Senior Construction Manager/Resident Engineer, Transit

Stantec; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 178,400 - 276,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Wellness program

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase program

AD&D insurance

Disability plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Construction Manager for transportation infrastructure in Seattle, WA and other locations. The role focuses on managing large, complex transit construction programs, coordinating across multiple teams, and ensuring project objectives are met from concept to completion.

The ideal candidate will bring a PE license, CCM certification as an asset, and extensive experience on mega-projects with strong leadership and risk management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field.
• PE licensure is required.
• 15+ years on large, complex transit projects with construction value >$500M.
• 4–5 years executing technical aspects including Alternate Project Delivery (APD).

Responsibilities

• Oversee all phases of large, complex construction projects serving as a client liaison and leading project teams.
• Mentor staff and document lessons learned.
• Support recruitment by screening candidates and collaborating with HR on offers.
• Supervise design-phase constructability and sequencing reviews.
• Manage bid phase activities: pre-bid meetings, inquiries, addenda, bid evaluations, and award recommendations.
• Direct preconstruction planning and review contract documents for construction readiness.
• Oversee day-to-day construction management to ensure design, budget, and schedule compliance.
• Represent company at meetings and with stakeholders; liaison with clients and agencies.

Skills

Team leadership

Technical expertise

Decision making

Inspiring leadership

Sub-consultants mgmt

Risk management

Education

PE licensure (required)

CCM certification (asset)

Bachelor's in civil engineering

Job description

Senior Construction Manager, Transportation Infrastructure

Seattle, WA, United States and 2 more (On-site)

Job Description

When you care deeply about the work you do, it’s rewarding to see it through from concept to completion. We partner with clients to provide both program management and construction management to strategize, plan, and implement projects that drive organizations forward. From hospitals and airports to university campuses, mass transit systems, water treatment facilities, mines, and wind farms, we've successfully managed thousands of projects.

Joining our team, turning visionary ideas into reality, will shape your future—and the future of your community.

We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization’s objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life.

Stantec's Program Management Construction Management Group is seeking a Construction Manager to work on large, complex transportation construction projects with construction values more than $500M.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all phases of large, complex construction projects serving as a client liaison and leading project teams.
• Engage in the Construction Management community, mentor staff, and document lessons learned.
• Support recruitment by screening candidates, interviewing, and collaborating with HR on employment offers.
• Supervise design-phase constructability and sequencing reviews.
• Manage bid phase activities: pre-bid meetings, contractor inquiries, addenda issuance, bid evaluations, and award recommendations.
• Direct preconstruction planning, approve procedures and tools, and review contract documents for construction phase readiness.
• Manage multiple large, complex projects simultaneously.
• Oversee day-to-day construction management to ensure compliance with design, budget, and schedule; enforce contractor compliance.
• Act as a liaison with clients, agencies, and stakeholders; represent company at meetings and public forums.
• Monitor contractor schedules and address delays.
• Review inspection reports, material test reports, RFIs, submittals, schedules, shop drawings, change orders, and pay applications for accuracy and compliance.
• Coordinate activities across disciplines and resolve project issues promptly.
• Implement and enforce company, client, and project policies, procedures, best practices, standards, quality frameworks, and proper use of IP and reusable assets.
• Promote and ensure adherence to company and client health and programs.
• Oversee post-construction closeout, including final deliverables, punch lists, warranties, and invoicing.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Highly effective in assembling and leading project teams.
• Technical expert in all relevant areas of planning, analysis, construction and systems management, and understanding of various project delivery methods.
• Accountable for making decisions on large complex projects.
• Inspires project teams to higher levels of achievement.
• Highly effective in managing sub-consultants and equipment suppliers/vendors.
• Demonstrates technical skills identifying scope changes and risk management.

Education and Experience

• Professional Engineering (PE) licensure is required. Construction Manager Certification (CCM) is an asset.
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or other related engineering field is required.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience, including experience working on large, complex transit projects with construction value more than $500M.
• Minimum 4 to 5 years of experience successfully executing technical aspects of a wide range of medium to complex projects, including Alternate Project Delivery (APD).

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for 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.

About the Team

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

Job Info

• Job Identification 1006772
• Posting Date 07/15/2026, 11:46 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Minimum Experience (Total Years) 15
• Pay Range 4 Locations in WA, DC & Various CA, MA, VA Areas-$178,400.00 - $276,600.00 Annually