Project Manager, Water Wastewater

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Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a Project Manager to be based in West Palm Beach, FL to support implementation of the Capital Improvement Plan Program Management assignment for the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department (PBCWUD) by providing fully qualified project delivery management of program activities in a fast-paced professional, design and delivery environment. Projects include improvements to water, wastewater and reclaimed water treatment facilities and related collection and distribution systems. These diverse projects are in various stages of development ranging from planning to design to bidding to construction management and to closeout.

The role is co-located and embedded with client staff in a PBCWUD facility, with the other members of the Stantec team. You will primarily be located at the PBCWUD office in West Palm Beach, Florida. Position requires work in both office and field settings.

As the Project Manager, you will be expected to apply critical thinking, leverage the expertise of others, synthesize information, and formulate solutions to a varied array of challenges. You will interface with program leadership, project teams, representatives of various functional areas, technical specialists, external design engineers and construction personnel, regulatory personnel, utility owners, the public and others.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Ensure project goals and objectives are met, administer the owner’s design- and construction-related contracts, and coordinate project delivery with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead delivery of assigned projects and tasks including developing appropriate scope, schedule and budget; managing design development; coordinating with local utilities; assisting with review construction claims; and participating in integration planning to meet the needs of diverse internal and external stakeholders (e.g., senior program staff, project teams, professional engineering consultants, local governments, developers, property owners, regulatory representatives, public).
• Coordinate with program and project teams to implement risk and value management plans.
• Collect and synthesize information on identified risks and challenges, working with project teams and subject-matter experts to formulate and expedite strategic and tactical responses.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and briefings for various audiences including\: local governments, boards, executives, and project teams.
• Confer with the client’s executive leadership team to determine strategies, priorities, and desired outcomes.
• Coordinate with and facilitate interdisciplinary teams that may include design, construction, safety, permitting, land use, real estate acquisition, finance and controls, procurement, and public outreach personnel to execute assignments.
• Monitor and control delivery performance of assignments and verify assignments are executed in alignment with program objectives.
• Participate in the preparation, negotiation, and administration of contracts and amendments to achieve quality and value for the program.
• Provide monthly project status reporting for PBCWUD leadership.
• Conduct project meetings with stakeholders, including internal PBCWUD leadership and external parties.
• Update project-level risks and mitigation measures.
• Use internal cost management system to record financial performance of projects.
• Prepare and manage master contract agreements, consultant services authorizations, work authorizations and solicitations for services or public bids for assigned projects.
• Work as part of an integrated consultant-client team.
• Any other duties as assigned.