Senior Project Manager, Site / Civil Engineer

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid family leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Site/Civil Engineering in Fort Myers, Florida. This role requires at least 8 years of experience in civil engineering design and project management, along with a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering and a Florida P.E. license. Responsibilities involve leading project teams, managing client relations, and overseeing the design and delivery of large-scale development projects. Join a company dedicated to empowering communities and shaping a sustainable future.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in land development engineering.
• Strong working knowledge of civil engineering design.
• Ability to lead teams and effectively communicate.

Responsibilities

• Manage the design and delivery of civil engineering projects.
• Lead and mentor a team of technical professionals.
• Prepare submission packages and facilitate agency review.

Skills

Civil engineering design

Project management

Business development

Regulatory/permitting knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Florida Professional Engineer (P.E.) license

Job description

Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future‑ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master‑planned communities, mixed‑use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighbourhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home. If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is looking for a motivated Senior Project Manager Site / Civil Engineering with strong land development and general civil engineering experience to join our dynamic team in Naples or Fort Myers, Florida. Your role as Senior Project Manager is to manage the design and delivery of projects and to maintain relations with current and future clients within our community development business line.

This role will include serving as the primary contact for our clients and has overall responsibility for the success of all assigned projects while working on large scale & highly visible development projects (residential, commercial, industrial, mixed use) as well as public sector facilities (parks, schools, etc.,) throughout the area. This position offers career development, the opportunity to expand the practice, and has the potential of participation in our leadership recognition program.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Leading and mentor a team of professional and technical staff.
• Marketing and business development efforts for land development and general civil engineering projects.
• Performing and direct all aspects of civil engineering design including layout/geometry, grading, drainage, paving, water, sewer, and erosion control. Projects may include land development (all types/sectors), roadway/intersection design, hydrology/hydraulic stormwater modeling, hydraulic modeling of pipe networks, preparation of construction plans and related design reports.
• Preparing complete submission packages, supporting calculations, cost estimates, project schedules, and other duties; effectively facilitate the agency review/approval process.
• Monitoring and control project progress, staffing, budgets, and methods of analysis and objectives and keep client informed of progress, budget, work progress and challenges.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• A strong working knowledge of civil engineering design including stormwater, utilities, paving, geometric roadway design, grading and earthwork.
• A strong working knowledge of the regulatory/permitting process, and track record of successful project approvals and agency relationships.
• Demonstrated project management and business development experience to nurture existing clients and develop new multi-disciplined opportunities to expand the practice including developing, recommending, and introducing innovation to our clients’s projects.
• Complete understanding of all phases of contract administration and execution, including scope definition, contract terms/conditions, negotiation, financial project management and complete contract performance (schedule and financial).
• A background in both private and public sector projects including commercial, residential, and mixed‑use developments as well as local governmental projects, with the ability to coordinate the entire project effort, client interaction and project management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, communicate, and build trust, rapport, and effective working relationships, both internally within a multidisciplinary team and externally, including making presentations to regulatory boards, shortlist selection committees, etc.
• An affinity for community involvement and visible local engagement is preferred to help promote the company’s services and presence in the region.

Education and Experience

• 8+ years of experience in relevant civil/site or land development engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
• A Florida Professional Engineer (P.E.) license is required.

Our Naples office has played a significant role in local development since 1954. If you took a guided tour of our beautiful City with one of our dedicated team members, you would see that this vibrant City has been influenced by creative solutions at nearly every turn. You could say we have grown up together! From the very first master‑planned community of Pelican Bay to the newest town and university of Ave Maria, our team of engineers, planners, landscape architects, surveyors and environmental scientists has had a hand in molding Naples and the surrounding southwest Florida region.

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.

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.

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.