Senior Project Manager, Power Lead

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that's vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that's naturally committed to the environment.

Your Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated, well organized, and entrepreneurial seller/doer to serve as the Environmental Services Power Lead for the Mountain Region, with responsibility for growing the practice, developing client relationships, and building and leading a high-performing team in a matrixed environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the Power team, including influencing hiring, aligning staff to work, and developing team capabilities across disciplines such as biology, cultural resources, permitting, and NEPA. This position works closely with Senior Resource Team Leaders, technical SMEs, and National Power Sector leadership to deliver projects and drive strategic growth.

This position offers flexibility, allowing you to be based at any Stantec Colorado location (Denver, Fort Collins, and Colorado Springs), with the option for a hybrid work schedule.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support growth of our Mountain Region permitting practice, client relationship development, opportunities identification and advancement, and proposal development.
• Partner with National, Regional, and Sector leaders on recruiting, onboarding, and succession planning.
• As part of a team, lead geographic and service expansion clients including growth of renewable and transmission related environmental services.
• Foster a strong team culture focused on engagement, collaboration, and accountability.
• Provide direct supervision, coaching, and mentoring, including performance management and career development.
• Liaise with national and global sector leadership on key accounts that have a national/international footprint.
• Lead, grow, and develop a multidisciplinary teams, overseeing the full project life cycle.
• Build and lead high-performing delivery teams, with a focus on staff development, engagement, and retention.
• Align staff capabilities with project and growth needs, ensuring high utilization and meaningful career opportunities.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, and inclusion.
• Work collaboratively with the North America Power Sector team to grow and strengthen client relationships.
• Continuously assess team strengths and development needs, and implement strategies to build capabilities.
• Serve as a key leader and member of key power account teams.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Minimum of 15 years' experience providing or managing technical services in a professional services setting, preferably in the Mountain region.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a client-facing role (including business development and/or client management).
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in environmental science, biological resources or closely related field.
• Demonstrated success in direct staff supervision and team leadership.
• Experience building and sustaining engaged, high-performing teams.
• Ability to balance people leadership with business development and project delivery responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead diverse project teams and manage large complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience with permitting power projects with a strong understanding of local permitting requirements in Colorado such as 1041, land use permits, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in managing multi-jurisdictional environmental permitting processes requiring Federal, State and Local approvals.
• Business development expertise in the power space to drive significant growth and opportunities.
• An enthusiastic attitude to lead and collaborate with others.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what's possible. #StayInquisitive

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range: $141,500.00 - $212,200.00 Annually.

Benefits Summary: 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 AD&D insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Employees receive ten paid holidays, vacation time, and paid sick leave.

Equal Opportunity

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.