Senior Project Manager, Water/Wastewater Treatment

Company: Stantec Consulting International Ltd.
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 29, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Project Manager, Water/Wastewater Treatment - ( 2400033C )DescriptionMany of the world's top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community's interaction with water a bit differently-as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.Your OpportunityWe are looking for a talented Water/Wastewater Sr. Project Manager focused on the planning and engineering design of wastewater infrastructure projects who wants to be part of a purpose-driven organization that's focused on helping our clients, colleagues and communities thrive. You will primarily be working on wastewater-related projects through collaboration with a wide range of technical disciplines. Our people are Stantec's most valuable resource, and in joining our team you will be able to leverage your career experiences and expertise within a culture that values inclusion, celebrates shared success, and applauds ambition.Your Key Responsibilities

• You manage a team of design professionals and technicians.
• You mentor and supervise staff and develop high-performing project teams.
• You perform business development/application tasks and collaborate with staff to increase project wins and develop long-lasting client relationships, including:
  • Participate in business line teams to manage and develop proposals.
  • Client-facing for business development contact, meetings, walk-downs, and presentations.
  • Scope of work documents and estimates.
  • Collaboration with multiple business lines to develop opportunities.
  • Quality reviews.
  • You assist senior engineers/designers with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.
  • You perform complex engineering design tasks on assigned wastewater-related projects through collaboration with a wide range of technical disciplines, including:
    • Design basis documents.
    • Engineering calculations including water, heat, and material balances.
    • Equipment sizing and selection.
    • Engineering drawings such as block flow diagrams (BFDs), process flow diagrams (PFDs), and piping and instrumentation diagrams (PIDs).
    • Engineering reports.
    • Feasibility studies.
    • Presentations to clients, regulatory agencies and/or project stakeholders.
    • Quality reviews.
    • You assist with the management of the design and construction of projects.
    • You develop project management plans for projects; establish goals and objectives for unique and complex projects.
    • You are responsible for successfully establishing projects to achieve budget, schedule, and contractual obligations.
    • You conduct and/or coordinate quality assurance and quality control on assigned projects and facilitate independent technical review projects by others.
    • You are involved in the permitting process of projects, which may require meeting with clients, contractors, interested stakeholder parties, reviewing agency personnel.
    • You are accountable for making decisions on large projects and coordinate with the regulatory review to seek final approval.
    • You manage projects of varying complexity within multidisciplinary teams.
    • You research and understand issues related to regulatory and other drivers that impact individual projects.
    • You assist business leaders in project revenue forecasting.
    • You oversee proposals including development of the scope and level of effort of comparable size.
    • You undertake decisions and recommendations governed by general policy and project management governance.
    • You supervise local staff and are responsible for providing mentoring and coaching for future leaders, including development of succession plans for key positions.QualificationsYour Capabilities and Credentials
      • You inspire project teams to higher levels of achievement.
      • You consistently engage employees in discussions on job satisfaction and engagement and provide ongoing recognition and feedback to employees and teams.
      • Ability to perform mass & energy balance and process equipment sizing calculations and coordinate with other engineering disciplines including stress/structural, instrumentation & controls, and electrical.
      • Understanding of local and regional jurisdictional codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions.Education and Experience
        • Education: Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
        • Experience: Minimum of 8 years related experience in project management, preferably for wastewater projects.
        • Licensure: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain license within 6 months.
        • Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus.
        • Demonstrated successful experience in leadership, including defining and setting the direction for a team, project, and office; strategy development; change management; and corporate stewardship.
        • Travel to other offices as well as to project sites may be required.Join us and redefine your personal best.
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