Posted 8 days ago
Senior Construction Advisor- Water
@ Stantec
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Overview
Stantec is hiring a Senior Construction Advisor or Contract Administrator for its Winnipeg-based Water team. The role leads construction administration on water and wastewater, pump station and municipal infrastructure projects across the Prairies and Territories, requiring 20+ years of construction experience, a Class 5 licence and travel to sites on short notice.
Responsibilities:
- Lead construction administration for complex projects
- Interpret contracts and manage changes, claims and disputes
- Review submittals, payment applications and close-out documents
- Lead substantial performance, deficiency and warranty activities
- Mentor contract administrators and technical staff
Requirements summary:
- 20+ years of construction management or contract administration experience
- Experience with municipal, water or wastewater infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of construction contracts and risk management
- Valid Class 5 driver's licence and access to a vehicle
- Degree, diploma or equivalent experience in a related discipline
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-30
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-30
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-30
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Construction trades |
| Experience | 20+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Client sites, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Engineering, Construction management, Construction technology |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Tuition support, Stock or equity, Wellness |
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Stantec
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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, 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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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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We are seeking a Senior Construction Advisor or Contract Administrator to join our Winnipeg-based Water team. This is an opportunity for a seasoned construction professional with 20+ years of experience in contracting or consulting environments to lead complex construction scopes and bring practical, trusted guidance to clients, contractors, and project teams.
You will provide leadership through construction, from contract interpretation and field issue resolution to change management, payment review, close-out, and dispute avoidance. Our work includes water and wastewater treatment facilities, pump stations, underground infrastructure, and other major municipal projects across the Prairies and Territories.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Lead construction administration and provide senior oversight for complex projects.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, project managers, design teams, and contractors.
- Interpret construction contracts and manage contractual correspondence, changes, claims, and disputes.
- Resolve field issues with practical solutions that balance safety, quality, cost, schedule, and contractual requirements.
- Review contractor submittals, payment applications, change requests, schedules, and close-out documentation.
- Guide project teams on constructability, sequencing, construction risk, and contractor performance.
- Coordinate responses and documentation from multidisciplinary design teams.
- Lead substantial performance, occupancy, deficiency, warranty, and contract close-out activities.
- Mentor contract administrators, field staff, and technical professionals.
- Represent Stantec professionally in meetings with clients, contractors, regulators, and community stakeholders.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- 20+ years of progressively responsible experience in construction management, contract administration, or construction leadership.
- Proven experience leading construction scopes in a contracting, consulting engineering, owner, or program management environment.
- Strong knowledge of construction contracts, specifications, project controls, change management, claims, scheduling, and risk management.
- Experience with municipal infrastructure, water and wastewater, industrial, or heavy civil projects.
- Sound commercial judgment and a demonstrated ability to resolve complex field and contractual issues.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, relationship-building, and communication skills.
- Commitment to safe, high-quality construction delivery.
- Experience mentoring construction and technical professionals.
- A valid Class 5 driver’s license and access to a vehicle are required.
- Ability and willingness to travel to project sites throughout the Prairies and Territories, occasionally on short notice.
Education and Experience
- Degree, diploma, certificate, or equivalent experience in engineering, construction management, construction technology, or a related discipline.
- A minimum of 20 years of relevant experience leading construction delivery, contract administration, construction management, or contractor operations.
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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