Assistant Project Manager

Assistant Project Manager – ( 2500016V )

Description

We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization’s objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life.

By managing capital programs and projects as if they were our own, our project management business, and technical experts work with clients to strategize, plan, and implement projects that help them achieve their organization’s objectives. Our award-winning team has managed thousands of projects across all sectors — hospitals, airports, and entire university campuses; infrastructure like mass transit and water-treatment facilities; and energy and resource assignments, from mines to wind farms.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our Program Management team. The successful candidate will ideally possess up to five years’ experience in a junior project management team to successfully deliver major capital projects. You will be working within our British Columbia team and alongside other project managers, coordinators, Engineers and project controls specialists, across different departments (BCs) Our current projects are diverse and include owner’s representative work in transit, advanced education, water, healthcare, power, airports, and civic sectors, as well as coordination of Stantec design and design/build assignments.

Our goal is to find a talented and creative Assistant Project Manager to support our senior project managers with day-to-day project work and provide value-added services for our clients.

Superior interpersonal, presentation and writing skills are essential in working effectively with clients and project team members. Applying your technical and organizational skills to the project management knowledge areas of project integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, HR, communications, risk, and procurement will be key components of your professional development.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to meet deadlines and produce high-quality deliverables.
• Perform project management activities as assigned by and in support of senior project managers.
• Work closely with the project team: and Senior Project Manager by supporting project management activities, in compliance with Stantec’s PM framework, including the following:
  • maintain a current and accurate understanding of project status, issues, and changes,
  • identify project risks and mitigation options to project risks,
  • establish project schedules and update project schedules on a regular basis,
  • conduct budget management and track project costs.
• Gather data to produce and distribute detailed and summary project management reports.
• Work within BC Hydro’s Citrix workplace platform to manage project documentation, track progress, and ensure alignment with utility standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure project deliverables are in accordance with the applicable project requirements.
• Facilitate change management processes.
• Assist the Sr. Project Manager with cost estimation and the preparation of Service Requests, including gathering required data, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring adherence to project and client requirements.
• Follow document control processes and procedures established for project functions including document tracking, meeting minutes, RFIs, submittals, change logs and other communication tools. Fulfill the Document Control function on projects.
• Attend/lead project meetings and record, compose and distribute meeting minutes.
• Adhere to client standards and Stantec’s internal procedures.
• Provide general team project and office support as required.
• Assist in managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities and assignments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to solve problems.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented and resourceful.
• Ability to successfully work both collaboratively and independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.
• Positive attitude with strong relationship building skills.
• Experience with standard project management methodologies and tools such as Primavera or MS Project, SharePoint, Oracle etc., preferred.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new software tools as required by the client.
• Ability to travel within province (British Columbia) for project related work is preferred.

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of engineering related project experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Engineering degree/technical degree/diploma/certificate or equivalent in a related field: or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior experience working in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction field is preferred.

This description is not a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and 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.

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Salary Range(s):

• Lower Mainland $47.00 per hour – Lower Mainland $58.00 per hour Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in BC (Lower Mainland includes Vancouver & Burnaby)

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, 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.

Primary Location : Canada-British Columbia-Vancouver

Organization : BC-1262 Transpt-CA PMCM

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : May 16, 2025, 4:11:02 PM

Req ID: 2500016V

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, protected veteran status, 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 local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans

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