Project Manager

Project Manager - ( 2400018U )

Description

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.

By managing capital programs and projects as if they were our own, our project management business, and technical experts work with clients to strategize, plan, and implement projects that help them achieve their organization's objectives.

Our award-winning team has managed thousands of projects across all sectors - hospitals, airports, and entire university campuses;

infrastructure like mass transit and water-treatment facilities; and energy and resource assignments, from mines to wind farms.

Your Opportunity

Stantec's Colorado Construction Management Group is looking for a highly motivated Project Engineer / Project Manager with strong heavy civil transportation construction experience for our Colorado Springs, CO office.

The Project Engineer / Project Manager (PE / PM) is responsible for those tasks listed under the heading Key Responsibilities.

The primary responsibility of the PE / PM is to monitor and report on the work being executed on site by the construction contractor(s) and their sub-contractors to assist our clients in ensuring the work is being executed in accordance with the construction contract.

The PE / PM is responsible for overseeing a team that typically consists of project controls, construction inspectors, and administration staff.

The PE / PM may participate in pre-construction activities supporting engineering, estimating, logistics, and execution planning related activities from a construction perspective.

The PE / PM will advise the client on any issues or risks observed and provide recommendations on proposed remedial actions for client's approval.

At the direction of the client, the PE / PM may also lead portions of the construction execution planning processes including but not limited to : communications management, reporting requirements, change management, project controls, scheduling, quality management, risk management, material management, environmental management, regulatory permitting, and logistics associated with the field construction operations that will take place for the project.

The construction execution planning exercise will be coordinated with the client, the construction contractor(s), and other stakeholders.

Additionally, the PE / PM will provide pre-construction development support of execution strategies and assist in constructability reviews.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provides construction management leadership to the project team in support of the client.
• The PE / PM will serve as Stantec's lead employee on a contract providing CM oversight services to a government agency.
• Ability to manage a diverse group of employees and subcontractors to execute a contract.
• Monitor and reporting function will include making recommendations on proposed remedial actions for client's approval. The PE / PM does not have authority to make these decisions independently without client approval.
• Provides Health and Safety Leadership for the work and will assist with development and implementation of the project specific safety plan to be developed and approved by the client / construction contractor(s).

This also includes monitoring and reporting on the contractor(s) for compliance to Health, Safety, Security and Environmental project requirements.

The monitoring and reporting task is typically delegated to site health and safety representative by the PE / PM.

• Efficient project management of multiple concurrent projects. Technical expert in relevant areas of design and construction and understanding of various methods.
• Thorough knowledge of construction management, practices and methods, costs, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles and techniques.
• Highly effective in building and maintaining client relationships
• Effectively schedule and direct Stantec subconsultants.
• Understands legal design and construction requirements for public works contracts.
• Thorough knowledge and interpretation of code compliance requirements and industry standards.
• Solves complex problems using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.
• Participates and collaborates in project team setting, engage in creative and critical thought, and effectively communicates ideas, design issues and solutions to others.
• Leads the preparation and coordination of the project deliverables and documents including project reports, cost and schedule reporting, specification reviews and recommendations, and production of engineering documents.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret engineering contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.
• Monitors with contractors' work for compliance to schedule, budget, technical specifications, and legal requirements.
• Examines field conditions as required to support development and completion of the project.
• Review's contractor request for change and when appropriate, assists in the preparation of contract change orders / modifications.
• This position will involve work in an office environment in addition to for long-term field assignments working at a construction site.

Come join our Transportation Roadways Team and work alongside others who share your passion to support communities through exciting and unique roadway projects.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Valid driver's license is required.
• Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite.
• Primavera skills are desirable.
• OSHA certification is preferred.

Your Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or another related field. Candidates with a non-technical degree will be considered based on experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registered in the State of Colorado is required, or ability to obtain within 6 months. A licensed contractor focused on infrastructure projects can be substituted for a PE.
• 10 years' experience in heavy civil transportation construction projects, 5 of which were in a leadership role.
• Colorado Department of Transportation and / or Local Agency project experience serving as the Project Engineer or Assistant Project Engineer is preferred.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us.

Join us and redefine your personal best.

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Salary Range(s) :

$110,000 - $165,000 Min / Max Pay Range for postings located in CO and HI

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary : Regular full-time and part-time employees 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 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary / casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs

Organization : BC-1817 Transpt-US Southwest

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 25 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Mar 18, 2024, 6 : 45 : 34 PM

Req ID : 2400018U

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment.

Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

EEO including Disability / Protected Veterans