Stantec

Senior Project Manager - Buildings

Stantec$134K — $202K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Project Management or equivalent experience with PMP certification.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management, specifically in complex buildings projects.
  • Strong understanding of accessibility codes, life-safety codes, and building construction systems.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize tasks effectively.
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with clients and project teams.
  • Experience with project management software, particularly Newforma; familiarity with Revit is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Manage complex tasks on multiple large-scale, highly complex projects.
  • Participate in and contribute to winning project interviews.
  • Plan, organize, and direct project work to meet client objectives.
  • Keep the Principal in Charge updated on project progress, expectations, and deadlines.
  • Lead project teams to ensure design meets client budget and schedule.
  • Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, and work plans.
  • Mentor and motivate Assistant Project Managers and project teams.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401(k) plan with employee stock purchase program.
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional membership fee coverage.
  • Paid family leave and 10 paid holidays annually.
  • Accrued vacation days between 10 and 20 per year, plus sick leave.
Full Job Description
Your Opportunity

The successful candidate will be leading clients through the planning and creation of fiscally responsible, award-winning designs. You will be working with clients, design and construction team members, program and project management processes, and strong project leaders. You will lead the development of integrated design proposals, continuous updating of a building information model, preparing a variety of output / drawings throughout the project, while leading and mentoring others and collaborating with team members to contribute to the final deliverables as required under direction from the Principal in Charge.

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Responsible for managing complex tasks on multiple, large scope, highly complex projects.
  • Effectively participates and helps to win work in interviews for potential projects.
  • Plans, organizes, and directs the work throughout the life of the project to successfully deliver the project to the client.
  • Keeps the Principal in Charge informed of progress on project expectations, deadlines, and deliverables and understands the limits of the decision-making responsibilities of the role and respects the boundaries of the Principal in Charge's responsibilities.
  • Leads the client and project team to assure that the project design meets the client budget, schedule, program, and design intent.
  • Develop and manage project budget, schedule, and overall work plan to realize target financial performance.
  • Mentors Assistant Project Managers and motivates project teams.
  • Assures that Project Management Framework tasks are timely completed and properly documented.
  • Leads project coordination and owner/site meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and sub-contractors.
  • Manages and tracks change orders, applications for payment by contractors and other contractual modifications impacting budget and schedule.
  • Works with Operations Manager in determining project staffing needs and recommending personnel.
  • Directs client invoicing and effectively manages collections.

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • Extensive project experience supports in the ability to win work during proposal response.
  • Capable of simultaneously supporting one or more Principal's in Charge on multiple projects.
  • Excellent understanding of accessibility codes, life-safety codes, building construction systems, means and methods, materials, and industry associated standards.
  • Proactively takes appropriate action without requiring continued direction or guidance.
  • Effectively manages multiple deadlines and priorities.
  • Team player with the client, entire project team and contractor.
  • Excellent communicator.
  • Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Newforma; Prefer experience with Revit.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Project Management or equivalent experience with PMP certification.

Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management with a strong background in complex buildings projects is required.

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 NYC & CA (Bay Area) & NJ (RP)-$134,900.00 - $202,500.00 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) 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 | CA | San Francisco
Organization: 2014 Buildings-US California AID-San Francisco CA
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 27/08/2026 01:08:56
Req ID: 1007392

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
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Founded
1954
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