Project Management Lead (Energy & Resources) (Halifax Regional Municipality)

Your Opportunity

As a Project Management Lead (PML) you will drive consistent, high‑quality project delivery by ensuring alignment with Stantec’s Project Management Framework and leading continuous improvements in project execution, controls, and monitoring across the Business Center (BC). A central component of the role is people leadership: overseeing project managers, supporting recruitment and development, coordinating training, assigning project resources, and fostering a collaborative and high‑performing project delivery culture.

Additionally, the PML supports business development efforts by contributing to proposal reviews, assigning proposal managers, strengthening industry relationships, and applying lessons learned to improve future pursuits. The role works closely with the business center leaders and ideally is located in Ontario.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Drive consistent project management practices and procedures in alignment with Stantec Project Management Framework and any specific Energy and Resources business line practices.
• Recommend improvements to work processes, policies and procedures to enhance project execution, control and monitoring at the project level and BL level.
• Serve as a project manager for projects, managing scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk in compliance with Stantec Project Management Framework and Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) controls, including interfacing and communicating with clients.
• Support PMs with implementing project‑focused Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) practices.
• Work in a manner to protect the health and safety of Stantec team members, clients and the public by following company health, safety and security guidelines and policies.
• Oversee, supervise and lead Project Managers to ensure timely, effective and efficient performance of project management responsibilities within an assigned area.
• Collaborate with Project Management & Commercial Lead (PMCL) to recruit, retain, mentor, coach, and lead all levels of project management team members, including developing succession plans for key roles and identifying and addressing capability gaps within the project management team.
• Ensure continuous training sessions for project managers and project controls staff are available; provide training on Oracle dashboard, Integrated Project Solutions (IPS), Integrated Project Management (IPM), preparing estimates, change management and other critical PM activities and tools.
• Assign projects in conjunction with the PMCL team for pursuit efforts to appropriately qualified project managers.
• Provide formal feedback on individual performance of project managers and project coordinators.
• Champion the spirit of a cooperative project delivery approach within the BC.
• Support Campaign and Proposal teams by reviewing proposal materials to ensure alignment with Stantec’s Project Management Framework and confirm that client requirements, scope, risks, and commercial and technical needs are achievable.
• Assign PMs as Proposal Managers when required.
• Proactively market and cross‑sell company services across business lines and disciplines to secure new clients and commissions and strengthen industry relationships.
• Participate in debriefs to identify lessons learned and continuously improve pursuit and business development practices.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in managing a wide range of major and complex projects, including 5+ years in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Proven success delivering large‑scale, multidisciplinary, and technically complex projects ($5M+ in fees or comparable complexity).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple teams and projects across varying disciplines and geographies.
• Strong financial acumen, contract management skills, and understanding of business operations.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership abilities.
• Proficiency in project management and collaboration tools.

The position will primarily work in an office setting. Stantec offers a hybrid work environment; however, due to the leadership component of this role, a large in‑office presence will be required. Periodic travel to other Stantec office locations, the field, and/or client meetings may be required.

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.

Pay Range

Outside of Lower Mainland – BC & Various locations in Ontario: $135,700.00 – $185,700.00 annually

Benefits Summary

Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax‑free savings account, 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 time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax‑free savings account.

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