Project Manager, Water/Wastewater
Many of the world’s top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community’s interaction with water a bit differently—as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. By 2025 we’re hiring 2,000 people (like you) to join our team. Grow with us, H2O+U.
Your Opportunity
Stantec is seeking motivated individuals to manage projects in our successful Water business in the Southwest. Stantec offers industry leading benefits, opportunities for growth and advancement, supportive team members, and challenging projects that make a difference in our communities, our industry, and the world.
At Stantec, we believe that truly transformative work is born from a culture that values diversity. It’s our diversity of thought and expression that sets us apart as an employer—it is through our combined creativity, innovation, and expertise that we do our best work for our clients and have a lasting impact on our world. Stantec’s leadership sees our people as our most valuable resource and is committed to the health, wellbeing, and safety of our team. We have adopted a flexible work environment, including remote work as appropriate, so that our team members can deliver their best both in and outside the office.
Your Key Responsibilities
- As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading exceptional teams to deliver successful projects for our clients in the Water business. As a Project Manager, you will engage internally throughout the organization with staff at all levels, and externally with clients, members of business and professional organizations, regulatory agencies, subconsultants, and other firms. Specific responsibilities of a Project Manager include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Developing and managing the approved scope, budget, and schedule on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Establishing project objectives, procedures and performance standards, and leading multi-disciplinary teams on proposals, planning studies, feasibility through final designs, and construction services.
- Identifying appropriate resources and skill sets to achieve project objectives as well as managing contract terms, tracking and managing costs and schedule, and implementing measures necessary to stay on schedule and within budget.
- Actively support proposal pricing strategies, cost proposal preparation, contract legal and risk reviews, and related marketing efforts needed to develop winning proposals.
- Embracing Stantec’s internal policies and practices, including risk management, project management, and quality management.
- Maintaining and enhancing our relationship with clients, approval agencies and industry professionals by providing exceptional service.
- Providing mentoring and training for future leaders to support their career growth.
- Promoting collaboration and teamwork across business lines and geographies.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Experienced in organizing, planning, and executing projects from pursuit through closeout, involving internal personnel, subconsultants, and vendors.
- Ability to make sound defensible business decisions, and identify, assess, evaluate, and solve complex problems.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Passion for team building and collaboration.
Education and Experience
- Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, or related technical discipline.
- Experience: Minimum 5 years’ relevant professional experience, with at least 1 year of experience managing and/or coordinating projects.
- Licenses/Certifications: Engineer in Training (EIT) required, Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or ability to achieve within 2 years of hire is preferred.
- Overqualified? Underqualified? We have multiple openings – we welcome your application.
Typical office environment includes 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.
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.
- Stantec was ranked the 5th most sustainable company in the world and the 1st in North America by Corporate Knights for our 2020 performance.
- In February 2021, Stantec announced a pledge to be carbon neutral for 2022 and achieve operational net-zero by 2030.
- Stantec is the only engineering design firm that has been rated a Climate Leader with an A- score by CDP for the last three years.
- Stantec has been named by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers and America’s Best Employers for Women. Additionally, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society selected Stantec as one of the Top 50 workplaces for Indigenous STEM professional.
Join us and redefine your personal best.