Brownfields Redevelopment Project Manager

Stantec; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Planner, Brownfields Redevelopment & Implementation to join the Infrastructure team in the United States. You will serve as a client-facing project manager helping communities transform contaminated properties into catalytic assets, guiding planning through execution and funding strategies.

The role requires coordinating with environmental, planning, economic development, and design professionals, leading stakeholder engagements, and mentoring junior staff to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in urban planning or related field.
• 6+ years of brownfields redevelopment, environmental planning, or related project management experience.
• Experience with EPA brownfields grants and redevelopment funding preferred.
• Strong ability to translate complex issues into clear client recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a client-facing project manager and strategic advisor for brownfields redevelopment, revitalization, and implementation projects.
• Manage and support EPA brownfields grants, including work plans, budgets, schedules, reporting support, consultant coordination, eligible activities, and implementation tracking.
• Develop redevelopment strategies that connect land use, infrastructure, environmental conditions, market opportunities, funding sources, and community priorities.
• Help communities move projects from visioning and planning into actionable implementation steps, including funding pursuits, partner coordination, site readiness, and next-phase project delivery.
• Coordinate with environmental, planning, economic development, engineering, landscape architecture, funding, and design professionals to advance redevelopment outcomes.
• Lead or support community engagement, stakeholder interviews, public meetings, workshops, and presentations for municipal clients, redevelopment agencies, community partners, and public/private stakeholders.
• Proactively identify project risks, scope issues, schedule concerns, decision points, and opportunities to maintain momentum and keep projects moving forward.
• Mentor and direct junior team members, including delegating tasks, reviewing work products, and helping staff understand project goals, client expectations, and implementation priorities.
• Communicate effectively with clients and project teams to resolve project issues, present findings and recommendations, and deliver services that support client goals.
• Manage work within defined scopes, budgets, schedules, and quality expectations.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Client-facing

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Urban and Regional Planning, Environmental Science, Public Administration, Economic Development, Urban Studies, Landscape Architecture, or a related field

AICP, PLA, or similar professional certification preferred

Tools

GIS

SketchUp

Photoshop

InDesign

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Planner, Brownfields Redevelopment & Implementation to join the Infrastructure team in the United States. You will serve as a client-facing project manager helping communities transform contaminated properties into catalytic assets, guiding planning through execution and funding strategies.

The role requires coordinating with environmental, planning, economic development, and design professionals, leading stakeholder engagements, and mentoring junior staff to deliver