Project Manager

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

Your role as Project Manager will lead the delivery and project management of electrical transmission routing and substation siting projects for investor-owned utilities and independent transmission developers. In this role, you will provide project management, serve as either routing and siting or environmental permitting subject matter expert, supervise and mentor staff, and support business development opportunities. You will also write proposals and reports, develop plans, and implement steps to move projects toward closure in the most cost-effective manner.

*This position can sit anywhere in the U.S.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage tasks and projects according to approved scopes of work, and deliver quality reports on schedule and within budget

• Manage and lead routing and siting studies for linear energy projects

• 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

• Prepare contract documents

• Participate in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work

• Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to more junior staff

• Execute specific technical tasks or requirements for medium to large projects.

• Conduct peer reviews of work by colleagues.

• Plan and conduct assignments and/or projects having broad scope for independent accomplishment and coordination of difficult tasks.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience successfully executing technical aspects of medium to complex routing and siting projects, is desirable.

• Advanced skills in technical writing.

• An understanding of Geographic Information System (GIS) processes and capabilities (prior GIS experience is desirable, but current GIS expertise is not necessary).

• Skilled in communications and technical information exchange with clients, engineers and scientists, and government regulators and agencies, 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.

• Builds and maintains productive professional and personal networking relationships.

• Proficient in and consistently demonstrates and promotes policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training (if applicable).

• Good driving record and valid driver’s license required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, planning, engineering, or related field.

• 8+ years in related industry experience, or an equivalent combination of education (e.g., advanced degree) and experience.

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.

Pay Range

• Locations in MN, OH, VT, & Various CA, NY Areas - $85,300.00 - $128,000.00 Annually
• Locations in CO, HI, IL, MD & Various CA, NJ Areas - $93,800.00 - $140,800.00 Annually
• Locations in WA, DC & Various CA, MA areas - $100,700.00 - $151,000.00 Annually
• Locations in NYC & CA (Bay Area) & NJ (RP) - $107,500.00 - $161,300.00 Annually

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) 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.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

Primary Location: United States | IL | Chicago
Organization: BC-1937 EnvSvcs-US Great Lakes East
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 13/03/2026 03:03:41
Req ID: 1004875

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