Stantec

Project Manager - Utilities/Renewable Energy

Stantec$82K — $124K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related field.
  • At least 7 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Proficient in technical writing and client communication.
  • Ability to lead technical tasks and projects independently.
  • Demonstrated leadership in technical performance improvement.
  • Strong skills in project execution within the environmental sector.
  • Valid driver's license and a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

  • Manage project scopes, ensuring timely and budget-conscious delivery of quality reports.
  • Lead business development initiatives, including client relationships and proposal generation.
  • Act as a liaison between clients, environmental regulators, and project teams.
  • Prepare contract documents, including design specifications and project permits.
  • Conduct site inspections and administer construction contracts.
  • Participate in HSE policies and procedures throughout project lifecycles.
  • Analyze technical issues and contribute to proactive market and regulatory responses.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment fostering creativity and innovation.
  • Opportunity to work on impactful environmental projects.
  • Training and mentoring roles for professional growth.
  • Support for building professional networks within the industry.
Full Job Description
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that's vital to our clients and the communities they serve. Join a team that's naturally committed to the environment. Your Opportunity You will perform program research, planning and development, permitting, compliance monitoring, inspections/enforcement, and technical support services in relation to air, water, waste, corrective action, mining, biology, and other environmental programs. You will also write reports, develop plans, and implement steps to move projects toward closure in the most cost effective manner Your Key Responsibilities
  • Manage tasks and projects according to approved scopes of work, and deliver quality reports on schedule and within budget
  • Contribute to and lead business development activities, including proposals, pre-qualifications, and relationship building with clients and prospective clients
  • Interact and interface with clients and environmental regulators
  • Contract document preparation, including detailed design drawings and specifications, and project permitting
  • Construction contract administration and site inspection services
  • Participate in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work
  • Assists in analyzing current and emerging technical issues, and implementing actions to proactively address market, business, regulatory, and/or economic issues.
  • Assignments/projects are advanced in nature and require the application of mature knowledge.
  • Responsible for planning and conducting assignments/ projects having broad scope for independent accomplishment and coordination of difficult tasks.
  • Recommendations are reviewed for soundness of judgment; accepted as accurate and feasible.
  • Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to more junior staff
  • Review work of junior staff.
  • Applies technical and business knowledge and methods to develop creative, effective, and economical solutions to address current and potential project issues.
  • Executes specific technical tasks or requirements for medium to large projects.
  • Conduct peer reviews of routine and moderately complex work by colleagues or more junior practitioners.
  • Qualifies as a Quality Reviewer and undertakes Quality Reviews of moderate to large deliverables.

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • Proficient in and consistently demonstrates and promotes policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training (if applicable).
  • Advanced skills in technical writing.
  • Skilled in communications and technical information exchange with clients, engineers and scientists, government regulators and agencies, and academia, as well as non-technical communication to the public.
  • Disciplined approach to project execution and technical excellence.
  • Ability to provide written and verbal direction on project delivery.
  • Shows leadership in striving to continuously improve technical performance.
  • Champions new ideas and initiatives, and creates an environment that supports creativity and innovation.
  • Builds and maintains productive professional and personal networking relationships.
  • Drives collaborative efforts within the region and beyond to deliver consistent, high quality and appropriately scoped technical work.
  • Good driving record and valid driver's license required.
  • Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen, alcohol screen, and baseline physical.
  • At least four years of experience successfully executing technical aspects of medium to complex projects. Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, or related field.
  • Minimum 7 years related experience, or an equivalent combination of education (e.g., advanced degree) and experience. Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs. 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. About Stantec Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what's previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what's possible.

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Salary Range(s):
  • Locations in VT, & Various CA, NY Areas - Min Salary $ 82,800.00 - Max Salary $ 124,200.00
  • Locations in CO, HI, MD & Various CA, NJ Areas - Min Salary $ 91,100.00 - Max Salary $ 136,600.00

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Primary Location: United States | WI | Milwaukee
Organization: BC-1937 EnvSvcs-US Great Lakes East
Employee Status: Regular
Job Level: Midlevel manager
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 17/06/2025 02:06:28
Req ID: REQ250001MO

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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