Senior Project Manager

Your Opportunity

The role of a Senior Project Manager is to manage the design and delivery of large projects and maintain relations with current and future clients within our Energy business line. This opportunity specifically is for our Power Delivery team with focus on British Columbia and our large Engineering delivery program with BC Hydro. Candidate must be a hands-on problem solver willing to work through issues as they arise with staff, clients, offices, disciplines, and projects. They must also foster effective working relationships between colleagues, associates, clients, and officials. Over time, this role is expected to grow towards increased leadership influence within the BC Hydro program, contributing to the development and coordination of project delivery teams.

Stantec takes a measured approach to workplace flexibility and choice for employee's workplaces. Our goal is to strike the optimal balance between providing flexibility, sustaining successful teams, and optimizing productivity for the benefit of our employees, projects, and clients. We value a vibrant, healthy, enriching workplace culture that considers employee well-being and work-life balance so our people can bring their best to work every day. This position will have flexibility in working from home or a Stantec office and may require domestic and international travel.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing and delivering successful Power Delivery projects in the Energy operation with particular focus on BC Hydro initiated capital projects. As a Senior Project Manager, you will interact internally throughout the organization with staff at all levels as well as externally with clients, members of business and professional organizations, subcontractors, and other firms. You will also work closely with the current head of project delivery for BCH as it is expected that this role will transition into this responsibility.

Specific responsibilities of a Project Manager include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Working in a manner to protect the health and safety of Stantec employees, clients, and the public by following company health, safety and security guidelines and policies.
• Maintaining and enhancing our reputation with clients, approval agencies and industry professionals as an outstanding service provider.
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Establishing project objectives, procedures and performance standards in compliance with Stantec and client processes and leading multi-disciplinary teams on proposals, planning studies, feasibility through final designs, and construction services for Power Delivery projects.
• Identifying appropriate resources and skill sets to achieve project objectives as well as managing contract terms, tracking, and managing costs and schedule, and implementing measures necessary to stay on schedule and within budget.
• Leading by example with active support of internal policies and practices, including risk management, project management, and quality management.
• Growing internal and external networks to enhance Stantec's reputation and identifying additional talent to join our team.
• Providing mentoring and training for future leaders, including development of succession plans for key positions.
• Participate in helping to build, grow and develop teams of high performers to deliver successful client programs and projects.
• Developing client relationships to facilitate project activities.
• Promoting collaboration and teamwork across business lines and geographies.

At Stantec, we're leading the energy transition. How? By combining the strength of a large company with the agility of specialized teams to think big and tackle the hardest challenges. Join us, and you'll be at the forefront of an evolving industry creating renewable energy solutions, modernizing the electric grid, and developing natural gas infrastructure. 

And as part of one of the world's top design firms, you'll have the chance to create connections and grow professionally while building our clean energy future. #FeelingEnergized