Power Delivery Project Manager/Environmental Consultant

About the role

Stantec is seeking an Environmental Project Manager to expand its Power industry footprint throughout the Gulf Coast Region. This role will lead and guide projects and multidisciplinary teams, overseeing the full project life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with and manage a community of staff across various sectors, including federal, state, and local clients, power, municipalities, and other industrial clients.
• Identify project-specific environmental design and regulatory requirements for power projects according to the Client's risk management profile, industry precedents, existing guidance, regulations, best practices, and lessons learned, and use that information to inform smart permitting strategy.
• Establish project objectives and procedures and lead teams on proposals, planning studies, designs, due diligence and permitting projects.
• Possess good business awareness and acumen and maintain a strong understanding of project management fundamentals: project scope, cost, schedule, and quality.
• Grow Stantec’s professional relationships with stakeholders and decision makers within key client accounts.
• Grow internal and external networks and identify additional high caliber talent across a range of professional disciplines to join the Stantec team.
• Provide mentoring and training for staff.
• Complete work in line with Stantec’s Core Values and in accordance with our Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) procedures and Design Delivery Guidelines.
• Demonstrate active commitment to Stantec’s code of business conduct and ethics policies.
• Engage and develop relationships with key industry partners that can help advance Stantec’s position in the marketplace.
• Create and maintain internal relationships across Stantec’s practices and geographies to promote cross-selling of services.
• Maintain a clear understanding of current and future market and business conditions, revenue and profit potential, and major clients and competitors within the Gulf Region markets with a focus on Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Requirements

Possess strong knowledge of project management and development workflows, applicable regulations, and risk profiles within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)/Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)/ Southwest Power Pool (SPP) region.

Established track record of building and sustaining strategic relationships that advance organizational positioning and open new avenues for collaboration.

Ability to foster internal collaboration across practices and geographies to drive cross selling and integrated service delivery.

Strong understanding of regional market dynamics, competitive landscapes, and revenue potential, particularly within Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Deep knowledge of environmental design and regulatory requirements for Power Delivery projects, with the ability to translate risk profiles, industry precedents, and regulatory guidance into effective permitting strategies.

Skilled in establishing project objectives, developing procedures, and guiding teams through planning studies, design efforts, due diligence, and permitting activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in natural sciences, environmental science, or related field from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience with technical specialization and expertise in environmental compliance, natural resource assessments and studies, and permitting.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a project management and/or client relationship management capacity.

Skills

• Project management and development workflows.
• Applicable regulations and risk profiles within ERCOT/MISO/SPP regions.
• Strategic relationship building.
• Regional market dynamics and competitive landscapes.
• Environmental design and regulatory requirements for Power Delivery projects.
• Project objectives, procedures, and permitting activities.

Benefits

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.

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