Senior Project Manager, Power Lead at Stantec

Denver, Colorado, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Sep, 26

Salary

212200.0

Posted On

12 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Business Development, Project Management, Environmental Permitting, Staff Supervision, Client Relationship Management, NEPA, Team Leadership, Strategic Growth, Budget Management, Regulatory Compliance, Mentoring, Proposal Development, Resource Alignment, Multi-jurisdictional Permitting, Stakeholder Management, Environmental Science

Industry

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

Description

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. In addition, daily work will include leading, mentoring, and developing staff, driving our quality and health and safety programs and processes, interfacing with our nationwide power sector leads, and aligning resources to support both project delivery and long-term growth. This role will help to lead and integrate efforts of planners, scientists, cultural resources specialists and engineers on power pursuits and to deliver for clients across the region. 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 Mountain Region Environmental Services Power Lead * 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, from early pursuit and proposal development through execution and delivery. * 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 and develop new opportunities. * Continuously assess team strengths and development needs, and implement strategies to build capabilities and support career growth. * This role operates within a matrixed ES organization, partnering with Resource Team Leaders (RTLs) and technical leaders across disciplines (e.g., biology, cultural resources, permitting) to deliver power projects. The role includes significant people leadership responsibilities, including mentorship, staff development, and influencing hiring and team alignment decisions. * Serve as a key leader and member of key power account teams. 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. Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week. 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 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

Responsibilities

Lead the growth of the Mountain Region permitting practice by developing client relationships and identifying new opportunities in the power sector. Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team of professionals to deliver complex environmental projects across the region.