Senior Project Manager/Program Manager, Alternative Fueling

The race to reduce global greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions is heating up. Whether it is power production, transportation, manufacturing, or agriculture, every sector is looking for ways to promote sustainability and reduce carbon emissions.

Join our team where we strive to exceed expectations by fully comprehending our client’s needs, interpreting them in creative and cost-effective ways, and by providing superb service and responsive follow-up.

Your Opportunity

Stantec delivers best in class project delivery through professional project management – executing exceptionally for clients around the globe. Stantec is seeking a project/program manager to lead alternative fueling projects, including EV charging infrastructure, Hydrogen fueling, CNG Fueling and other energy transition related projects.

This position can be located in any key Stantec-office location, with a preference for locations with an Energy presence in the Western United States.

Your Key Responsibilities

• As the project/program manager, you will lead and motivate cross-functional teams consisting of but not limited to engineers, land/environmental planners, surveyors, procurement specialists, cost analysts, schedulers, and subcontractors in the day-to-day management of all project aspects, from inception to close-out. You will be responsible for the execution and delivery of your assigned projects/programs within the approved scope, budget and schedule, meeting or exceeding established safety and quality standards. You will have overall project management responsibility and be the single point of contact for your assigned projects. Assignments will have high visibility and require extensive project management skills. Specific responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following\:
• Lead and participate in project planning, scheduling, developing cost estimates, and establishing critical project objectives utilizing knowledge gained in previous public and private experience.
• Provides leadership and guidance in multiple facets of projects including safety, quality, engineering, procurement, construction, environmental compliance, project controls, and public/community relations.
• Lead and coordinate directly with project discipline leads to establish development and distribution of deliverables per project schedule and requirements.
• Ensure projects are executed per client’s governance and project management standards and procedures, as well as Stantec’s Project Management Framework
• Develop new and manage existing client relationships while interfacing with the client for proposal and project related items.
• Develop new and manage existing subcontractor relationships based on previous experience in the public and private space.
• Develop and implement a project execution plan (PEP), including engineering, procurement, and construction execution, the quality assurance plan, safety & health plan, subcontracting plan, project staffing plan, organization chart, and procurement plan. This includes training of new project team members on the PEP.
• Analyze and communicate project status, risks, schedule, and costs to all internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage downstream contract administration including Request for Information (RFI’s), submittals, change management, contract closeout, and claims mitigation.
• Analyze and approve internal and external reports including project scheduling, budgeting, cash flow forecast, and project status reports.
• Manage and audit the project documentation (including daily construction field reports) and filing systems.
• Lead Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) planning and building permit process.
• Work with construction project manager, superintendents, and site manager to verify compliance of subcontractors and client contractors with contract documents, safety & health requirements, quality, and schedule.
• Adhere to Stantec and Client safety programs, training and policies, as well as promote and manage the Safety & Health performance of project team members and subcontractors.
• Create and oversee project non-conformance reporting process.