Job Description

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

We are looking for a talented Water and/or Wastewater Sr. Project Manager focused on the planning and engineering design of infrastructure projects who wants to be part of a purpose-driven organization that’s focused on helping our clients, colleagues and communities thrive. You will primarily be working on water and/or wastewater-related projects through collaboration with a wide range of technical disciplines. Our people are Stantec’s most valuable resource, and in joining our team you will be able to leverage your career experiences and expertise within a culture that values inclusion, celebrates shared success, and applauds ambition.

Our Water and Wastewater experience includes over 900 treatment plants, from some of the largest and most complex in the world to those supporting small, remote communities. With expertise in advanced treatment, automation/information management, nutrient recovery, odor control, operations and management evaluation, process review and optimization and reclamation and reuse; we’re always looking at what’s next in the industry and bring innovative approaches to even the most complex projects. Our designs have satisfied discharge limits that push the boundaries of existing solutions, and our experts continue to conduct research in the application of developing technologies, such as treatment for removal of emerging contaminants.

Does working with clients on great projects, with a talented team of professional’s appeal to you? Apply now and you can join some of the best technical people in the world and work on projects you can be proud of!

Your Key Responsibilities

• As the Project Manager you will lead team’s of design professionals and technicians
• You mentor and guide staff and develop high-performing project teams
• You perform business development/application tasks and collaborates with staff to increase project wins and develop long lasting client relationships. Routine tasks include:
  • Participate in business line teams to manage and develop proposals
  • Client facing for business development contact, meetings, walk-downs, and presentations
  • Scope of work documents and estimates
  • Collaboration with multiple business lines to develop opportunities
  • Quality reviews
• You lead engineers/designers with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.
• You lead the management of the design and construction of projects.
• You develop project management plans for projects; establishes goals and objectives for unique and complex projects.
• You are responsible for successfully establishing projects to achieve budget, schedule, and contractual obligations.
• You conduct and/or coordinate quality assurance and quality control on assigned projects and facilitate independent technical review projects by others.
• You are involved in the permitting process of projects, which may require meeting with clients, contractors, interested stakeholder parties, and reviewing agency personnel.
• You are accountable for making decisions on large projects. You coordinate with the regulatory review to seek final approval.
• You manage projects of varying complexity within multidisciplinary teams
• You research and understand issues related to regulatory and other drivers that impact individual projects
• You assist business leaders in project revenue forecasting.
• You oversee proposals including development of the scope and level of effort of comparable size.
• You undertake decisions and recommendations governed by general policy and project management governance.
• Support industry visibility and business development efforts by participating in conferences, committees, and technical knowledge sharing activities, as required and subject to annual budget approval, with engagement prioritized based on business strategy, market conditions, client alignment, and team capacity.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• You inspire project teams to higher levels of achievement.
• Ability to review and coordinate designs and studies
• Understanding of local and regional jurisdictional codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions.

Education and Experience

• Education: Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or related field
• Experience: Minimum of 15 years related experience in project management, preferably for water and/or wastewater facility projects.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng) , preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus.
• Demonstrated successful experience in leadership, including defining and setting the direction for a team, project, and office; strategy development; change management; and corporate stewardship.
• Travel to other offices as well as to project sites may be required.

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 place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. At Stantec, we live our corporate values every day. 

Join us and redefine your personal best.