Project Manager- Water

At Stantec, we approach every water and natural resource project we undertake—whether at the local, regional, or watershed level— thoughtfully, and execute it with excellence across all project phases. We partner with our clients to design fit-for-purpose solutions that address their communities’ unique needs throughout the water infrastructure lifecycle. Our experts lead their fields and guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. We’re a place where you can apply your passion and collaborate with top talent on work that’s critical to our clients, our communities, and the industry at large.

Your Opportunity

An opportunity currently exists for an Intermediate Project Manager (PM) in our Medicine Hat Water Group. The right candidate will have a combination of project management and technical skills suited to lead and participate in the delivery of wide variety of projects including water conveyance, water resources, community development and transportation projects for municipal and private sector clients. Projects may include greenfield infrastructure, expansion/upgrades to existing systems, trenchless installations and rehabilitation. It is expected that the Intermediate Project Manager will utilize their knowledge and experience on similar projects to guide their project teams.

The Intermediate Project Manager will perform a variety of tasks which may include client meetings, financial management, schedule management, coordination of tasks and personnel, and mentoring junior staff. You will lead project teams in the execution projects to ensure delivery, resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness, and participate in the design as appropriate.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Planning and design execution of conveyance and civil projects and related infrastructure.
• Manage client expectations and relationships.
• Oversee and manage assigned projects. Be responsible for the delivery of projects of varying level of complexity.
• Set the priorities for your project teams, including defining their scope of work, budgets and their schedules for completing the work.
• Serve as the project's point of contact with clients, agencies and others to obtain and determine project requirements and approvals.
• Manage and monitor both the financial performance of budgets and on time delivery performance of assigned projects.
• Conduct or arrange for quality assurance and quality control reviews, including the evaluation of the completed work for accuracy and completeness.
• Participate in the design as skills dictate, and to ensure efficient project delivery.
• Provide mentoring to other developing project managers.
• Engage in leadership in Professional organizations that align with expertise; write technical papers and delivers technical presentations for conference.
• Assist and/or lead the development of proposals and participate in contract negotiation.