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Senior Project Manager - Water
@ Stantec
Burnaby, British Columbia
Overview
Stantec is hiring a Senior Project Manager for its British Columbia Water practice to lead major municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The role covers pursuit through delivery, managing large multidisciplinary teams, client relationships and proposals. The posting states full-time employment with bonus eligibility and a benefits package.
Responsibilities:
- Lead pursuit and delivery of major municipal water and wastewater projects
- Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk on large projects
- Build and maintain client relationships as a trusted advisor
- Lead proposals, presentations and RFP submissions
- Mentor junior and intermediate staff
Requirements summary:
- Engineering bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline
- P.Eng. or eligibility for EGBC registration preferred
- 10+ years of municipal water and wastewater experience
- Experience managing projects with about $2M+ in engineering fees
- PMP or equivalent considered 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 | Business operations |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Licences & certifications | P.Eng., 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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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 |
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Your Opportunity
Our British Columbia team serves as a primary design center for major water projects including potable water treatment facilities, storage reservoirs, pump stations, wastewater treatment plants, and lift stations. Our team is seeking a Senior Project Manager with a focus on leading and delivering major water and wastewater infrastructure projects across British Columbia.
When you join our team, you'll benefit from:
- Opportunities to lead some of Western Canada’s largest and most complex municipal water and wastewater projects.
- Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of technical specialists, project managers, and business leaders across Canada.
- Direct mentorship and partnership with senior leaders while helping develop the next generation of water professionals.
- A leadership role in project pursuits, client development, project delivery, and business growth within the BC Water practice.
Your Key Responsibilities:
As part of the British Columbia Water team, you will provide leadership in delivering complex municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects while supporting business growth, client development, and team development. You will lead projects from pursuit through delivery, ensuring successful outcomes for clients while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, schedule, budget, and team performance.
- Lead the pursuit and delivery of major municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects throughout British Columbia.
- Serve as Senior Project Manager for large, multidisciplinary projects, managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and client expectations.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor to municipal and industrial clients.
- Lead proposal development, client presentations, interviews, and strategic pursuits, including MSAs and major RFP submissions.
- Provide technical and project leadership to multidisciplinary teams and mentor junior and intermediate staff.
- Support recruitment, retention, and growth initiatives within the BC Water practice.
- Champion Stantec’s Safer Together culture and uphold our commitment to business ethics, quality, and client service excellence.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation and registration with EGBC, or eligibility for registration is desirable.
- Minimum 10+ years of relevant professional experience in the planning, design, and delivery of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience successfully managing major infrastructure projects with engineering fees of approximately $2M or greater.
- Strong client relationship management, business development, communication, and leadership skills.
- PMP designation or equivalent project management credentials are considered an asset.
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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