Project Manager, Wastewater/Water Treatment

Stantec; London; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Project Manager to lead a project team on water and wastewater treatment facility projects across Southern Ontario. Hybrid role with base in Waterloo or London, supporting projects from planning through commissioning.

The role requires strong technical expertise to evaluate, specify and engineer systems, manage design and construction, mentor junior staff, and ensure reliability, resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Participating in the design and overseeing construction of water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, water reservoirs, and conducting treatability and feasibility studies
• Acts as the primary point of contact for the project, including the management of existing client relationships. Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owners, contractor, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Provides project leadership for water and wastewater treatment process and/or process mechanical facility projects, including providing guidance and mentoring to project staff.
• Supervises the work of other staff, including setting the priorities for their scope of work, their budgets and their schedules for completing the work.
• Reviews and conducts alternative analyses to support business case evaluations for making project decisions.
• Leads and coordinates efforts for the evaluation, selection and specification of all engineered water and wastewater treatment systems or products for a project.
• Manages all financial aspects of projects including monitoring budget, invoicing, generating invoice support materials, calculating estimates to complete and following up with clients on outstanding accounts receivable.
• Leads and supports project teams in the coordination of water and wastewater treatment project construction documents including contract drawings, specifications, and construction cost estimates.
• Interfaces directly with clients and management regarding status of water and wastewater treatment project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Coordinates and participates in constructability reviews.
• Oversees and ensures quality assurance and control on own managed projects and projects of peers.
• Remains current on regulatory policy and rule changes and may establishes working relationships with regulatory officials.
• Leads the preparation of proposals including developing water and wastewater treatment project scope, budgets, design approaches; participates in client interviews and supporting negotiations for project contracts.
• Takes an active role in marketing and the business development for positioning for potential water and wastewater treatment projects.

Job description

Your Opportunity

The role of the Project Manager would be leading the project team on a range of small to large water and/or wastewater treatment facility projects. You may be involved in various aspects of a project from planning phase through design, construction and commissioning.

As a Project Manager, you should also possess a high level of technical expertise and should be able to evaluate, select, specify, and engineer systems or products for a project. You will perform a variety of tasks which may include calculations, field work, coordination of tasks and personnel, and mentoring junior staff. The projects assigned may have complex features that will require the application of mature knowledge and experience. You will lead the analysis of proposed projects to ensure reliability, resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

This is a hybrid role with the option to be based in our Waterloo or London office and will support projects across Southern Ontario.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Typical projects or assignments may include participating in the design and overseeing construction of water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, water reservoirs, and conducting treatability and feasibility studies
• Acts as the primary point of contact for the project, including the management of existing client relationships. Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owners, contractor, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Provides project leadership for water and wastewater treatment process and/or process mechanical facility projects, including providing guidance and mentoring to project staff.
• Supervises the work of other staff, including setting the priorities for their scope of work, their budgets and their schedules for completing the work.
• Reviews and conducts alternative analyses to support business case evaluations for making project decisions.
• Leads and coordinates efforts for the evaluation, selection and specification of all engineered water and wastewater treatment systems or products for a project.
• Manages all financial aspects of projects including monitoring budget, invoicing, generating invoice support materials, calculating estimates to complete and following up with clients on outstanding accounts receivable.
• Leads and supports project teams in the coordination of water and wastewater treatment project construction documents including contract drawings, specifications, and construction cost estimates.
• Interfaces directly with clients and management regarding status of water and wastewater treatment project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Coordinates and participates in constructability reviews.
• Oversees and ensures quality assurance and control on own managed projects and projects of peers.
• Remains current on regulatory policy and rule changes and may establishes working relationships with regulatory officials.
• Leads the preparation of proposals including developing water and wastewater treatment project scope, budgets, design approaches; participates in client interviews and supporting negotiations for project contracts.
• Takes an active role in marketing and the business development for positioning for potential water and wastewater treatment projects.