Project Manager - Utilities/Renewable Energy

Stantec Inc.•Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that's vital to our clients and the communities they serve. Join a team that's naturally committed to the environment. Your Opportunity You will perform program research, planning and development, permitting, compliance monitoring, inspections/enforcement, and technical support services in relation to air, water, waste, corrective action, mining, biology, and other environmental programs. You will also write reports, develop plans, and implement steps to move projects toward closure in the most cost effective manner

Requirements

Proficient in and consistently demonstrates and promotes policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training (if applicable).
Advanced skills in technical writing.
Skilled in communications and technical information exchange with clients, engineers and scientists, government regulators and agencies, and academia, as well as non-technical communication to the public.
Disciplined approach to project execution and technical excellence.
Ability to provide written and verbal direction on project delivery.
Shows leadership in striving to continuously improve technical performance.
Champions new ideas and initiatives, and creates an environment that supports creativity and innovation.
Builds and maintains productive professional and personal networking relationships.
Drives collaborative efforts within the region and beyond to deliver consistent, high quality and appropriately scoped technical work.
Good driving record and valid driver's license required.
Where lawful, may require post-employment drug testing based on client needs and requirements.
At least four years of experience successfully executing technical aspects of medium to complex projects.
Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, or related field.
Minimum 7 years related experience, or an equivalent combination of education (e.g., advanced degree) and experience.

Responsibilities

Manage tasks and projects according to approved scopes of work, and deliver quality reports on schedule and within budget
Contribute to and lead business development activities, including proposals, pre-qualifications, and relationship building with clients and prospective clients
Interact and interface with clients and environmental regulators
Contract document preparation, including detailed design drawings and specifications, and project permitting
Construction contract administration and site inspection services
Participate in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work
Assists in analyzing current and emerging technical issues, and implementing actions to proactively address market, business, regulatory, and/or economic issues.
Assignments/projects are advanced in nature and require the application of mature knowledge.
Responsible for planning and conducting assignments/ projects having broad scope for independent accomplishment and coordination of difficult tasks.
Recommendations are reviewed for soundness of judgment; accepted as accurate and feasible.
Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to more junior staff
Review work of junior staff.
Applies technical and business knowledge and methods to develop creative, effective, and economical solutions to address current and potential project issues.
Executes specific technical tasks or requirements for medium to large projects.
Conduct peer reviews of routine and moderately complex work by colleagues or more junior practitioners.
Qualifies as a Quality Reviewer and undertakes Quality Reviews of moderate to large deliverables.

Benefits

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, 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 family leave.
Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year.
In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

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