Stantec

Junior / Intermediate Project Manager (Energy & Heavy Industrial)

Stantec$74K — $107K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 4 years of project management experience and business development expertise.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
  • PMP Certification is required to validate project management skills.
  • Proficient in English with strong writing and communication abilities.
  • Proficient in MS Office and MS Project software; multi-tasking capability essential.
  • Experience managing consulting projects with fees exceeding $100K.

Responsibilities

  • Communicate with clients to assess needs and provide tailored solutions.
  • Coordinate proposal writing alongside business development and design teams.
  • Develop and implement project execution, resource, and risk management plans.
  • Manage day-to-day project operations and scope effectively.
  • Hold regular team and client meetings to provide updates and resolve issues.
  • Monitor project financials, ensuring timely updates and invoicing.

Benefits

  • Access to health, dental, and vision plans.
  • Wellness program and health care spending accounts.
  • Retirement savings plans and employee stock purchase programs.
  • Tuition reimbursement and coverage for professional memberships.
  • Paid time off and emergency travel benefits.
Full Job Description
Your Key Responsibilities

Business Development Support
  • Communicates effectively with clients to identify needs, evaluates alternative solutions, and delivers value added services.
  • Coordinates with business development leaders and designers to write proposals (scoping, scheduling, and pricing)
  • Understand project business structure and risks.

Project Management/ Coordination
  • Create and execute project execution plans, including work plans (work breakdown structure), resource plans, risk management plans, etc.
  • Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
  • Assume responsibilities (in partnership with the assigned principal) for technical and design excellence.
  • Ensures project documents, including contracts and additional service requests are approved, and filed in accordance with Stantec processes and procedures.

Project Accounting
  • Update project financials on a regular basis (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly) using Stantec's proprietary tools.
  • Manage project budget and schedule including tracking, forecasting, and reporting of team hours and expenses.
  • Monitor project performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Ensure timely and accurate invoicing and monitor receivables and collection of invoices.

Communications
  • Facilitates and holds regular team and client meetings.
  • Keeps project team well informed of changes and updates.
  • Report project status to the Client and internal leadership on a regular basis.
  • Take meeting minutes.
  • Resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely fashion.
  • Facilitate the communication of difficult/sensitive information.

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • Project management experience.
  • Business development experience.
  • Proficient English writing and communication skills.
  • Experience with MS Office, MS Project software, would be an asset.
  • Ability to multitask.
  • Willing and able to travel occasionally.
  • Excellent client relationship and communication skills.
  • Team player with experience building, leading, and managing a project team.
  • Technical experience in heavy industrial process market disciplines (Pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, building products, food and beverage, mineral processing, oil & gas, thermal generation, and renewable energy).
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical or related discipline.
  • PMP Certification
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong written and verbal communication abilities to effectively engage with clients, project teams, regulators, and other stakeholders.
  • Minimum 4 years of related experience.
  • Experience managing at least five consulting projects with minimum consulting fees of $100K.
  • Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for extended periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical or related discipline.
  • PMP Certification
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong written and verbal communication abilities to effectively engage with clients, project teams, regulators, and other stakeholders.

Education and Experience
  • Minimum 2 years of related experience.
  • Experience managing at least five consulting projects with minimum consulting fees of $100K.
  • Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for extended periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

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 Range:
• Locations Outside of Lower Mainland - BC & Various locations in Ontario-$74,400.00 - $107,900.00 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) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, 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 time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

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: Canada | NB | Fredericton
Organization: BC-1370 E&R-CA East
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 29/04/2026 09:04:14
Req ID: 1005640

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About Stantec

Stantec Inc. is a global engineering consulting firm headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company provides professional consulting services in the areas of infrastructure, water, environment, buildings, and energy. Stantec has over 22,000 employees working in more than 400 locations across six continents. The company has a diverse client base that includes public and private sector clients. Stantec is committed to sustainability and has implemented green practices in its operations. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the American Council of Engineering Companies' National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement.
Learn more about Stantec
Size
25,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
Industry
Founded
1954
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