Design Manager

Your Key Responsibilities • Contribute to initiatives to help advance our project design, operations, and business development • Work in a manner to protect the health and safety of Stantec employees, clients, and the public by following company health, safety and security guidelines and policies • Maintain and enhance our reputation with clients, approval agencies and industry professionals as an outstanding service provider • May manage multiple projects simultaneously • Establish project objectives, procedures, and performance standards • Lead multi-disciplinary teams on major projects from positioning to proposals, planning studies, feasibility through final designs, and construction services • Be the key person and point of contact, performing design, deputy design, or quality manager roles on major projects • Represent Stantec and the project design team as a technical leader on major projects • Identify appropriate resources and skill sets to achieve project objectives. Manage contract tasks, track, and manage costs and schedule, and implement measures necessary to stay on schedule and within budget • Lead by example with active support of internal policies and practices, including risk management, project management, and quality management • Grow internal and external networks to enhance Stantec reputation and identify additional talent to join our team • Develop Client relationships to facilitate project activities • Establish, maintain, and promote partnerships in project pursuits Your Capabilities and Credentials • Experience leading the design and construction support as a Design Manager of complex transportation projects • Experience in the preparation of presentations utilizing PowerPoint • Experience developing, negotiating, and managing project scopes, schedules, and budgets • Business development and marketing skills experience required • Ability to lead, motivate, mentor, and develop a team of technical and professional staff • Ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues in a dynamic and energetic environment • Experience with APD projects across a region or nationally preferred Education and Experience • Minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressive engineering and project management experience on large transportation projects, including at least ten (10) in design management • Completion of a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree at an accredited institution • Professional Engineer (P.E.) At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all.