Substation Construction Manager

Stantec; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 161,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Wellness program

Job summary

Stantec in Canada (Vancouver area) seeks a Construction Leader to oversee field construction management across critical infrastructure projects including substations, power generation, and transmission. The role emphasizes leadership, safety, and coordination with clients, contractors, and regulatory bodies.

The position focuses on on-site oversight, preconstruction planning, and outage integration, with occasional office visits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of Construction Management experience on brownfield/live generation or similar projects.
• Experience overseeing General Contractors and coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage safety plans on live HV/substation sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide preconstruction services, develop procedures and review contract documents.
• Oversee construction management activities to ensure design, budget and schedule compliance.
• Coordinate outages, commissioning plans and start-up requirements.
• Review integrity of QA/QC, RFPs and submittals with risk and opportunity framing.
• Lead on-site inspectors, manage documentation controls and daily reports.

Skills

Leadership

Construction oversight

Stakeholder management

Safety leadership

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Construction Management

Construction Management Certification

CSST/CSTS certification

Fall Protection Certification

First Aid/CPR

Energy Isolation Certification

Excavation and Trenching Safety Certification

Job description

At Stantec, we know the work we do matters. From decarbonizing mines to modernizing electric grids and building the infrastructure that fuels communities, we’re powering the world. Our clients come to us with their biggest, most complex challenges because that’s where we thrive. And we’re looking for problem solvers, high achievers, and visionaries to help us.

Join us for a chance to grow professionally at one of the world’s top design firms while building our clean energy future.

Stantec is seeking a Construction Leader, that possesses field experience in the electrification sector in British Columbia Vancouver Area. This person will oversee construction management activities on a MSA that Stantec is executing services on across British Columbia as their primary function. With the growing electrification market at Stantec and across North America, this individual overtime will be supporting Stantec pursuits and operational activities in substations, power generation, and transmission projects across Stantec’s Energy sectors.

After being onboarded, this person may have the opportunity to work on more than one site, collaborating with teams, and providing oversight of a construction contractor/s execution of work.

Most of your time is expected to be on site, however occasionally you may be required to visit the Stantec offices. Qualified candidates will have relevant field experience and have worked on projects that have small and large scopes on critical infrastructure, including significant outages and tie ins.

This is a leadership role, including daily interaction with the client, the Stantec team, workers, the general contractors, and subcontractors. Work schedules will be project-dependent and determined closer to assignment. We are seeking candidates that reside in Vancouver or surrounding area and / or are willing to travel to remote site locations and the PMO offices.

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.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide preconstruction services, developing procedures, tools and practices, and reviewing contract documents for preparation and implementation of construction phase construction management services
• Provide detailed constructability reports to support cost reduction and safe work construction practices throughout design.
• Develop pre-construction planning, site services, and sequencing plans prior to construction.
• Be proficient in developing Construction Management Plans.
• Be proficient and knowledgeable in Commissioning Plans for both High Voltage Electrical and Protection and Controls.
• Be proficient in developing Outage Staging Plans.
• Support procurement in the development & evaluations of all required contractor RFPs
• Review of General Contractors’ Construction Execution Plan and provide risk and opportunity items.
• Coordinate and communicate with General Contractor as required.
• Oversee safety management plans to achieve a safe working site.
• Oversee and perform day-to-day construction management efforts to ensure projects are constructed in accordance with design, budget, and schedule.
• Ensure contractor compliance with plans and specifications.
• Act as the primary interface between client, contractor, oversight representatives, regulatory agencies, utility stakeholders, etc.
• Monitor progress and delays of contractor’s project schedule.
• Manage a team on onsite inspectors within all construction disciplines.
• Review daily inspection reports for completeness and accuracy and review material test reports for compliance with specifications.
• Coordination of document controls and record keeping.
• Review plans, specifications, requests for information, submittals, construction schedules, shop drawings, change orders and pay applications (QA/QC)
• Coordination and efficiencies in developing of project outage integration plans with multiple stakeholders (outage staging plans)
• Understand how to manage Testing, Commissioning, and Start Up requirements.
• Manage the post-construction phase, preparing and submitting final deliverables, reviewing final pay requests and punch lists, recommending final completion, tracking of warranties, and preparation of final invoicing
• Understand the of responsibilities of prime contracting responsibilities.
• Be familiar with BC Safework regulations.

Your Capabilities & Experience

• Working in and executing oversight of construction in greenfield as well a live work scenario associated with substations.
• Experience executing site outages and integrating with multiple stake holders
• Experience in executing all project disciplines including Civil, Structural, Equipment, Piping, Electrical, Protection & Controls, Outages, and Lock Out Tag Out Procedures
• Experience with working as a client resource and overseeing General Contractors
• Experience with safety procedures on a live generation station and/or high voltage substation
• Experience managing Quality Control, Assurance, and Inspection Services
• Experience managing contractors schedule, project controls and contractor’s payment release
• Experience in executing project testing, commissioning, and start-up activities
• Exhibit good communication and presentation skills

Education and Credentials

• Minimum of 15 years of Construction Management Experience with Brownfield/Live Generation or similar projects
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in one of Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Construction Management from an accredited institution considered an asset
• Construction Management Certification considered an asset
• Certification of the Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)
• Fall Protection Certification considered and asset
• First Aid/CPR
• Energy Isolation Certification
• Excavation and Trenching Safety Certification considered and asset

Location

• Preference given to local candidates in the Vancouver and surrounding area

Pay Range

• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$161,100.00 - $249,700.00 Annually

Pay Transparency:

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

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.

Primary Location:

Canada | BC | Vancouver

Other Locations:

Canada | BC | Burnaby

Organization:

BC-1182 E&R-CA Pacific

Employee Status:

Regular

Business Justification:

New Position

Travel:

No

Schedule:

Full time

Job Posting:

03/06/2026 07:06:22

Req ID:

1006009