Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; advanced degrees preferred.
Minimum 15 years of project management experience, ideally in water/wastewater.
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain within 6 months.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
Strong leadership skills with a focus on team direction and corporate stewardship.
Responsibilities
Manage and mentor a team of design professionals and technicians.
Lead business development efforts to enhance project wins and client relationships.
Develop and manage project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.
Conduct quality assurance and quality control on assigned projects.
Oversee the permitting process and coordinate with regulatory agencies.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and mentorship.
Engagement in meaningful projects that impact communities.
Collaborative work environment with multidisciplinary teams.
Potential for travel to diverse project sites.
Full Job Description
Job Description
Your Key Responsibilities
Manage a team of design professionals and technicians
Mentor and supervise staff and develop high-performing project teams
Perform business development/application tasks and collaborates with staff to increase project wins and develop long lasting client relationships. Routine tasks include:
Participate in business line teams to manage and develop proposals
Client facing for business development contact, meetings, walk-downs, and presentations
Scope of work documents and estimates
Collaboration with multiple business lines to develop opportunities
Quality reviews
Assist senior engineers/designers with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.
Perform complex engineering design tasks on assigned water/wastewater-related projects through collaboration with a wide range of technical disciplines. Routine technical tasks include:
Design basis documents
Engineering calculations including water, heat, and material balances
Equipment sizing and selection
Engineering drawings such as block flow diagrams (BFDs), process flow diagrams (PFDs), and piping and instrumentation diagrams (PIDs)
Engineering reports
Feasibility studies
Presentations to clients, regulatory agencies and/or project stakeholders
Assist with the management of the design and construction of projects.
Develop project management plans for projects; establishes goals and objectives for unique and complex projects.
Responsible for successfully establishing projects to achieve budget, schedule, and contractual obligations.
Conduct and/or coordinate quality assurance and quality control onassigned projects and facilitates independent technical review projects by others.
Involved in the permitting process of projects, which may require meeting with clients, contractors, interested stakeholder parties, reviewing agency personnel.
Accountable for making decisions on large projects. You coordinate with the regulatory review to seek final approval.
Manage projects of varying complexity within multidisciplinary teams
Research and understand issues related to regulatory and other drivers that impact individual projects
Assist business leaders in project revenue forecasting.
Oversee proposals including development of the scope and level of effort of comparable size.
Undertake decisions and recommendations governed by general policy and project management governance.
Supervise local staff and responsible for providing mentoring and coaching for future leaders, including development of succession plans for key projects.
H2O+U
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
You inspire project teams to higher levels of achievement.
You consistently engage employees in discussions on job satisfaction and engagement and provide ongoing recognition and feedback to employees and teams.
Ability to perform mass & energy balance and process equipment sizing calculations and coordinate with other engineering disciplines including stress/structural, instrumentation & controls, and electrical.
Understanding of local and regional jurisdictional codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions.
Education and Experience
Education: Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Engineering
Experience: Minimum of 15 years related experience in project management, preferably for water/wastewater projects.
Licensure: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain license within 6 months.
Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus.
Demonstrated successful experience in leadership, including defining and setting the direction for a team, project, and office; strategy development; change management; and corporate stewardship.
Travel to other offices as well as to project sites may be required.
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.
