Environmental Professional, Contaminated Sites Project Manager

Overview

As a Project Manager within Stantec’s Prairies and Territories SIR team, you lead environmental site assessment, remediation, and risk projects for downstream oil & gas and commercial sectors. You’ll guide scope, budget, and schedule while coordinating with cross-functional teams and clients. The role blends technical leadership with team mentoring, delivering compliant, data-driven solutions that protect people and the environment. This is a growth-focused position in a collaborative, safety-first culture with exposure to diverse sites.

Pay / Benefits

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

Responsibilities

• Promote and lead a strong health and safety culture on projects
• Create detailed scopes of work and cost estimates for Phase I ESAs and Phase II investigations
• Develop remedial options and risk management strategies with technical teams
• Coordinate remedial/site management strategies with subcontractors
• Manage budget, scope, quality, and timelines for medium to large projects
• Analyze project data and prepare reports meeting regulatory requirements
• Liaise with field staff and discipline leads during execution
• Mentor field staff and lead field work on complex projects as needed
• Maintain client relationships and report project status regularly
• Support marketing and business development to grow environmental services
• Interface with other Stantec departments to promote SIR services
• Coordinate resource allocation across SIR projects
• Lead or participate in regular project meetings

Key requirements

• Demonstrated experience managing scope, schedule, and budget on SIR projects
• Proficient in intrusive investigation methods and remediation principles and technologies
• Strong understanding of provincial soil and groundwater remediation guidelines (AB, SK, MB)
• Knowledgeable in contaminant hydrogeology, data interpretation, and conceptual site model development
• Strong technical writing ability
• Ability to manage people and supervise projects
• Self-motivated, collaborative team player
• Strong organizational and communication skills (written, verbal, graphic)
• Ability to prioritize and defend decisions
• Travel willingness for field oversight and meetings
• Education: degree or diploma as listed; Professional designation recognized in AB (e.g., P.Eng, P.Geo, P.Chem, P.Ag., etc.)

• leadership
• communication
• team collaboration
• intrusive investigation methods
• remediation principles and technologies
• soil and groundwater remediation guidelines (AB/SK/MB)

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