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Project Manager - Water
@ Stantec
Burnaby, British Columbia
Overview
Stantec is hiring a Project Manager for its British Columbia water practice to lead major water infrastructure projects such as treatment plants, reservoirs, pump stations and lift stations. The role also involves winning new work, managing client relationships and mentoring staff.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and deliver large water infrastructure projects on scope, budget and quality
- Develop project scope, budget and design approach, including system and product selection
- Build client relationships and develop win strategies, proposals and interviews
- Grow revenue, gross margin and operating income with other leaders
- Recruit, retain and mentor water staff and drive the Safer Together safety culture
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, chemical or environmental engineering
- Professional Engineering designation or eligibility to register with EGBC
- Minimum 8 years of water infrastructure project experience in public or municipal sectors
- Experience delivering projects with $500k or more in engineering fees
- PMP or similar certification is an asset
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Professional Engineer, EGBC registration, PMP |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Civil engineering, Mechanical engineering, Chemical engineering, Environmental engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Tuition support, Stock or equity, Wellness |
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Stantec
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Full company description
Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible. Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN. Recruitment fraud notice: All legitimate Stantec career opportunities are posted exclusively at www.stantec.jobs and candidate applications and employment offers are managed through our secure applicant tracking system. Stantec will only contact candidates using official email addresses ending in @stantec.com and does not send job offers as email attachments. Stantec never requests application fees and money transfers in the recruitment process or banking information via email. We also do not send payments for the purchase of office supplies or equipment. Any communication offering employment outside of our official recruitment process should be considered fraudulent.
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- 10160-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2L6, CA
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Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Business Consulting and Services |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | consultingplanningarchitectureengineeringenvironmentalinterior designlandscapesurveyingand project management |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 586 |
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Your Opportunity
Our British Columbia team serves as a primary design center for major water projects including; potable water treatment, storage reservoirs, pump stations; wastewater treatment plants, and lift stations. Our team is seeking a Project Manager, with a focus on managing water/wastewater infrastructure projects, who will be an integral part of our team, winning water infrastructure work, while working collaboratively to support business operations and project delivery.
Does working with clients on great projects, with a talented team of professional’s appeal to you? Apply now and you can join some of the best technical people in the world and work on projects you can be proud of!
Your Key Responsibilities
Project Management
- Lead transformational water projects in British Columbia.
- Serve as Project Manager for large water infrastructure projects, ensuring project delivery, budget and quality standards are maintained.
- Develop project scope, budget, and design approach for various projects including evaluation, selection, specification of engineering systems or products.
- Recognize when problems develop and initiate guidance for corrective actions.
- Perform on technically complex projects and act as a technical resource by providing guidance to other team members.
- Provide exceptional services to our clients.
Client Management and Account Management
- Develop positive relationships with clients, earn their confidence to become their trusted adviser.
- Develop and implement “win” strategies, including client contact, proposal preparation, and preparation of and participation in client interviews.
- Work directly with other leaders to sustain and grow revenue, gross margin, and operating income key performance metrics.
Leadership
- Help build, grow, and develop a team of high performers through recruitment & retention of water staff within the water practice.
- Mentor developing professionals to guide their career development objectives.
- Drive Stantec’s Safer Together culture, prioritizing the health and safety of our employees.
- Demonstrate a commitment to our code of business conduct and ethics policies.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Experience managing pursuits and successfully delivering water infrastructure projects with $500k in engineering fees (or higher).
- Strong understanding of the Water consulting business specific to treatment, conveyance, and water resources. Understanding of the Water consulting business and clients within Metro Vancouver and the British Columbia Lower Mainland as a whole is an asset.
- Proven project management and technical skills applicable to the delivery of water projects.
- Entrepreneurial orientation with a demonstrated track record of building business and generating revenue.
- Attention to detail and can manage projects and business development activities simultaneously, working under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Proven ability to effectively lead, challenge, and inspire staff to work together cohesively as a team.
- Strong written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills.
- Possess the highest degree of integrity.
Education and Experience
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental engineering.
- A Professional Engineering designation and registration or eligibility to register with EGBC is required. PMP or similar would be an asset.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience, demonstrating diverse experience in public and municipal sectors associated with the planning, design, and construction of water infrastructure projects.
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) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, 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 time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
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.
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