Senior Project Manager, Water/Wastewater Treatment

Stantec; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec in Canada is seeking a Water and/or Wastewater Sr. Project Manager to lead planning and engineering design for infrastructure projects. You will collaborate with diverse technical disciplines to deliver complex water and wastewater programs that support communities.

You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, drive project scopes, schedules and budgets, and foster strong client relationships while pursuing new opportunities through proposals and industry engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams of design professionals and technicians.
• Mentor staff and develop high-performing project teams.
• Participate in business development tasks; develop proposals and maintain client relationships.
• Client-facing for business development, meetings, walk-downs, and presentations.
• Develop scopes of work documents and estimates.
• Collaborate with multiple business lines to create opportunities.
• Lead engineers/designers in defining project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.
• Oversee design and construction management of projects.

Job description

Your Opportunity

We are looking for a talented Water and/or Wastewater Sr. Project Manager focused on the planning and engineering design of infrastructure projects who wants to be part of a purpose-driven organization that’s focused on helping our clients, colleagues and communities thrive. You will primarily be working on water and/or wastewater-related projects through collaboration with a wide range of technical disciplines. 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 applauds ambition.

Our Water and Wastewater experience includes over 900 treatment plants, from some of the largest and most complex in the world to those supporting small, remote communities. With expertise in advanced treatment, automation/information management, nutrient recovery, odor control, operations and management evaluation, process review and optimization and reclamation and reuse; we’re always looking at what’s next in the industry and bring innovative approaches to even the most complex projects. Our designs have satisfied discharge limits that push the boundaries of existing solutions, and our experts continue to conduct research in the application of developing technologies, such as treatment for removal of emerging contaminants.

Does working with clients on great projects, with a talented team of professional’s appeal to you?

Your Key Responsibilities

• As the Project Manager you will lead team’s of design professionals and technicians


• You mentor and guide staff and develop high-performing project teams


• You perform business development/application tasks and collaborates with staff to increase project wins and develop long lasting client relationships. Routine tasks include:
  
  
  • Participate in business line teams to manage and develop proposals
  
  
  • Client facing for business development contact, meetings, walk-downs, and presentations
  
  
  • Scope of work documents and estimates
  
  
  • Collaboration with multiple business lines to develop opportunities
  
  
  • Quality reviews
  
  


• You lead engineers/designers with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.


• You lead the management of the design and construction of projects.


• You develop project management plans for projects; establishes goals and objectives for unique and complex projects.


• You are responsible for successfully establishing projects to achieve budget, schedule, and contractual obligations.


• You conduct and/or coordinate quality assurance and quality control on assigned projects and facilitate independent technical review projects by others.


• You are involved in the permitting process of projects, which may require meeting with clients, contractors, interested stakeholder parties, and reviewing agency personnel.


• You are accountable for making decisions on large projects. You coordinate with the regulatory review to seek final approval.


• You manage projects of varying complexity within multidisciplinary teams


• You research and understand issues related to regulatory and other drivers that impact individual projects


• You assist business leaders in project revenue forecasting.


• You oversee proposals including development of the scope and level of effort of comparable size.


• You undertake decisions and recommendations governed by general policy and project management governance.


• Support industry visibility and business development efforts by participating in conferences, committees, and technical knowledge sharing activities, as required and subject to annual budget approval, with engagement prioritized based on business strategy, market conditions, client alignment, and team capacity.