Posted 3 days ago
Senior Project Manager
@ Stantec
Overview
Stantec is hiring a Senior Project Manager for its Buildings group to lead multi-disciplinary engineering projects from preliminary design through construction administration. The role oversees schedule, budget, client communication and change orders, with a preferred data centre background. It is full-time, with a required engineering bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of independent large-scale project management experience.
Responsibilities:
- Lead multi-disciplinary project teams on complex projects
- Oversee project delivery, budget and schedule
- Negotiate project agreements and manage change orders
- Maintain client and internal communication and documentation
- Mentor Assistant Project Managers and Coordinators
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering required
- Minimum 10 years independently managing large-scale projects
- Familiarity with regional and municipal requirements
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Data centre project experience preferred
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-03
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-03
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Management experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites, Construction site |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Tuition support, Stock or equity, Wellness |
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Stantec
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With every community, we redefine what's possible.
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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- People associated on LinkedIn
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- Reported office locations
- 10160-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2L6, CA
- Other recorded names
- Stantec
- Specialties
- consulting
- planning
- architecture
- engineering
- environmental
- interior design
- landscape
- surveying
- and project management
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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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Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.
Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.
Join us and design your place with Stantec.
Your Role:
Stantec's Buildings group provides integrated engineering solutions to institutional and commercial clients with a focus on healthcare, mission-critical facilities, transit, aviation, higher education and civic facilities that require reliable and cost-effective infrastructure for both new and retrofit solutions. The combined skills of our engineers, technicians and support personnel with their diverse backgrounds in design and construction provide clients with a team recognized as leaders in the field.
Your Key Responsibilities:
- Lead multi-disciplinary project teams across medium to large-scale, complex projects.
- Oversee all phases of project delivery, ensuring alignment with client expectations, budget, and schedule.
- Maintain daily communication with clients and internal teams to ensure transparency and progress.
- Develop, monitor, and adjust project schedules and budgets throughout the lifecycle.
- Guide design development to meet client program, budget, and design intent.
- Negotiate and develop project agreements.
- Drive financial performance through effective budget and schedule management.
- Collaborate with architects, engineers, contractors, and clients to deliver innovative, high-quality solutions.
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation including contracts, schedules, budgets, and reports.
- Identify and mitigate risks proactively to ensure project success.
- Mentor Assistant Project Managers and Coordinators, fostering team motivation and growth.
- Ensure timely completion and documentation of Project Management Framework tasks.
- Lead coordination and client/site meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage change orders, contractor payments, and contractual modifications.
- Oversee permit application processes and support dispute resolution.
- Contribute to business development and proposal efforts.
Your Capabilities and Credentials:
- Proven experience in the Buildings engineering industry, from preliminary design to construction administration.
- Familiarity with regional and municipal jurisdictional requirements.
- Demonstrated success managing multi-disciplinary teams and complex projects.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Collaborative approach to client and stakeholder engagement.
- Experience in business development and proposal preparation.
- Experience with Data Centre Projects preferred, including:
- Hyperscale, enterprise, or colocation facilities
- MEP and structural coordination
- Secure and high-performance computing environments
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
- Minimum 10 years of experience independently managing large-scale projects.
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may require travel and 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.
About Stantec
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. 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 innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.
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.
Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.
Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.
Join us and design your place with Stantec.
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