Senior Project Manager/Technical Lead, Linear Infrastructure

Stantec•Fairfax, VA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a Senior Project Manager / Technical Lead – Conveyance who’s passionate about shaping water infrastructure and making a real impact within the community. In this role, you’ll lead the planning, design, and delivery of storm and sanitary sewer conveyance and watermain distribution projects for clients across the Mid-Atlantic, working alongside a diverse group of technical experts to deliver meaningful solutions for our clients and communities. Joining Stantec’s global network of over 600 distribution and conveyance engineers, with a reputation as a go-to firm for these services, you will be given the opportunity to grow your career by leading iconic projects from first request through construction, shaping our established and talented local team and our North American Distribution and Conveyance Sectors. The role involves identifying, developing, pursuing, and winning projects with new and existing clientele to grow our conveyance trenchless condition assessment and rehabilitation business. The position requires leadership in the execution and delivery of technically complex conveyance projects and provides opportunities for thought leadership through collaboration with research and innovation teams in the development and deployment of innovative technologies. The successful candidate will be someone with strong leadership and communication skills, market knowledge, business acumen combined with innovative ideas, and a successful history of client relations and account management. Does working with clients on great projects with a talented team of professionals appeal to you? Apply now and you can join some of the best technical people in the world and work on projects you can be proud of! At Stantec, we value a hybrid work environment that combines in-person collaboration with remote flexibility. As a technical mentor you will be expected to be in the office, on average, three days a week.

Requirements

Inspire project teams to higher levels of achievement.
Consistently engage employees in discussions on job satisfaction and engagement and provide ongoing recognition and feedback to employees and teams.
Ability to perform mass & energy balance and process equipment sizing calculations and coordinate with other engineering disciplines including stress/structural, instrumentation & controls, and electrical.
Understanding of local and regional jurisdictional codes, legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions.
Strong ability to read and interpret 2D and 3D CAD drawings.
Experience and expertise with the design of conveyance projects in urbanized, congested areas.
Experience with the design of water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure 24-inches in diameter and larger.
Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Engineering in Environmental, Civil Engineering or related field from an accredited university.
Minimum 15 years of project management experience in a consulting environment, with a focus on conveyance and water infrastructure design.
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or ability to obtain license within 6 months.
Demonstrated successful experience in leadership, including defining and setting the direction for a team, project, and office; strategy development; change management; and corporate stewardship.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of construction methods, such as open-cut and trenchless (microtunneling, jack and bore, etc.) for sewer and water infrastructure, is considered an asset.
Understanding of water and storm and sanitary sewer rehabilitation, is considered an asset.
Demonstrates strong understanding of conveyance system construction elements as it relates to design in order to select construction methods and defining work area limits.
Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of design professionals and technicians
Mentor and supervise staff and develop high-performing project teams
Perform business development/application tasks and collaborates with staff to increase project wins and develop long lasting client relationships.
Participate in business line teams to manage and develop proposals
Client facing for business development contact, meetings, walk-downs, and presentations
Scope of work documents and estimates
Collaboration with multiple business lines to develop opportunities
Quality reviews
Assist senior engineers/designers with developing and managing the project scope, budget, staffing, and schedule.
Perform complex engineering design tasks on assigned wastewater-related projects through collaboration with a wide range of technical disciplines.
Design basis documents
Engineering calculations including water, heat, and material balances
Equipment sizing and selection
Engineering drawings such as block flow diagrams (BFDs), process flow diagrams (PFDs), and piping and instrumentation diagrams (PIDs)
Engineering reports
Feasibility studies
Presentations to clients, regulatory agencies and/or project stakeholders
Assist with the management of the design and construction of projects.
Develop project management plans for projects; establishes goals and objectives for unique and complex projects.
Responsible for successfully establishing projects to achieve budget, schedule, and contractual obligations.
Conduct and/or coordinate quality assurance and quality control on assigned projects and facilitates independent technical review projects by others.
Involved in the permitting process of projects, which may require meeting with clients, contractors, interested stakeholder parties, reviewing agency personnel.
Accountable for making decisions on large projects.
Coordinate with the regulatory review to seek final approval.
Manage projects of varying complexity within multidisciplinary teams
Research and understand issues related to regulatory and other drivers that impact individual projects
Assist business leaders in project revenue forecasting.
Oversee proposals including development of the scope and level of effort of comparable size.
Undertake decisions and recommendations governed by policy and project management governance.
Supervise local staff and responsible for providing mentoring and coaching for future leaders, including development of succession plans for key positions.