Project Manager - Water/Wastewater

Join Stantec as a Project ManagerCommunities 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.Your Opportunity Stantec is hiring a skilled Project Manager with strong Water/Wastewater infrastructure experience—someone who's ready for meaningful, challenging work and excited to help grow our presence in the Mid?Atlantic region. If you want to be part of a purpose?driven team that truly cares about helping clients, colleagues, and communities thrive, this could be your next move. Our people are our greatest strength, and when you join Stantec, you'll bring your expertise in pumping stations, water treatment, and wastewater treatment projects into a culture that values inclusion, celebrates shared wins, and encourages ambition.We're looking for someone with strong technical expertise—someone who can evaluate and select systems, develop and review designs, run calculations, coordinate teams, and mentor junior staff. Many of your projects will involve complex challenges that call for sharp engineering, creative problem?solving, and confident decision?making. You'll also guide the evaluation of project approaches to ensure reliability, efficiency, and cost?effectiveness. Beyond project delivery, you'll play an active role in business development. That includes building and strengthening client relationships, identifying new opportunities, supporting proposal development, and helping position our team for long?term success. You'll be a key part of growing our water practice in the region and shaping the future of our Mid?Atlantic portfolio. This is a hybrid role based out of one of our Mid?Atlantic offices.Your Key ResponsibilitiesParticipating in the design and overseeing construction of water distribution and reservoirs, wastewater collection systems, water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, and conducting treatability and feasibility studies.Acting as the primary point of contact for the project, including the management of existing client relationships.Leading project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owners, contractor, subcontractors, and vendors.Providing project leadership for water and wastewater projects, including providing guidance and mentoring to project staff.Supervising the work of other staff, including setting the priorities for their scope of work, their budgets and their schedules for completing the work.Reviewing and conducting alternative analyses to support business case evaluations for making project decisions.Leading and coordinating efforts for the evaluation, selection and specification of engineered water and wastewater systems or products for a project.Managing financial aspects of projects including monitoring budget, invoicing, generating invoice support materials, calculating estimates to complete and following up with clients on outstanding accounts receivable.Leading and supporting project teams in the coordination of project construction documents including contract drawings, specifications, and construction cost estimates.Interfacing directly with clients and management regarding status of project scope, schedule, and budget.Coordinating and participating in constructability reviews.Overseeing and ensuring quality assurance and control on own managed projects and projects of peers.Remaining current on regulatory policy and rule changes and establishing working relationships with regulatory officials.Leading the preparation of proposals including developing scope, budgets, design approaches; participating in client interviews and supporting negotiations for project contracts.Taking an active role in marketing and business development for positioning for potential projects.Your Capabilities and CredentialsDemonstrated skills for the efficient project management/technical leadership of assigned tasks on multiple concurrent projects.Understanding of client expectations, budgeting, proposal writing, and producing high quality deliverables.Strong working knowledge in the movement and treatment of water/wastewater and understanding of various design and construction methods.Strong knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes, hydraulics, process mechanical, regulatory compliances, and industry standards.Requisite knowledge, interpretation, and application of relevant design and construction codes.Strong understanding of all phases of project document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications.Demonstrated skills to lead one or more teams of design professionals and technicians that comply with the contract agreement as well as exercise rigid cost control to implement the approved design within established budget restraints.Advanced understanding of water and wastewater engineering concepts and ability to communicate ideas to others.Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.Ability to work well in a team environment without direct supervision.Education and ExperienceBachelor's degree or equivalent in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering.Licensed Professional Engineer or ability to obtain within 12 months.Minimum of 8+ years of experience in water and wastewater infrastructure related fields.Typical office environment working with computers at a desk for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.Pay Range:Locations in MN, OH, VT, & Various CA, ME, NY, VA Areas-$107,100.00 - $160,700.00 AnnuallyLocations in WA, DC & Various CA, MA, VA Areas-$126,400.00 - $189,600.00 AnnuallyPay 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) 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.Primary Location: United States | VA | RichmondOther Locations: United States | RI | ProvidenceOrganization: BC-1951 Water-US NortheastEmployee Status: RegularBusiness Justification: New PositionTravel: YesSchedule: Full timeJob Posting: 02/07/2026 04:07:02Req ID: 1004042#additional Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.