Senior Project Manager - Federal

Stantec Buildings is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. We take an innovative, collaborative approach to projects, sharing a common belief that sustainable design for the built environment can make the world a better place for future generations. Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Your Opportunity 

Stantec’s Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. Our Federal Buildings sector group is seeking qualified candidates to support our growing practice. Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future. Join us to bring transformational building solutions to life. Come join Stantec, a Top 10 global design firm in our Federal Buildings practice that provides Architecture, Buildings Engineering, Urban, and Interior Design services with a long history and deep commitment to the clients that include NAVFAC, USACE, USCG, NGB, GSA, and more. 

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our integrated buildings practice. This position will contribute to Stantec's success by planning, executing, and managing projects ranging from $30 million to over $200 million in construction values. This role is expected to use sound judgment, strong interpersonal skills, and effective tools and techniques to execute and deliver projects. You will be a senior contributor on our professional Buildings/AE team and will work independently to assist clients from the beginning through the end of a project. Your experience ensures that you are capable of managing the clients, contracts, technical team, project finance, and schedules, as well as supporting the project pursuit efforts, led by the principals. You will lead the development of integrated design proposals, including design-build and design-bid-build projects, develop, and manage integrated work plans, manage project financials, and coordinate with clients while leading others and collaborating with team members to contribute to the final deliverables. 

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing complex tasks on medium to large-size projects ($30 Million to over $200 Million in construction values)
• Responsible for delivering quality documents.
• Plan, organize, and direct the work throughout the life of the project to successfully deliver the project to the client. 
• Keep the Principal in Charge informed of progress on project expectations, potential issues, deadlines, and deliverables; understand the levels of the decision-making responsibilities of the role as a Sr. Project Manager. 
• Maintain client relationship.
• Lead the client and project team to assure that the project design meets the client budget, schedule, program, and design intent. 
• Assist the Principal-in-Charge in the negotiation and development of project agreements. 
• Develop and manage project budget, schedule, and overall work plan to realize target financial performance. 
• Oversee development of building documentation in modeling software such as Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD)
• Mentor Assistant Task Managers and motivate project teams. 
• Assure that Project Management Framework tasks are timely completed and properly documented. 
• Lead project coordination and owner/site meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and sub-contractors. 
• Manage and track change orders, applications for payment by contractors and other contractual modifications impacting budget and schedule. 
• Work with Operations Manager in determining project staffing needs and recommending personnel. 
• Directs client invoicing and effectively manages collections.