Senior Project Manager

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

We are looking for a talented Project Manager who wants to be part of a purpose-driven organization that's focused on helping our clients, colleagues and communities thrive. 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 embraces ambition.

Stantec is at the forefront of the water industry, delivering thousands of projects for hundreds of communities globally. Our purpose is to conceive and develop the most impactful water projects that improve the health, quality of life and sustainability of the communities we live in and serve. We are always looking at what's next in the industry and bring innovative approaches to even the most complex projects. Our Philadelphia office is a hub for projects large and small with various complexities. Here you can leverage your Project Management expertise while working with great clients on impactful projects alongside some of the industry's top changemakers. Join Us!

Your Key Responsibilities

Project Management:

• Oversee and manage multiple water and wastewater projects within budget and on schedule. Promote adherence to Stantec's Project Management Framework.
• Serve as the Project's point of contact with clients, agencies, and others to obtain and determine project requirements and approvals.
• Review and conduct alternative analyses to support business case evaluations for making project decisions.
• Take timely corrective action on any projects that encounter challenges to avoid claims and take responsibility for mitigating any claims.
• Promote and enhance Stantec's professional standards and best practices and collaborate with Stantec's HSSE team in the development of project-specific hazard assessments.

Team Building:

• Lead, participate, and collaborate in a project team setting and engage in creative and critical thought.
• Supervise the work of other engineers, including setting the priorities for their scope of work, their budgets, and their schedules for completing the work.
• Assign, review, and evaluate work for accuracy and completeness.
• Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owners, contractors, subcontractors, and vendors. Interact with counterparts across the business line and other business lines.
• Nurture diversity and inclusion within Stantec's projects.

Business Development:

• Develop project scope, budgets, and design approach for all size projects, and support marketing and business development professionals in positioning for potential projects, writing technical portions of proposals, participating in client interviews, and supporting negotiations for project contracts.
• Assist and/or lead the development of proposals.
• Engage in leadership in Professional organizations.
• Remain current on regulatory policy and rule changes and establish working relationships with regulatory officials.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong project planning and delivery experience with a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects at or under budget and on schedule.
• Ability to lead one or more diverse teams through all phases of the project and to facilitate technical discussions when needed.
• Familiarity with job cost reporting, and budget control activities through the life of the project, including Estimate at Completion analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate, influence and manage risk.
• Commitment to establishing and maintaining professional standards, quality and health and safety.
• Strong leadership, business development, communication and team-building skills.
• Effective communicator and able to work on and lead teams.
• Understand client expectations, budgeting, proposal writing, and producing high-quality deliverables.
• Strong presentation and interview skills.

Education and Experience Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience on water and wastewater projects
• Licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Experience working with Philadelphia Water Department

Typical office environment working with computers and working at a desk for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

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 professionals

Join us and redefine your personal best.