Senior Project Manager, Site / Civil Engineer

Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future-ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home. If you’re passionate about empowering communities, discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

About the role

Stantec’s multi-disciplinary offices in South Florida offer a highly motivated Senior Project Manager – Site/Civil Engineering. In this role you will manage the design and delivery of projects and maintain relationships with current and future clients within our community development business line. This position may be located in Coral Gables, Miami, West Palm Beach, or Deerfield Beach, Florida.

Typical projects include private and public sector projects: office, retail, hospitality, commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments, as well as local governmental projects. The ideal candidate will have supported or led the civil/site engineering aspects for a variety of projects, with a foundation of strong engineering/design skills, and exposure to the entire project delivery process, including marketing/business development, client interaction, project management, internal team building, and hands-on design/engineering supervision.

Responsibilities

• Pursuing and winning new clients and projects.
• Organizing and leading project-related meetings and presentations.
• Coordinating with clients, team members, sub-consultants, and preparing detailed scope/fee proposals.
• Performing planning phase activities, including initial project research and investigations, assessment of project feasibility, and providing input to the project team on civil engineering related issues.
• Performing and directing all aspects of civil engineering design including layout/geometry, grading, drainage, paving, water, sewer, and erosion control. Projects may include land development (all types/sectors), roadway/intersection design, hydrology/hydraulic stormwater modeling, hydraulic modeling of pipe networks, preparation of construction plans and related design reports.
• Preparing complete submission packages, supporting calculations, cost estimates, project schedules, and other duties; effectively facilitate the agency review/approval process.
• Supervising construction phase support services, including development of bidding and contract documents, field inspections, progress meetings, final certifications, etc.
• Monitoring and controlling project progress, staffing, budgets, and methods of analysis and objectives and keeping the client informed of progress, budget, work progress and challenges.
• Sourcing, attracting and developing new staff.
• Planning and executing QA/QC plans for individual projects.

Requirements

• A track record of successful projects, and an established network of key relationships in the South Florida area land development and A/E/C community.
• A strong background in both private and public sector projects including office, retail, hospitality, commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments as well as local governmental projects, with the ability to coordinate the entire project effort, client interaction and project management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, communicate, and build trust, rapport, and effective working relationships, both internally within a multidisciplinary team and externally, including making presentations to regulatory boards, shortlist selection committees, etc.
• An affinity for community involvement and visible local engagement is preferred to help promote the company’s services and presence in the region.
• A strong working knowledge of civil engineering design, regulatory/permitting process and track record of successful project approvals and agency relationships.
• Ability to recognize when technical problems are developing and initiate appropriate corrective actions using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.
• Ability to check work for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, as well as strong working knowledge of software programs which may include AutoCAD, Civil3D, GIS, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, StormCAD, WaterCAD, HydroCAD, and PondPack.
• Demonstrated project management and business development experience to nurture existing clients and develop new multi-disciplined opportunities to expand the practice, including developing, recommending, and introducing innovation to our clients’ projects.
• Complete understanding of all phases of contract administration and execution, including scope definition, contract terms/conditions, negotiation, financial project management and complete contract performance (schedule and financial).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
• 15+ years of experience in relevant civil/site or land development engineering and project management.
• A Florida Professional Engineer (P.E.) license is required.

Position will primarily work in an office setting; may require some field work.

Benefits

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) 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.