Senior Project Manager, Water

Job description

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water.

And 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.
Your Opportunity
As a Senior Project Manager, Water, you will work on some of the most exciting and complex projects around focus on Project Leadership, Business Development, Seller/Do-er.

Collaborating with Senior leaders with Stantec.

Does working with clients on great projects, with a talented team of professionals while driving top line appeal to you?

the Senior Project Manager, Water is the “seller/doer” responsible for leading the pursuit and delivery of excellent work to our clients.
You lead the growth of the Business and Stantec’s market position by leveraging their technical skills, industry and market knowledge, and client and partner relationships to purse and win work that transforms our business and inspires our people.

You work closely with account managers, business developers, Sector Leaders (SLs) and project managers to identify and manage our key accounts, pursue opportunities, and solicit feedback from clients on our performance.
You partner with the broader leadership team to lead and manage, inspire and engage, win and do work – building a culturally strong and high performing business.
Your Key Responsibilities
- 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.
Education and Experience
- 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.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us.

Join us and redefine your personal best.

**Pay Transparency:** 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.

**Benefits Summary:** Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave.

Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year.

In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements
**Primary Location:** United States | OH | Columbus
**Organization:** BC-1734 Water-US North Central
**Employee Status:** Regular
**Travel:** Yes
**Schedule:** Full time
**Job Posting:** 16/06/2025 03:06:43
**Req ID:** REQ2500025Q
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