Your Opportunity

Join a Top 10 global design firm as a Senior Project Manager in our Texas buildings practice. Our Houston office is seeking a Senior Project Manager to be a contributing member of our Principal leadership team. The successful candidate will be a recognized leader in Science & Technology (S&T) markets, preferably including research universities, pharmaceutical companies, and federal government agencies such as DOE and USDA. This candidate also should have a proven focus on design excellence, project delivery, and the highest levels of client satisfaction. The position requires the ability to develop and nurture existing Stantec client relationships as well as acquire new client relationships. This role is primarily responsible for business development and project delivery, and will have project responsibilities including client management, project leadership, and technical guidance to large teams.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead collaboratively, the growth and development of the S&T sector for Stantec.
• Assist in strengthening the design brand of Stantec to achieve its goals of becoming a leading design firm.
• Secure Exceptional clients for Stantec and deliver high quality, profitable projects for the firm that enhance Stantec's Design and Brand Recognition in Buildings.
• Manage the Planning and Design process with clients on projects related to the S&T sector that come to Stantec through you and support the growth and development of other Stantec Architecture and interior design resources.
• Program, develop methodologies and design approaches for the product type through the project design and documentation phases.
• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams including consultants and collaborate with existing Stantec Engineering leadership to grow Stantec reach, client pool, and design brand.
• Work on a variety of S&T projects from design through construction administration and mentor others who are emerging leaders in that practice.
• Collaborate with team members within the project team and leverage Stantec skills in S&T strategically.
• Lead in identifying project opportunities, marketing Stantec services and winning work.
• Perform limited administrative and office management tasks.
• Be active members within the communities that Stantec serves.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Familiarity with Revit and Microsoft Office and ancillary 'digital' design tools
• The ability to work in an energetic and challenging work environment collaboratively.
• A passion for S&T design.
• Demonstrated design acumen and leadership on major projects.
• Strong business development skills, including significant experience building and maintaining productive relationships with a diverse client base.
• Strong seller-doer capable of generating work and creating long-term relationships and delivering long-term value to clients for Stantec.
• An entrepreneurial orientation with a strong understanding of the business development challenges of a consulting services provider.
• Experience with responding to Requests for Proposals, Expression of Interests, and Statement of Qualifications.
• Strong understanding of the market, industry trends and industry leaders.
• Demonstrated technical skills on major projects.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and team building skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Active in your community including conference attendance/speaking engagements and/or active memberships in associations (such as board posts and committee memberships).

Education and Experience

• Bachelor or Master's degree of Architecture at an accredited institution is required.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience with a focus on S&T projects is preferred.
• License to practice Architecture in the state of Texas 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.

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 futureproofing 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

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 | TX | Houston
Organization: BC-2346 Buildings-US Acquisition PSP Houston A&ID
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 25/03/2026 09:03:24
Req ID: 1004674