Project Manager - Water/Wastewater

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec Consulting International Ltd. is seeking a Project Manager with strong water and wastewater infrastructure experience to advance our Mid-Atlantic presence.

The role emphasizes project leadership, design coordination, client relationship management, and business development in a hybrid work setting based out of a Mid-Atlantic office. You will evaluate systems, develop designs, mentor staff, manage budgets, and guide proposals and contracts while collaborating across internal teams and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in water and wastewater infrastructure fields.
• Licensed Professional Engineer or ability to obtain within 12 months.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Strong technical leadership and project management capabilities.
• Ability to manage budgets, proposals, and quality deliverables.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead water and wastewater projects from design to construction oversight.
• Manage client relationships and lead project coordination meetings.
• Guide project staff, mentor junior team members, and allocate work.
• Monitor budgets, invoicing, and financial performance of projects.
• Develop and review design approaches; oversee contract drawings and specs.
• Support business development and marketing for pipeline opportunities.

Skills

Project management

Technical leadership

Client relationship

Budgeting

Proposal writing

Team coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer

Job description

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is hiring a skilled Project Manager with strong Water/Wastewater infrastructure experience—someone who’s ready for meaningful, challenging work and excited to help grow our presence in the Mid‑Atlantic region.

If you want to be part of a purpose‑driven team that truly cares about helping clients, colleagues, and communities thrive, this could be your next move. Our people are our greatest strength, and when you join Stantec, you’ll bring your expertise in pumping stations, water treatment, and wastewater treatment projects into a culture that values inclusion, celebrates shared wins, and encourages ambition.

We’re looking for someone with strong technical expertise—someone who can evaluate and select systems, develop and review designs, run calculations, coordinate teams, and mentor junior staff. Many of your projects will involve complex challenges that call for sharp engineering, creative problem‑solving, and confident decision‑making. You’ll also guide the evaluation of project approaches to ensure reliability, efficiency, and cost‑effectiveness.

Beyond project delivery, you’ll play an active role in business development. That includes building and strengthening client relationships, identifying new opportunities, supporting proposal development, and helping position our team for long‑term success. You’ll be a key part of growing our water practice in the region and shaping the future of our Mid‑Atlantic portfolio.

This is a hybrid role based out of one of our Mid‑Atlantic offices.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Typical projects or assignments may include participating in the design and overseeing construction of water distribution and reservoirs, wastewater collection systems, water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, 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 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 engineered water and wastewater systems or products for a project.

• Manages 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 project construction documents including contract drawings, specifications, and construction cost estimates.

• Interfaces directly with clients and management regarding status of 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 establishes working relationships with regulatory officials.

• Leads the preparation of proposals including developing scope, budgets, design approaches; participates in client interviews and supporting negotiations for project contracts.

• Takes an active role in marketing and business development for positioning for potential projects.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Demonstrated skills for the efficient project management/technical leadership of assigned tasks on multiple concurrent projects.

• Understanding of client expectations, budgeting, proposal writing, and producing high quality deliverables.

• Strong working knowledge in the movement and treatment of water/wastewater and understanding of various design and construction methods.

• Strong knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes, hydraulics, process mechanical, regulatory compliances, and industry standards.

• Requisite knowledge, interpretation, and application of relevant design and construction codes.

• Strong understanding of all phases of project document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications.

• Demonstrated skills to lead one or more teams of design professionals and technicians that comply with the contract agreement as well as exercise rigid cost control to implement the approved design within established budget restraints.

• Advanced understanding of water and wastewater engineering concepts and ability to communicate ideas to others.

• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

• Ability to work well in a team environment without direct supervision.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering

• Licensed Professional Engineer or ability to obtain within 12 months.

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in water and wastewater infrastructure related fields.

Typical office environment working with computers at a desk for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Pay Range

Locations in MN, OH, VT, & Various CA, ME, NY, VA Areas-$107,100.00 - $160,700.00 Annually

Locations in WA, DC & Various CA, MA, VA Areas-$126,400.00 - $189,600.00 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) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, 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 family leave. Regular full-time and part‑time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

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: United States | VA | Richmond

Other Locations: United States | VA | Fairfax

Organization: BC-1951 Water-US Northeast

Employee Status: Regular

Business Justification: New Position

Travel: Yes

Schedule: Full time

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.