Program Manager

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.

We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization’s objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life.

As a Program Manager in Stantec you will lead a team and ensure adherence to the mission and objectives of the assigned program. You will have leadership responsibility for an integrated program team composed of both client and consultant staff. Duties of the Program Manager include client coordination, providing day-to-day guidance to multi-disciplined teams in a co-located Program Management Office (PMO) environment, typically located at a client facility.

You will assist owners/clients with execution of the program, addressing strategy and delivery challenges and supporting internal client departments as may be required. You will oversee implementation of program delivery procedures and processes and confirm the program team’s performance against stated objectives.

The Program Manager oversees all services provided by an integrated team, including but not limited to: general program and project management services (scheduling, cost controls, risk management, change management, document control, interface management, engineering management etc.), preliminary design, subject matter expert technical support on projects, regulatory and permitting support, technical studies to support planning and design efforts, procurement of design and construction, construction management, operations & maintenance liaison, operations and maintenance readiness, community outreach and communications, project and program delivery strategy, funding strategy and training/knowledge transfer.

The Program Manager is responsible to track and manage delivery performance (cost, schedule, quality) on each project and the overall program.

• Advising and assisting the client in the development, management, and execution of the program.
• Leading and overseeing the work of a multi-disciplinary client, consultant, and sub-consultant team.
• Serving as a trusted advisor to the client and working as part of an integrated Client/Consultant Leadership Team.
• Overseeing the effective mobilization and set-up of the program in conjunction with the Stantec Mobilization Manager.
• Implementation of a robust governance structure to ensure adherence to a rigorous approach to project and program management.
• Implementation of program methodologies for project evaluation and selection of appropriate delivery models.
• Establishment of a performance reporting framework including the development of key performance indicators and associated reports/dashboards.
• Pro-actively identifying client needs and programmatic initiatives required to address potential program delivery risks and challenges.
• Assisting the client in development of its staff through implementation of best practices, training classes and knowledge transfer.
• Developing, negotiating, and managing consultant services authorizations for program management services.
• Overseeing administration of the management consultant services contract including management of change orders, amendments, task…