Transportation Project Manager

The opportunities within Stantec are boundless. Come join our Transportation Roadways Team and work alongside others who share your passion to support the communities in which we live, work, and play through exciting and unique transportation projects. We are looking for candidates that are driven to make a difference and committed to developing the future of transportation. If you want to work on high profile projects that are rewarding and make a difference, this is the job for you.

We work closely with our clients to provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and impacted communities and enhance the overall transportation experience.

We are managing complex transportation projects from conceptual planning, through design, and construction. Join our engineering design group to collaborate on exciting projects that are as technically challenging as they are impactful, creative, and fulfilling.

Stantec’s Rochester or Buffalo office is seeking a Transportation Project Manager with a minimum of 10 years of engineering design experience to lead the pursuit and delivery of infrastructure projects in New York State. We are looking for someone who is technically proficient, takes initiative, is a team player, and is looking for a challenge.

Stantec offers opportunities for growth through marketing and business development, client exposure, and efficient delivery. Opportunity awaits to advance into further technical, practice, and/or operations leadership positions.

You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of project types ranging from local to large design build projects across New York State and beyond. You will join an energetic team of engineers and planners who are passionate about Reconnecting Communities with a network of multimodal facilities. At Stantec, we “Design with Community in Mind” which means we focus on solutions that move all users regardless of age and ability —pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders—efficiently and safely, while improving the health, quality of life, and economic vitality in the communities where we live, work and play.

You will also tap into Stantec’s extensive network of subject matter experts across the world to increase your knowledge and provide the best solutions for your clients.

This position requires strong technical and leadership skills to lead client meetings, perform financial and schedule management, coordinate tasks and personnel, and provide technical leadership and mentoring of staff. You will help shape and develop our talented local team and be an integral part of Stantec’s continued growth.

• Oversee and manage multiple projects serving as the Project Manager, Technical Lead, and/or Task Manager for transportation infrastructure projects.
• Plan, organize, and manage the production of project deliverables to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, are technically sound, and meet quality standards.
• Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external clients, consultants, and public agencies.
• Serve as the project’s point of contact with clients, agencies, and others to obtain and determine project requirements and approvals.
• Conduct quality control review for managed projects and technical independent reviews for projects of peers.
• Manage and monitor schedules and budget performance of assigned projects.

• Provide supervision for direct reports.
• Provide mentorship to staff to develop skills, strengthen technical abilities, and guide career development.
• Review team’s work and provide technical guidance on design approach and challenges.
• Provide guidance to team members and other Stantec staff on technically complex projects and/or challenges where you have technical expertise.

• Develop positive relations with existing and prospective clients.
• Develop proposal documentation including project scope, budgets, and design approach for projects of all sizes.
• Coordinate scope and deliverables with internal…