Senior Project Manager, Water

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Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. As they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world's most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

As a Senior Project Manager, Water you will work on some of the most exciting and complex projects, focusing on project leadership, business development, and being a “seller/doer.” You’ll collaborate with senior leaders at Stantec and work closely with clients on great projects while driving top‑line appeal. You will lead the pursuit and delivery of excellent work, building a culturally strong and high performing business.

• Using your knowledge of advanced engineering principles, you design and oversee complex projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood‑related damage.
• You lead and participate in pursuits and campaigns for major BC and Regional opportunities; engage directly in relationship development, positioning, win strategies and teaming.
• You engage in the development and maintenance of relationships between the Company, strategic partners, and clients to expand business opportunities.
• You maintain strong client relationships and help identify "zipper" approaches with key clients.
• You may manage one or more Key Client accounts.
• You’re responsible for driving project delivery and excellence.
• You lead or assign responsibility for oversight of project delivery, QAQC, discipline excellence and technical quality, documents quality and best practices in the execution of work.
• You review contracts, fees and proposals on local and large pursuits, in partnership with our risk management team.
• You support marketing and business development professionals in positioning for potential projects, writing technical portions of proposals, participating in client interviews, and supporting negotiations for project contracts.
• You proudly represent our projects in client meetings and continue to cultivate relationships with client organizations, and lead project coordination meetings with internal and external partners.
• You will be a mentor and a leader to more junior professional and technical staff, providing technical guidance to less experienced staff working on a common project.
• You investigate and advise on unusual and difficult problems encountered in the water/wastewater engineering practice.
• You develop project scope, budgets, and design approach for projects.
• You assist and/or lead the development of proposals and contract negotiations.
• You contribute to the development of new standards and specifications of water/wastewater design.
• Engineer of record on own work product.

• Bachelor's Degree Engineering with an emphasis in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Minimum of 15 years of professional experience.
• Experience and expertise with the design of water/wastewater conveyance and/or treatment projects.
• Experience with the design of water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure.
• Professional Licensed Engineer in the State of Ohio.
• Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness…