Senior Project Technical Lead

Stantec; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Vacation and sick leave

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an experienced Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager in Virginia Beach to lead multidisciplinary teams on complex projects. You will guide planning, permitting, design, and execution, while driving business development and client relationships.

Travel to project sites and other offices may be required. The role requires a PE license or ability to obtain within 6 months, with 15+ years in project management and PMP being a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain license within 6 months.
• 15+ years of project management experience in water/wastewater.
• PMP is a plus.
• Willingness to travel to other offices/sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects of varying complexity within multidisciplinary teams.
• Coordinate with regulatory reviews to seek final approval.
• Research and understand regulatory drivers impacting current and future projects.
• Assist business leaders in project revenue forecasting.
• Oversee scope development and level of effort for similar projects.
• Lead efforts to identify, pursue and win water and wastewater projects.
• Mentor local staff and develop succession plans for key projects.
• Perform engineering work related to planning, permitting, design, and implementation of municipal wastewater and storm sewer systems.
• Develop conceptual level plans for municipal civil and utility projects.
• Prepare and present information summarizing analyses and findings to clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Technical leadership

Client management

Regulatory understanding

Communication

Team mentoring

Education

15+ years project management experience in water/wastewater

Job description

Your Opportunity

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they are 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 are 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 Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects of varying complexity within multidisciplinary teams.
• Accountable for making decisions on large projects. You coordinate with the regulatory review to seek final approval.
• Research and understand issues related to regulatory and other drivers that impact ongoing and future projects
• Assist business leaders in project revenue forecasting.
• Oversee scope development and level of effort of comparable size.
• Undertake decisions and recommendations governed by general policy and project management governance.
• Take a leadership role in efforts to identify, pursue and win water and wastewater projects.
• Supervise local staff and responsible for providing mentoring and coaching for future leaders, including development of succession plans for key projects.
• Perform, direct, and review engineering projects related to the planning, analysis, permitting, design, and/or implementation of municipal wastewater and storm sewer system projects. Tasks will focus on collection system analyses and preparation of planning or design reports.
• Perform business development/application tasks and collaborates with staff to increase project wins and develop long lasting client relationships. Routine tasks include: - Participate in business line teams to manage and develop proposals
• Client facing for business development contact, meetings, walk-downs, and presentations
• Scope of work documents and estimates
• Collaboration with multiple business lines to develop opportunities
• Develop conceptual level plans for municipal civil and utility projects.
• Effectively organize, document, communicate, and present information summarizing technical analyses performed and findings or recommendations developed (verbally and in writing).
• Interact professionally with clients and stakeholders in meetings, workshops, and professional conferences to promote Stantec and identify new business opportunities.
• Work collaboratively and enthusiastically as a lead member of small or large teams to successfully deliver quality projects on schedule and within budget.
• Work efficiently with geographically distributed project teams.
• Coordinate with leadership and technical staff on issues related to project staffing, review of technical work, and project management.
• Perform technical project management activities associated with the negotiation of contracts and the planning and execution of projects involving the planning and hydraulic modeling projects.
• Identify and lead / support research and development efforts that align with Stantec's business needs and industry technological advancements.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• You inspire project teams to higher levels of achievement.
• You consistently engage employees in discussions on job satisfaction and engagement and provide ongoing recognition and feedback to employees and teams.
• Ability to perform mass & energy balance and process equipment sizing calculations and coordinate with other engineering disciplines including stress/structural, instrumentation & controls, and electrical.
• Understanding of local and regional jurisdictional codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions.
• Strong technical leadership skills, including establishing design criteria, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and resolving complex water/wastewater engineering challenges.
• Ability to apply sound engineering judgment, lead technical reviews, and communicate design alternatives and trade-offs to support informed client decisions.
• Strong client management skills, including building trusted relationships, understanding client priorities, and aligning project delivery with operational, regulatory, and capital investment objectives.
• Ability to serve as the primary client contact, manage expectations and scope changes, resolve project issues proactively, and identify opportunities for continued collaboration.

Education and Experience

• Education: Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Experience: Minimum of 15 years related experience in project management, preferably for water/wastewater projects.
• Licensure: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain license within 6 months.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus.
• Demonstrated successful experience in leadership, including defining and setting the direction for a team, project, and office; strategy development; change management; and corporate stewardship.
• Travel to other offices as well as to project sites may be required.

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.

Pay Range

Locations in MN, OH, VT, & Various CA, ME, NY, VA Areas-$132,400.00 - $198,600.00 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 | Virginia Beach
Organization: BC-1951 Water-US Northeast
Employee Status: Regular
Management Level: Individual contributor
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 27/10/2026 07:10:28
Req ID: 1008538

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