Your Opportunity

Stantec seeks an Owner's Representative, at the Project Manager level, to manage projects on behalf of owners in the healthcare/higher education sector. In this role, you will be working on projects in various stages of development and complexity from conceptual planning through design, and construction. Regular travel is required to client sites to work with the project teams and provide onsite supervision.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of projects, including renovations, maintenance, and new builds.
• Collect project specific site information to effectively organize available resources.
• Develop strategic conceptual program consistent with proposed scheduled and budget in concert with client.
• Competitively assemble the project team by preparing and administering Requests for Proposals (RFP's), make recommendations for award, and negotiate contracts as may be required by the client.
• Manage the project team on behalf of the client during the design, construction, occupancy, and closeout process.
• Provide day-to-day project oversight, coordination and communication with the client and project team collaboratively in concert with clients' goals, constraints, and priorities.
• Review the design for adherence to client's schedule, budget, logistics and applicable regulatory agency requirements.
• Manage complex institutional and multi stakeholder project requirements.
• Develop, track, update, forecast, maintain the project schedule and budget throughout all phases of the project.
• Administer all contracts and invoices on behalf of client.
• Anticipate key issues for the betterment of the project and make decisions on major project events, taking into consideration the impact the final direction has on the project goals.
• Coordinate commissioning and financial close out efforts.
• Develop and maintain the respect and confidence of the project team.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Understanding of and ability to read plans and specifications.
• Understanding of building MEP & FP systems.
• Understanding of preconstruction/project development process and requirements.
• Understanding of contracts (negotiations, language, and requirements).
• Ability to analyze and manage project budgets logically and effectively.
• Strong computer skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and scheduling software.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding and experience of Lean Construction is a plus.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in related field.
• Experience as an Owner's Representative in Project Management on healthcare and higher education sector projects.
• Experience in laboratory project management including wet labs, animal research facilities, chemical labs, bio labs, computational labs, civil engineering labs involving heavy machinery, maker space labs, imaging labs, laser labs is a plus.

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

Primary Location: United States | RI | Providence
Organization: 1798 Buildings-US PMCM-New York NY
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 11/09/2026 02:09:42
Req ID: 1007673