Senior Project Manager, Construction Management

Great communities are built on connection. From vibrant economic centers, resilient communities, and public spaces where we gather to the roads, bridges, transit systems, airports, and ports that connect us, our work touches everyday life. We bring together diverse perspectives and expertise to deliver meaningful outcomes.

Join us to help plan, design, and engineer community and mobility solutions that improve everyday life. Whatever the distance, wherever the destination, our designs lead you there.

At our core, we’re a community. Together, we exercise creative thought, developing engineering and designs as individual as the people and projects we touch. From approval and permitting to design and construction management services, we put the goals of our clients and their communities at the center of everything we create.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Colorado Construction Management Group is looking for a highly motivated Senior Project Manager with strong heavy civil transportation construction experience for our Denver, or Colorado Springs, CO offices.

The Sr Project Manager (PM) is responsible for those tasks listed under the heading Key Responsibilities. The primary responsibility of the PM is to monitor and report on the work being executed on site by the construction contractor(s) and their sub-contractors to assist our clients in ensuring the work is being executed in accordance with the construction contract. The PM is responsible for overseeing a team that typically consists of project controls, construction inspectors, and administration staff. The PM may participate in preconstruction activities supporting engineering, estimating, logistics, and execution planning related activities from a construction perspective. The PM will advise the client on any issues or risks observed and provide recommendations on proposed remedial actions for client’s approval.

At the direction of the client, the PM may also lead portions of the construction execution planning processes including but not limited to: communications management, reporting requirements, change management, project controls, scheduling, quality management, risk management, material management, environmental management, regulatory permitting, and logistics associated with the field construction operations that will take place for the project. The construction execution planning exercise will be coordinated with the client, the construction contractor(s), and other stakeholders. Additionally, the PM will provide pre-construction development support of execution strategies and assist in constructability reviews.

Your Key Responsibilities

Provides construction management leadership to the project team in support of the client.

The PM will serve as Stantec’s lead employee on a contract providing CM oversight services to a government agency.

Ability to manage a diverse group of employees and subcontractors to execute a contract.

Monitor and reporting function will include making recommendations on proposed remedial actions for client’s approval. The PM does not have authority to make these decisions independently without client approval.

Provides Health and Safety Leadership for the work and will assist with development and implementation of the project specific safety plan to be developed and approved by the client/construction contractor(s). This also includes monitoring and reporting on the contractor(s) for compliance to Health, Safety, Security and Environmental project requirements. The monitoring and reporting task is typically delegated to site health and safety representative by the PM.

Efficient project management of multiple concurrent projects. Technical expert in relevant areas of design and construction and understanding of various methods.

Thorough knowledge of construction management, practices and methods, costs, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles and techniques.

Highly effective in building and maintaining client relationships

Leads marketing / Business Development efforts, including: identifying and tracking opportunities, building teaming strategies, proposal and scope/fee development, and staff resource management.

Effectively schedule and direct Stantec subconsultants.

Understands legal design and construction requirements for public works contracts.

Thorough knowledge and interpretation of code compliance requirements and industry standards.

Solves complex problems using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.

Participates and collaborates in project team setting, engage in creative and critical thought, and effectively communicates ideas, design issues and solutions to others.

Leads the preparation and coordination of the project deliverables and documents including project reports, cost and schedule reporting, specification reviews and recommendations, and production of engineering documents.

Ability to read, understand and interpret engineering contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.

Monitors with contractors’ work for compliance to schedule, budget, technical specifications, and legal requirements.

Examines field conditions as required to support development and completion of the project.

Reviews contractor request for change and when appropriate, assists in the preparation of contract change orders/modifications.

This position will involve work in an office environment in addition to long-term field assignments working at a construction site.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Valid driver's license is required.

Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite.

Primavera skills are desirable.

OSHA certification is preferred.

Your Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or another related field.

Professional Engineer (PE) registered in the State of Colorado is required, or ability to obtain within 6 months.

20+ years’ experience in heavy civil transportation construction projects, 5 of which were in a leadership role.

Colorado Department of Transportation and/or Local Agency project experience serving as the Project Engineer or Assistant Project Engineer is preferred.

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.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.