Senior Project Manager, & Client Development Lead, Industrial Water

Stantec; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase

Job summary

Stantec in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Project Manager, Industrial Water to lead complex water projects within multidisciplinary teams across the US & Canada. You will guide scope, schedule, budget, and quality to deliver successful outcomes while nurturing client relationships and growth opportunities.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic engagement with key accounts, and collaboration across engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Proven success growing new client relationships in industrial markets.
• Experience leading pursuits from opportunity through award.
• Strong executive presence with senior client stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrial water projects of varying size within multidisciplinary teams.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, and delivery performance.
• Develop scopes of work, cost estimates, and DOR matrices.
• Coordinate internal teams and technical disciplines to deliver projects.
• Support proposal development and growth plans with clients.

Skills

EPC/EPCM projects

Multidiscipline teams

Client relationships

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical/Chemical/Civil-Env Eng

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Project delivery tools

Job description

Many of the world’s top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community’s interaction with water a bit differently—as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. By 2025 we’re hiring 2,000 people (like you) to join our team. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

We are looking for a talented Senior Project Manager, Industrial Water who wants to be part of a purpose-driven organization that’s focused on helping our clients, colleagues and communities thrive. The candidate will support project proposal and application processes throughout the US and Canada. 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

Project Management & Delivery

• Lead and manage industrial water projects of varying size and complexity within multidisciplinary teams.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and delivery performance
• Develop and review scopes of work, cost estimates, and Division of Responsibility (DOR) matrices
• Coordinate internal project teams and technical disciplines to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Apply technical expertise and professional judgment to support project execution and client success.

Business Development & Client Growth

• Serve as a primary client-facing representative for key industrial accounts and strategic pursuits.
• Develop and maintain decision making level client relationships through meetings, site visits, workshops, presentations, and strategic planning discussions.
• Lead or support proposal development, pursuit strategy, capture planning, interview preparation, and proposal leadership activities.
• Support development and execution of strategic client engagement and account growth plans.
• Identify, qualify, and pursue new client relationships and growth opportunities within targeted industrial sectors.
• Represent Stantec externally through conferences, industry organizations, client workshops, and technical presentations.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentor, supervise, and develop high-performing project teams.
• Foster collaboration across multiple business lines and technical disciplines to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Support a culture of technical excellence, accountability, client service, and continuous improvement.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Ability to manage EPC/EPCM projects.
• Ability to manage multidiscipline engineering teams
• Work closely with Engineering Managers, Lead Discipline Engineers, Project Engineers, PM and CM Leads and engineering staff and be ultimately responsible for the project team performance on specific project, meeting the Company’s contractual obligations and the Client’s needs and expectations, on time, first time, within budget.
• Ensure that all company policies and procedures are known, understood, and adhered to by all supervised staff.
• Develop Project Execution Plans.
• Finalize Project Delivery Processes and Tools to deliver EPCM (PM, PC, E, P, CM).
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• General understanding of all phases of project document production, client procurement procedures, and regulatory approval processes.
• Ability to participate and collaborate in project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Ability to effectively discuss project issues with clients, contractors, equipment suppliers/vendors, funding agencies and reviewing agencies; to deliver technical presentations in public forums in conferences and technical symposia.
• Possesses excellent time-management skills, thorough understanding of task assignment and schedule, budgeting and efficient use of time and available resources.

Education and Experience

• Demonstrated success in developing new client relationships and growing business within industrial markets.
• Experience influencing and leading project pursuits from opportunity identification through contract award.
• Proven ability to expand existing client relationships through consultative engagement and trusted advisor interactions.
• Experience developing strategic account plans and growth initiatives.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to engage senior client stakeholders.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Chemical, or Civ-il/Environmental Engineering from an accredited institution. Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 15 years of experience.
• License: Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

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. At Stantec, we live our corporate values every day.

• Stantec was ranked the 5th most sustainable company in the world and the 1st in North America by Corporate Knights for our 2020 performance.
• In February 2021, Stantec announced a pledge to be carbon neutral for 2022 and achieve operational net-zero by 2030.
• Stantec is the only engineering design firm that has been rated a Climate Leader with an A- score by CDP for the last three years.
• Stantec has been named by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers and America’s Best Employers for Women. Additionally, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society selected Stantec as one of the Top 50 workplaces for Indigenous STEM professionals.

Join us and redefine your personal best.

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 | TX | Austin

Other Locations: United States | TX | Houston

Organization: BC-1773 Water-US Gulf

Employee Status: Regular

Business Justification: New Position

Travel: No

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.