Junior / Intermediate Project Manager (Energy & Heavy Industrial)

Join a team that powers growth and advances communities by providing creative solutions and the highest quality of service to our client and community. We operate with the strength of a $3B company and have the agility of a specialized energy and industrial group that works on some of the most challenging and cutting-edge projects around the world.

Your Key Responsibilities

Business Development Support

• Communicates effectively with clients to identify needs, evaluates alternative solutions, and delivers value added services.
• Coordinates with business development leaders and designers to write proposals (scoping, scheduling, and pricing)
• Understand project business structure and risks.

Project Management/ Coordination

• Create and execute project execution plans, including work plans (work breakdown structure), resource plans, risk management plans, etc.
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
• Assume responsibilities (in partnership with the assigned principal) for technical and design excellence.
• Ensures project documents, including contracts and additional service requests are approved, and filed in accordance with Stantec processes and procedures.

Project Accounting

• Update project financials on a regular basis (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly) using Stantecs proprietary tools.
• Manage project budget and schedule including tracking, forecasting, and reporting of team hours and expenses.
• Monitor project performance indicators (KPIs)
• Ensure timely and accurate invoicing and monitor receivables and collection of invoices.

Communications

• Facilitates and holds regular team and client meetings.
• Keeps project team well informed of changes and updates.
• Report project status to the Client and internal leadership on a regular basis.
• Take meeting minutes.
• Resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely fashion.
• Facilitate the communication of difficult/sensitive information.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Project management experience.
• Business development experience.
• Proficient English writing and communication skills.
• Experience with MS Office, MS Project software, would be an asset.
• Ability to multitask.
• Willing and able to travel occasionally.
• Excellent client relationship and communication skills.
• Team player with experience building, leading, and managing a project team.
• Technical experience in heavy industrial process market disciplines (Pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, building products, food and beverage, mineral processing, oil & gas, thermal generation, and renewable energy).
• Bachelors degree in engineering/technical or related discipline.
• PMP Certification
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong written and verbal communication abilities to effectively engage with clients, project teams, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Minimum 4 years of related experience.
• Experience managing at least five consulting projects with minimum consulting fees of $100K.
• Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for extended periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering/technical or related discipline.
• PMP Certification
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong written and verbal communication abilities to effectively engage with clients, project teams, regulators, and other stakeholders.

Education and Experience

• Minimum 2 years of related experience.
• Experience managing at least five consulting projects with minimum consulting fees of $100K.
• Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for extended periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

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.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each others talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best. #FeelingEnergized