Senior Program/Project Manager - Buildings

Stantec; Halifax; On-site; CAD 180,400 - 230,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Wellness program

Group registered retirement savings plan

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, high-value projects across Canada. This role involves overseeing multidisciplinary teams and ensuring project success with financial accountability, delivering results that impact the community.

The successful candidate will have a track record in managing significant projects, possess strong leadership, and communication skills. The position requires a Bachelor's degree and 15 years of experience in project management.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing large, complex projects with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and overall performance.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a good driving record.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across a portfolio of major, multidisciplinary projects.
• Serve as a senior advisor to project teams.
• Accountable for achieving project scope, schedule, budget, and contractual obligations.

Skills

Project delivery models understanding

Leadership capability

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's or Advanced degree in project management, architecture, or engineering

Professional designation and/or PMP preferred

Minimum of 15 years’ experience managing large scale complex projects

Job description

At Stantec, we deliver some of the most complex and transformative projects shaping communities across Canada and beyond—bringing together multidisciplinary teams to solve critical infrastructure and built‑environment challenges. This senior project management role sits at the centre of that mission, leading the successful execution of major programs exceeding $30 million in consulting fees and $1 billion in construction value. Beyond delivery, you will hold full financial accountability for project performance—overseeing budgets, forecasts, margins, and commercial risk to ensure predictable outcomes and strong business returns. Acting as a trusted advisor to clients and an accountable leader within Stantec, you will drive alignment between technical excellence, resource optimization, and financial performance, ensuring projects are not only delivered successfully but contribute meaningfully to the overall profitability and growth of the business.

We will manage highly complex multidisciplinary teams spanning architecture, buildings engineering, environmental sciences, civil infrastructure, and other specialized disciplines—ensuring seamless collaboration across all phases of delivery. These projects demand not only technical coordination but a deep understanding of how diverse expertise converges to deliver cohesive, high‑performing outcomes. The work you lead will leave a lasting mark on communities across Canada, shaping critical infrastructure and built environments that will serve generations—requiring thoughtful leadership, long‑term thinking, and a commitment to delivering solutions that are sustainable, resilient, and impactful well into the future.

We’ll oversee a high‑performing team of Project Managers, Coordinators, Controllers, Analysts, and Schedulers who manage Stantec’s largest multidisciplinary projects. This position can be located in any Stantec location in Canada with a Buildings presence.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across a portfolio of major, multidisciplinary projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives, project requirements, and business performance targets
• Serve as a senior advisor to project teams and leadership, supporting decision‑making related to delivery strategy, commercial considerations, and risk management across complex programs
• Accountable for achieving project scope, schedule, budget, and contractual obligations on large‑scale projects, ensuring consistent and successful delivery outcomes
• Lead and support integrated teams across architecture, engineering, and project controls functions to deliver coordinated and high‑quality project execution
• Collaborate with Regional Major Projects Leads, project teams, and corporate partners (risk management, legal, finance, insurance) to support contract requirements, manage project risks, and resolve complex issues
• Oversee development and review of major project proposals, including scope definition, fee development, delivery approach, and commercial considerations
• Participate in project governance activities, including contributing to project reviews and supporting effective oversight of major project performance
• Maintain strong client relationships through proactive communication, responsiveness, and a clear understanding of client needs and expectations
• Facilitate coordination with key stakeholders including clients, contractors, and subconsultants to support aligned and successful project delivery
• Monitor project performance and support teams in addressing challenges related to cost, schedule, quality, and risk
• Manage financial and operational aspects of projects, including monitoring project financials, managing budgets, revenue recognition, invoicing, and collections, and translating data into insights to support informed decision‑making and overall project performance
• Identify and share lessons learned, contributing to the continuous improvement of project delivery practices
• Mentor and support the development of project team members, providing guidance and sharing experience across major project teams

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Extensive experience managing large, complex projects with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and overall performance
• Strong understanding of project delivery models, including Design‑Build, P3, IPD, and other collaborative delivery approaches
• Demonstrated experience in contract administration, commercial management, and supporting resolution of project‑related challenges
• Ability to provide guidance and support to multidisciplinary project teams across complex, high‑value projects
• Knowledge of project controls, including cost management, scheduling, forecasting, and performance monitoring
• Demonstrated leadership capability with experience working across large, integrated project teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients, project teams, and internal stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to support decision‑making in complex project environments
• Well‑developed organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively across teams, regions, and disciplines
• Possess a valid driver’s license with a good driving record
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• Security clearance eligibility is a must for this position. Candidate must be open to a security clearance check and must have 10 years traceable residency in Canada

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in project management, architecture, or engineering
• Minimum of 15‑years’ experience managing large scale complex projects
• Minimum of 7‑years’ experience as a program/project manager with an architectural‑engineering firm is preferred
• Professional designation and/or PMP preferred
• LEED Green Associate or LEED AP a plus

Pay Range

Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario - $180,400 - $230,400

Benefits Summary

Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax‑free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax‑free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Location

Canada | ON | Toronto

Schedule

Full time

Travel

Yes