Construction Manager

Construction Manager Opportunity

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they're facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we're helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world's most precious resource. Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity As a Construction Manager, the candidate will be Stantec's front-line agent on-site with our client, overseeing the client's construction contractor(s). The construction manager will work closely with the Stantec Project Managers and with the project-specific design teams. The candidate will be in close coordination with the Client's Project Managers and the Client's Operations and Maintenance staff as this role oversees the work of the respective contractors at active water and wastewater treatment facilities as well as pipeline projects, roadway upgrades, and heavy civil works projects. The construction manager provides critically important coordination to minimize impacts to the operations of our clients. Developing rapport with the client staff will be key. The position ensures project goals and objectives are met, administers the owner's construction-related contracts, and coordinates project delivery with internal and external stakeholders.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Participate in constructability reviews
• Participate in bid reviews
• Coordinate with Public Outreach, Real Estate, Permitting, Controls, and other functions as necessary
• Oversees the issuance of all contract correspondence to the construction contractor
• Recommends construction contractor payment applications
• Oversees the construction change management process
• Administers the construction contract by interpreting and enforcing contract documents and verifying quality and safety goals are met
• Coordinates with inspection staff and outside testing and inspection resources
• Attend weekly construction coordination meetings, preconstruction walks, in-progress site visits, punch walks, and construction closeout
• Manage the review and approval of submittals, request for information, design clarifications and other construction related documents
• Coordinate field surveys
• Monitor and report progress of construction
• Coordinate with governing agencies
• Recommend acceptance of substantial and final completion
• Oversee equipment testing, training, startup, closeout, and warranty tasks
• Respond to work delays, emergencies, and other project disruptions
• Working in a manner to ensure your personal safety and that of fellow employees by following PMO and company health and safety guidelines and policies and supporting contractor health and safety performance
• Complete miscellaneous projects and duties as assigned

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Proficient in MS Office Suite products including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Excellent organization skills, capacity to handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently, and quickly adapt to new priorities

Strong oral and written communication skills

Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and commitment to exceptional client service

Demonstrated ability to build trust and positive business relationships

Effective problem-solving, facilitation, and negotiation skills

Familiarity with electronic document management systems such as e-builder, EADOCs, Submittal Exchange, etc.

Familiarity with construction management and inspection at operating water and wastewater treatment facilities

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree required

Certified Construction Manager (CCM) will be considered an asset

Ten or more years of related and relevant work experience

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

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.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.