Senior Project Manager / Iowa Market Sector Leader
Summary
Leads municipal water and wastewater projects, manages budgets and teams, and grows Stanley’s Iowa water market through client development and strategic leadership.
Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices.
With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success.
Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career!
Job title - Senior Project Manager / Iowa Market Sector Leader
Locations - Any Iowa location
Job type - Hybrid
Requisition ID - 11292
Position Summary
Stanley Consultants is seeking an experienced Project Manager and associate Iowa leader to help shape the future of our growing Iowa and National Water practice. This role combines project management excellence with client development, strategic leadership, and mentoring. While leading the successful delivery of municipal, utility, and industrial water and wastewater projects, you will also play a key role in expanding client relationships, influencing market strategy, identifying new service opportunities, and helping grow our team.
Stanley is a highly collaborative, open management organization which empowers leaders. The role of Senior Project Manager and Iowa Market Sector Leader offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the direction of the Water Market by helping guide business development, technical growth, hiring, mentoring, and strategic decision-making.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Lead planning, design, and delivery of municipal water and wastewater projects from planning through construction.
- Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and project financial performance.
- Serve as the primary client contact and build trusted client relationships.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams across civil, process, structural, mechanical, electrical, and I&C disciplines.
Required Qualifications:
- B.S. in Civil or Environmental Engineering; M.S. in Civil or Environmental Engineering or Masters in Business Administration preferred.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in Iowa or ability to obtain within six months.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience including at least 4 years as a Project Manager.
- Professional Management Professional (PMP) certification is ideal but not mandatory.
- Strong communication, leadership, and client relationship skills.
- Working knowledge of multidisciplinary water infrastructure projects.
Market Leadership & Growth
- Help shape and execute the growth strategy for Stanley's Iowa, Midwest and national Water Markets.
- Develop and strengthen relationships with water clients, partners, and industry stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Client Service Managers and technical leaders to identify, capture, and win new work.
- Participate in client meetings, proposals, interviews, conferences, and strategic planning.
- Help identify emerging service areas and prioritize investments in technical capabilities.
- Influence hiring decisions and support the growth of a high-performing Iowa Water team.
Team Development & Leadership
- Mentor and coach engineers and project managers.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable, and innovative culture.
- Identify training opportunities and support technical and leadership development.
- Promote cross-office collaboration and leverage Stanley's national resources.
Technical & Strategic Leadership
- Provide leadership on complex water and wastewater programs.
- Guide technical standards, delivery approaches, and best practices.
- Champion innovation, digital delivery, asset management, and emerging technologies.
- Active participation in water-wastewater professional societies including serving on committees and preparing and presenting technical papers.
Ideal Candidate
- Enjoys building client relationships and growing business.
- Interested in mentoring future leaders and influencing strategy.
- Wants a leadership role without unnecessary organizational layers.
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial environment where initiative is valued.
Why Join Stanley?
Stanley operates with a flat leadership structure that empowers individuals to lead through initiative, expertise, and collaboration—not simply through organizational hierarchy. This role provides significant opportunity to influence the direction of our Water Market, develop new services, mentor future leaders, and help shape the long-term growth of the practice.
Work-Life Balance
We realize there’s more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.
What we offer:
Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.
Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.
Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.
Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.
Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.
Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.
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