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We currently have a number of exciting openings for Project Management Leads to join our Water Business across our Northern, Midlands & West, and Southern Regions. This is an opportunity to play an important role in our business as we continue to expand across the UK&I.

This is a great time to join Stantec. We have grown our UK&I business over the past number of years and we look to continue to meet our ambitious growth plans. We have a collaborative and people orientated culture where your ideas and input will ensure we continue to meet our objectives.

As Project Management Lead, you will drive best-in-class project delivery while building and maintaining the operational project management community. You will have a good understanding of our clients and their objectives and will have excellent working relationships with their counterparts in client organisations.

You will champion excellent relationships between our Project Managers and our Technical Leads, ensuring collaborative and comprehensive dialogue on both commercial and technical project matters. You will play a key role in ensuring project budgets are set in line with our framework commercial strategy, projects are planned to an appropriate level of detail and projects are delivered in line with these plans.

You will support the Operations Director to grow the commercial acumen and delivery capability of Project Managers to successfully deliver projects for clients. You will assist in reviewing proposals and analyse overall project performance, identifying non-performing projects and work with PMs to achieve effective and timely solutions.

If you have a passion for ensuring successful project delivery, for championing continuous improvement and for people development, then we would love to hear from you.

About you

Ideally qualified with a relevant degree, you will have a have track record of success within the field of project delivery and project management – being able to demonstrate examples of where you have managed projects to achieve positive outcomes for all stakeholders.

It is likely that you will hold professional Project Management Qualifications, such as being a Chartered Project Professional through the Association for Project Management (APM).

You will be a committed people leader who is willing to support your teams throughout their career journey; supporting them in developing the skills and competencies they need to be successful in role.

While water sector experience would be beneficial, we will consider candidates with project management experience from related sectors including utilities, energy, or related engineering consultancy sectors.

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About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, 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 laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.

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