Project Manager

Stantec; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is looking for a Project Manager to work in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. In this role, you will manage tasks on medium to large projects, ensuring they align with client budgets and design intent. Responsibilities include planning, directing work, leading project teams, and managing client invoicing. The ideal candidate has experience in leading projects and a strong understanding of budget management. Join Stantec to contribute to innovative and sustainable design practices.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex tasks on medium to large size projects.
• Knowledge of project budget development and management.
• Ability to lead project coordination and client meetings.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex tasks on multiple projects to ensure successful delivery.
• Plan, organize, and direct project work throughout its life.
• Communicate progress on project expectations, deadlines, and deliverables.

Job description

Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.

Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.

Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Your Opportunity

As a Project Manager, you will work with some general guidance and direction from a Senior Designer or Architect as needed. You will be assisting on innovative and creative new prototypes designed with sustainable products with green architecture sensibility as your goals.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing complex tasks on medium to large size projects.
• Plans, organizes, and directs the work throughout the life of the project to successfully deliver the project to the client.
• Keeps the Principal in Charge informed of progress on project expectations, deadlines, and deliverables and understands the limits of the decision-making responsibilities of the role and respects the boundaries of the Principal in Charge’s responsibilities.
• Leads the client and project team to assure that the project design meets the client budget, schedule, program, and design intent.
• Assists in the negotiation and development of project agreements.
• Develops and manages project budget, schedule, and overall work plan to realize target financial performance.
• Mentors Assistant Project Managers and motivates project teams.
• Assures that Project Management Framework tasks are timely completed and properly documented.
• Leads project coordination and owner/site meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and sub-contractors.
• Manages and tracks change orders, applications for payment by contractors and other contractual modifications impacting budget and schedule.
• Works with Operations Manager in determining project staffing needs and recommending personnel.
• Directs client invoicing and effectively manages collections.