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About the Role

This senior project management role is central to Stantec's mission of delivering complex and transformative projects across Canada and beyond. You will lead the successful execution of major programs, manage financial accountability, and act as a trusted advisor to clients, driving alignment between technical excellence, resource optimization, and financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across a portfolio of major, multidisciplinary projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives, project requirements, and business performance targets.
• Serve as a senior advisor to project teams and leadership, supporting decision-making related to delivery strategy, commercial considerations, and risk management across complex programs.
• Accountable for achieving project scope, schedule, budget, and contractual obligations on large-scale projects, ensuring consistent and successful delivery outcomes.
• Lead and support integrated teams across architecture, engineering, and project controls functions to deliver coordinated and high-quality project execution.
• Collaborate with Regional Major Projects Leads, project teams, and corporate partners (risk management, legal, finance, insurance) to support contract requirements, manage project risks, and resolve complex issues.
• Oversee development and review of major project proposals, including scope definition, fee development, delivery approach, and commercial considerations.
• Participate in project governance activities, including contributing to project reviews and supporting effective oversight of major project performance.
• Maintain strong client relationships through proactive communication, responsiveness, and a clear understanding of client needs and expectations.
• Facilitate coordination with key stakeholders including clients, contractors, and subconsultants to support aligned and successful project delivery.
• Monitor project performance and support teams in addressing challenges related to cost, schedule, quality, and risk.
• Manage financial and operational aspects of projects, including monitoring project financials, managing budgets, revenue recognition, invoicing, and collections, and translating data into insights to support informed decision-making and overall project performance.
• Identify and share lessons learned, contributing to the continuous improvement of project delivery practices.
• Mentor and support the development of project team members, providing guidance and sharing experience across major project teams.

Requirements

• Lead and integrate highly complex, multidisciplinary teams spanning architecture, buildings engineering, environmental sciences, civil infrastructure, and other specialized disciplines.
• Oversee a high-performing team of Project Managers, Coordinators, Controllers, Analysts, and Schedulers.
• Manage projects exceeding $30 million in consulting fees and $1 billion in construction value.
• Hold full financial accountability for project performance, overseeing budgets, forecasts, margins, and commercial risk.
• Drive alignment between technical excellence, resource optimization, and financial performance.

Skills

• Project Management
• Financial Accountability
• Risk Management
• Client Relationship Management
• Team Leadership
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Budget Management
• Schedule Management
• Contract Management
• Proposal Development
• Financial Analysis
• Mentoring

Location

• Any Stantec location in Canada with a Buildings presence

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision plans
• 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
• Paid time off

About the Company

• Stantec delivers some of the most complex and transformative projects shaping communities across Canada and beyond.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.