Stantec

Project Manager - Forestry

Stantec$111K — $167K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Expertise in project management including team leadership and resource management.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with experience managing teams.
  • Experience with engineering design and construction of utility scale renewables projects.
  • Demonstrated project management across various delivery models.
  • Knowledge of multi-discipline engineering services for renewable projects.
  • Business development and proposal experience.
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365 platform, including Teams and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

  • Provide project management expertise to the team.
  • Manage renewables projects and programs.
  • Support and enhance project management best practices.
  • Coordinate with leadership, teams, and external partners throughout project execution.
  • Monitor project execution for compliance with plans and objectives.
  • Identify and resolve gaps in project execution collaboratively.
  • Mentor junior staff and assist in their development.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision plans.
  • Wellness programs and spending accounts.
  • Group registered retirement savings and stock purchase plans.
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional membership fee coverage.
  • Paid time off including short-term/long-term disability insurance.
Full Job Description
Your Opportunity

We are seeking a Project Manager for our Foresty Industry related projects. In this role you will support our culture of internal and external client service, build our strength in understanding and anticipating client needs and expectations, execute strategies to advance the client's project objectives and manage risk, establish priorities, promote alignment the project team, and resolve emergent problems.

You will have the opportunity to lead multi-discipline teams executing projects in our fast growing Heavy Industrial Process sector across North America.

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Provide project management expertise to our team.
  • Manage Renewables projects/programs.
  • Support and contribute to our Renewables Project Management best practices and methodology in alignment with our Project Management Frameworks and our culture of excellence in executing projects.
  • Coordinate with leadership, discipline leads, inter-discipline teams, high value engineering centers, clients, regulatory entities, vendors and sub-contractors.
  • Coordinate with leadership to ensure alignment and consistency of project execution.
  • Support client relationship management efforts by coaching and mentoring staff.
  • Practice effective business discipline across our projects providing proactive monitoring and project management related to resources, schedule, budget, and quality.
  • Identify and resolve project execution gaps (people, processes, and systems) in collaboration with leadership.
  • Provide accurate feedback and develop action plans to implement lessons learned, opportunities for improvement and industry best practices.
  • Support resource management processes, recruitment, succession planning, and coaching/mentoring for PMs and Project Leaders.
  • Lead or support proposals as required.
  • Support mentorship and development of junior staff.

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • Expertise in Project management including, team leadership, resource management, scheduling, project controls, reporting and document controls.
  • Strong leader and team player, collaborator, and communicator with strong interpersonal skills and experience in managing a team.
  • Engineering design and construction experience with utility scale renewables projects.
  • Project management experience in leading projects across various delivery models.
  • Knowledge of multi-discipline engineering services related to renewable projects.
  • Experience in business development, proposal, and budget development.
  • Demonstrated leadership competencies.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to work across multiple offices and geographies.
  • Problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify when a project is in trouble (e.g., deviations from baseline scope, schedule, or budget) and ability to take corrective action to address the problem.
  • Ability to travel to US and Canadian offices and client sites, as required.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, organizations skills and aptitude for problem solving.
  • Proficient in the Microsoft 365 platform including Teams and SharePoint.

Education and Experience
  • Preferred B.S. or Engineering Technologist in Process, Mechanical Electrical, or Civil Engineering disciplines, or related fields.
  • Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
  • Registration with as a P.Eng. or PE or certified engineering technologist is preferred.

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 in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$111,700.00 - $167,600.00 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) 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 | BC | Vancouver
Organization: BC-1182 E&R-CA Pacific
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 09/04/2026 06:04:17
Req ID: 1005233

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
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
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