Senior Drinking Water Project Leader

Stantec; Ashland (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase program

Ten paid holidays per year

Vacation 10–20 days per year

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager/Project Engineer, Water to join our Water team in Virginia. This role leads multidisciplinary water infrastructure projects from planning and design through construction, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget alignment while delivering reliable drinking water solutions.

Responsibilities include client relationship management, proposal development, and technical oversight across planning, permitting, design, bidding, and construction phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Environmental/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of engineering experience with water infrastructure.
• Virginia Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• PMP certification is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead drinking water infrastructure projects from planning through construction.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations.
• Prepare proposals, scopes of work, level-of-effort estimates, and project fees.
• Provide technical leadership during planning, permitting, design, bidding, and construction.

Skills

Water infrastructure leadership

Client relationship management

Project coordination

Regulatory familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Environmental/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Stantec is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager/Project Engineer, Water to join our Water team in Virginia. This role leads multidisciplinary water infrastructure projects from planning and design through construction, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget alignment while delivering reliable drinking water solutions.

Responsibilities include client relationship management, proposal development, and technical oversight across planning, permitting, design, bidding, and construction phases.