Lead Civil Engineer/Project Manager

Strong communities don’t just happen—they’re built. They’re creatively imagined, collaboratively planned, and readied to face tomorrow with optimism. We’re driving the future of Community Development. Our experts lead their fields, collaborating on projects that are as technically challenging as they are impactful, creative, and fulfilling. We’re a place where you can apply your passion—and find endless opportunities to help make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s multi-disciplinary office in Nashville has an opening for a highly motivated Lead Civil Engineer/ Project Manager. This could be a tremendous opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career.

The candidate will be responsible for Project Management, project proposals, and for supporting and managing civil site design services. This position will coordinate, and lead project teams focused on engineering and construction-related services for clients.

You should be able to evaluate, select, specify, and engineer systems or products for a project. Typical projects may include commercial site developments with unique paving and stormwater management requirements; residential multi-family developments; sports fields; greenways and multi-modal corridors; stream restoration projects; and municipal/industrial parks.

Your role as Lead Civil Engineer/ Project Manager is to manage the design and delivery of projects and to maintain relations with current and future clients within our community development business line. This requires a hands-on problem solver who is willing to work through issues as they arise with staff, clients, offices, disciplines, and projects. In doing so, you are also fostering effective working relationships between Stantec peers, clients, contractors, and other project stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will come with a background of supporting or leading the civil/site engineering aspects for a variety of projects, with a foundation of strong engineering/design skills. He/she will have been exposed to the entire project delivery process, including marketing/business development, client interaction, project management, internal team building and hands-on design/engineering supervision.

Your Key Responsibilities\:

This role will include serving as the primary contact for our clients and has overall responsibility for the success of all projects. Additionally, the role requires your personal/direct engagement on major & highly visible private development projects (residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and mixed use) and public sector facility projects (parks, schools, etc.,).

The growth of the Stantec’s Community Development program requires you to attract and develop new staff and secure new projects/clients. Stantec and the entire Community Development Leadership team are highly motivated and supportive of growing a substantive consulting team in Nashville and the greater Middle Tennessee market.

This position offers career development, the opportunity to expand the practice, and the potential to participate in our senior leadership program!

You will be responsible for\:

• Pursuing and winning new clients and projects
• Organizing and leading project-related meetings and presentations
• Coordinating with clients, team members, sub-consultants, and preparing detailed scope/fee proposals
• Performing planning phase activities, including initial project research and investigations, assessment of project feasibility, and providing input to the project team on civil engineering-related issues
• Performing and directing all aspects of civil engineering design including layout/geometry, grading, drainage, paving, water, sewer, and erosion control. Projects may include land development (all types/sectors), roadway/intersection design, hydrology/hydraulic stormwater modeling, hydraulic modeling of pipe networks, preparation of construction plans and related design reports.
• Preparing complete submission packages, supporting calculations, cost estimates, project schedules, and other duties; effectively facilitating the agency review/approval process.
• Supervising construction phase support services, including the development of bidding and contract documents, field inspections, progress meetings, final certifications, etc.
• Monitoring and controlling project progress, staffing, budgets, and methods of analysis and objectives and keeping the client informed of progress, budget, work progress, and challenges
• Sourcing, attracting, and developing new staff.
• Planning and executing QA/QC plans for individual projects