Project Manager, Water Distribution

Communities 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.Communities 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 OpportunityWe are looking for a Water Distribution Engineer to support a variety of municipal drinking water distribution projects in Minnesota and the upper Midwest. You will be client facing and will lead and support projects related to drinking water distribution systems including planning and design of drinking water supply, distribution, and storage infrastructure. This includes wells/wellhouses, pipelines, booster pumps, meter stations, elevated water towers, and ground storage tanks. You will have the opportunity to engage in work that that spans local, regional, and national geographies. Being part of the Water team, you will work with Stantec’s industry leading Water professionals which includes over 4,000 Water staff in North America.Your Key ResponsibilitiesProject Management and DeliveryIdentify appropriate resources to achieve project objectives.Project management tasks such as managing contract terms, tracking and managing costs and schedule, and implementing measures necessary to stay on schedule and within budget.Technical delivery of work including writing memos/reports and preparing other deliverables such as plans/specifications and other engineering documents.Support and lead construction administration efforts including site visits, submittal reviews, and other routine construction administration services.Lead multi-discipline project teams to successfully execute projects.Business DevelopmentUnderstand client needs, communicate project status, lead client presentations.Lead efforts for proposal preparation and business development.Opportunities to attend conferences and lead technical presentations.AdministrativeServe as a mentor and provide guidance to a team of professionals.Assist with identification/recruitment of other top talent to continue to grow the Stantec team.Your Capabilities and CredentialsProven project management and technical skills applicable to drinking water infrastructure projects.Experienced in organizing, planning, and executing multi-discipline design projects from pursuit through closeout.Ability to make sound defensible business decisions, and identify, assess, evaluate, and solve complex problems.Experience with a variety of process system designs related to drinking water infrastructure.Strong communication skills, both written and oral.Education and ExperienceMinimum Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, or construction management related technical discipline.Minimum 12 years’ relevant professional experience, with at least 5 years of project management experience.Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Minnesota is required, or ability to obtain PE license within 6 months.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.H2O+UPay Range:• Locations in MN, OH, VT, & Various CA, ME, NY, VA Areas-$132,400.00 - $198,600.00 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.The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreementsPrimary Location: United States | MN | MinneapolisOrganization: 1734 Water-US North Central-Minneapolis MNEmployee Status: RegularManagement Level: Individual contributorBusiness Justification: New PositionTravel: NoSchedule: Full timeJob Posting: 05/11/2026 08:11:35Req ID: 1008728Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, 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.