projects and to maintain relations with current and future clients within our community development business line.

This role will include serving as the primary contact for our clients and has overall responsibility for the success of all assigned projects while working on large scale & highly visible development projects (residential, commercial, industrial, mixed use) as well as public sector facilities (parks, schools, etc.,) throughout the area. This position offers career development, the opportunity to expand the practice, and has the potential of participation in our leadership recognition program. #CommDevFlorida

Your Key Responsibilities

• Leading and mentor a team of professional and technical staff.
• Marketing and business development efforts for land development and general civil engineering projects.
• Performing and direct all aspects of civil engineering design including layout/geometry, grading, drainage, paving, water, sewer, and erosion control. Projects may include land development (all types/sectors), roadway/intersection design, hydrology/hydraulic stormwater modeling, hydraulic modeling of pipe networks, preparation of construction plans and related design reports.
• Preparing complete submission packages, supporting calculations, cost estimates, project schedules, and other duties; effectively facilitate the agency review/approval process.
• Monitoring and control project progress, staffing, budgets, and methods of analysis and objectives and keep client informed of progress, budget, work progress and challenges.

 Your Capabilities and Credentials

• A strong working knowledge of civil engineering design including stormwater, utilities, paving, geometric roadway design, grading and earthwork.
• A strong working knowledge of the regulatory/permitting process, and track record of successful project approvals and agency relationships.
• Demonstrated project management and business development experience to nurture existing clients and develop new multi-disciplined opportunities to expand the practice including developing, recommending, and introducing innovation to our clients’ projects.
• Complete understanding of all phases of contract administration and execution, including scope definition, contract terms/conditions, negotiation, financial project management and complete contract performance (schedule and financial).
• A background in both private and public sector projects including commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments as well as local governmental projects, with the ability to coordinate the entire project effort, client interaction and project management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, communicate, and build trust, rapport, and effective working relationships, both internally within a multidisciplinary team and externally, including making presentations to regulatory boards, shortlist selection committees, etc.
• An affinity for community involvement and visible local engagement is preferred to help promote the company’s services and presence in the region.

Education and Experience

• 8+ years of experience in relevant civil/site or land development engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
• A Florida Professional Engineer (P.E.) license is required.

Our Naples office has played a significant role in local development since 1954. If you took a guided tour of our beautiful City with one of our dedicated team members, you would see that this vibrant City has been influenced by creative solutions at nearly every turn. You could say we have grown up together! From the very first master-planned community of Pelican Bay to the newest town and university of Ave Maria, our team of engineers, planners, landscape architects, surveyors and environmental scientists has had a hand in molding Naples and the surrounding southwest Florida region

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.

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.