The Opportunity

Lead High-Impact Water Infrastructure Projects in Scotland

Are you a Project Manager ready to drive the successful delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary water sector projects?

Stantec is looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our growing team in Edinburgh or Glasgow. This is a pivotal role where you will manage projects across the entire lifecycle, ensuring technical excellence, financial success, and exceptional client service during a period of significant investment and growth (AMP cycle).

You will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of a diverse portfolio of water sector projects, ensuring alignment with Stantec's Project Management Framework and client expectations.

You will own the end-to-end leadership of projects, encompassing the planning, execution, and closure while covering scope, schedule, and quality. A critical aspect of your role involves stakeholder engagement, where you'll build and maintain robust relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams to ensure a seamless project flow.

Finally, you will prepare and present regular, clear reporting updates and documentation to a range of internal and external audiences, all while upholding and promoting strict compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards across all project activities.

About You

You MUST have proven experience delivering projects within the UK Water Sector to be considered for this role.

• Education: A degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of project management principles, tools, and methodologies.
• Contract Experience: Experience working with NEC contracts and delivering projects using a risk-based approach is highly beneficial.
• Professional Certification (Advantageous): A professional certification such as PMP or APM.
• Technical Background (Ideal): A background in delivering detailed engineering services, either through managing complex infrastructure projects or collaborating with contractors.

Why Join Stantec?

This is an exciting time to join an Award-Winning consultancy with a clear commitment to achieving ambitious environmental goals. We invest in our people and believe in finding the right work-life balance for everyone.

Your Career Path & Benefits:

• Clear Progression: Benefit from an individualized development plan and clear organizational structure outlining your pathway for progression, so you always know where your career is heading.
• Hybrid Working: Enjoy flexi-working and a hybrid working pattern to help you find the right balance between office collaboration and personal life.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Private medical insurance, group income protection, and life assurance are included as standard.
• Culture: Join a culture of inclusivity where we celebrate diversity and put "doing what's right" at the forefront of everything we do.

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