When you care deeply about the work you do, it’s rewarding to see it through from concept to completion. We partner with clients to provide both program management and construction management to strategize, plan, and implement projects that drive organizations forward. From hospitals and airports to university campuses, mass transit systems, water treatment facilities, mines, and wind farms, we've successfully managed thousands of projects. 

Joining our team, turning visionary ideas into reality, will shape your future—and the future of your community.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking an Owner’s Representative, Project Director for the design and construction of multiple projects. The projects will be in various phases from conceptual planning stages through design, construction, and occupancy; and range in sector and complexity. Total project costs can range from several Million to $300+Million. As a Project Director, you will exhibit all the qualities of an experienced Project Manager with the added ability to lead client accounts. The typical Program and Project Management client structure includes a Project Executive paired with a Project Director and/or Project Manager (and Assistant Project Manager if required) so our clients benefit from a high level of service. This structure allows the Project Director to lead the team, while having a support structure of Stantec Program and Project Management Executives. Project Directors have autonomy and are empowered to lead project teams, while having access to executive oversight when required.

Your Key Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of multiple projects valued at $25m-$300m, to include both renovations and new builds
Directly managing activities of up to 25-50 project team members
Foster a diverse collaborative culture
Manage conflicting priorities and business interests
Motivate and inspire others along with inspiring confidence and trust in clients and potential clients
Involve employees, deliver results, emphasize teamwork, stimulate change, and recognize performance
Interact with client as project leader and define pace, progression, and culture of project team
Communicate clients’ goals, constraints, and priorities to the project team
Anticipate and foresee conditions and concerns. Make decisions on major project events, taking into consideration the impact the final direction has on the project goals and all disciplines within a project
Ensure that scheduled activities are meeting the client’s goals and objectives
Communicate the vision and scope of the project and keep it on track
Develop and maintain the respect and confidence of the project team, motivating people to perform at their best
Utilize the professional project team members and other resources efficiently
Create a project budget including all cost parameters for the project. Position requires working knowledge of costs for capital project components
Create schedules with all relevant events and understand their relationships
Train PM’s in creating schedules, budgets, and overall team management
Present budgets, schedules, and events to clients, allowing for continuous project progression with client understanding and concurrence. Project Director will be required to present, and maintain confidence of C-suite client executives
Monitor profitability & fee utilization against contract value
Review the design for adherence to client expectation and budgetary constraints
Monitor the construction process to ensure client’s objectives are met
Take ownership and maintain full accountability for the success of the project
Monitor all client communication and correspondence -Review and approve all client invoices
Review and approve project invoices and payment requests such that payments are consistent with work completed

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

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