Senior Design Manager

Your Opportunity

The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of major Design‑Build, Progressive Design‑Build, and P3 projects across the United States, typically ranging from $300 million to more than $1 billion. Manage technical employees, work planning, technical design management and oversight, project delivery, quality management, contract administration, change management, and risk management. This position can be based in any US location and will require the ability to travel nationally.

• Lead initiatives to help advance our project design, operations, and business development
• Work in a manner to protect the health and safety of Stantec employees, clients, and the public by following company health, safety and security guidelines and policies
• Maintain and enhance our reputation with clients, approval agencies and industry professionals as an outstanding service provider
• Manage multiple projects or project segments simultaneously
• Establish project objectives, procedures, and performance standards
• Lead multi‑disciplinary teams on major alternative project delivery (APD) projects from positioning to proposals, planning studies, feasibility through final designs, and construction services
• Be the key person and point of contact, performing design, deputy design, or quality manager roles on major APD projects
• Represent Stantec and the project design team as a technical leader on major APD projects
• Identify appropriate resources and skill sets to achieve project objectives. Manage contract tasks, track, and manage costs and schedule, and implement measures necessary to stay on schedule and within budget
• Lead by example with active support of internal policies and practices, including risk management, project management, and quality management
• Grow internal and external networks to enhance Stantec reputation and identify additional talent to join our team
• Develop client relationships to facilitate project activities
• Establish, maintain, and promote partnerships in project pursuits

• Leading APD projects across a region, nationally, or across North America
• Management and delivery of APD projects (DB, PDB, P3). With construction values greater than $1 billion a plus.
• Well‑versed in developing, negotiating, and managing project scopes, schedules, and budgets
• Strong business development and marketing skills
• Ability to lead, motivate, mentor, and develop a team of technical and professional staff
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues in a dynamic and energetic environment
• Ability to temporarily relocate to work on projects in Canada is a plus

• Minimum of twenty years of progressive engineering and project management experience on large transportation projects, including at least three APD projects
• Minimum of a Bachelor of Civil Engineering or related degree
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) with the ability to get licensed in states as needed to support the assigned pursuit
• PMP, DBIA, and other related certifications are a plus

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…