Stantec

Project Manager - Water

Stantec$94K — $137K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Civil, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering.
  • Professional Engineering designation and eligibility for EGBC registration required.
  • 5+ years of project management experience in engineering.
  • Proficiency in managing scope, schedule, and budget for multidisciplinary teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams for successful project delivery.
  • Develop and maintain strong client relationships through effective communication.
  • Ensure technical accuracy and compliance through quality management reviews.
  • Identify and manage project risks proactively with engineering judgment.
  • Effectively communicate technical information to all stakeholders.
  • Collaborate within teams and foster positive working relationships.
  • Manage multiple project priorities with a focus on safety and quality.

Benefits

  • Access to health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Participation in wellness programs and health care spending accounts.
  • Group registered retirement savings plan and stock purchase program.
  • Tuition reimbursement and coverage for professional membership fees.
  • Paid time off and emergency travel benefits.
Full Job Description
Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Our British Columbia team serves as a primary design center for major water projects including; potable water treatment, storage reservoirs, pump stations; wastewater treatment plants, and lift stations. Our team is seeking an Project Manager, with a focus on managing water / wastewater infrastructure projects.

When you join our team, you'll benefit from:
  • Work directly with a larger, multidisciplinary team, fostering collaboration and innovative problem-solving.
  • Connection with experienced senior leaders who provide mentorship and guidance to support your professional development and with junior/intermediate peers who provide a strong team network.
  • Focus on large municipal water and wastewater treatment projects but may also include pump station and industrial water projects. These projects include feasibility studies, conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs, along with on-site construction coordination for ongoing water and wastewater treatment projects.

Your Key Responsibilities:

As part of the British Columbia Water team, you will play a key role in delivering complex municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects that support sustainable and resilient communities. Working within a multidisciplinary environment, you will lead project planning and execution from pursuit through delivery, while building strong client relationships and ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance with scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives. Success in this role requires a combination of technical understanding, project leadership, collaboration, and a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions for our clients.
  • Support the successful delivery of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects by coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing project scope, schedule, budget, and risk, and facilitating execution from planning through commissioning.
  • Develop and maintain strong client relationships through effective communication, responsiveness, and successful project delivery.
  • Coordinate quality management reviews to ensure technical accuracy, consistency, and compliance with Stantec and client standards.
  • Apply sound project management and engineering judgment, proactively identify project risks and issues, and seek guidance when required.
  • Communicate technical information effectively with project teams, clients, regulators, and stakeholders.
  • Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams and foster positive working relationships with colleagues, clients, and external partners.
  • Manage multiple priorities while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, schedule, and budget performance.
  • Demonstrate attention to detail, critical thinking, professionalism, and a commitment to continuous learning and client service excellence.

Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Civil, Chemical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • A Professional Engineering designation and registration or eligibility to register with EGBC is required. PMP or similar would be an asset.
  • 5+ years of relevant engineering experience, primarily focused in project management, including responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, and coordination of multidisciplinary teams
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong written and verbal communication abilities to effectively engage with clients, project teams, regulators, and other stakeholders.

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-$94,600.00 - $137,100.00 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 | Burnaby
Organization: BC-1117 Water-CA British Columbia
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 06/07/2026 02:07:21
Req ID: 1006601

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
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Market Cap
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1954
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