Senior Project Manager – Mission Critical

Overview

As a Senior Project Manager at Stantec, you lead complex, fast-paced mission-critical design projects, focusing on resilient data center facilities. You’ll work with a cross-disciplinary team and clients to ensure reliable operations and on-time delivery. The role emphasizes stakeholder management, design coordination, and quality control across project phases. This is a growth-ready position within a collaborative, sustainability-driven practice that shapes critical infrastructure globally.

Pay / Benefits

• health, dental, and vision plans
• wellness program
• retirement savings plan
• employee stock purchase program
• paid time off
• tuition reimbursement

Responsibilities

• Plan and organize multidisciplinary project teams for design, production, and documentation
• Lead design of robust mission-critical and data center facilities for reliability and continuity
• Ensure projects follow Page and Owner protocols and procedures
• Resolve design and construction challenges quickly
• Serve as primary client liaison and maintain strong relationships
• Coordinate with consultants, internal teams, contractors, and clients throughout lifecycle
• Mentor team members for professional growth and project success
• Contribute to fee development, proposals, and scope definition
• Monitor budgets, codes, and approval processes
• Oversee project documentation and administrative tasks
• Champion quality control across all phases
• Represent the firm in meetings and public settings
• Occasional travel for site visits and coordination

Key requirements

• Experience with mission-critical and data-center facilities (projects >= $30M)
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
• Strong organizational skills and multi-project management
• Proficiency in financial tracking and project administration
• Proven experience coordinating with contractors, design teams, and stakeholders
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Revit
• Successful track record leading multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent communication, public speaking, and networking abilities
• Strong technical writing, analytical, and critical-thinking skills
• PMP certification preferred
• Ability to obtain security clearance

• strong communication
• leadership
• collaboration
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Revit
• PMP certification (preferred)

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