Construction Manager

Stantec • Portland, OR • 2h ago

Clean water is essential to every community. At Stantec, our water professionals are tackling increasingly complex challenges with innovation, scientific rigor, and a commitment to sustainability. We're helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world's most precious resource-and we want you to be part of it.

We're hiring a Construction Manager to join our Portland-based water team and help deliver transformational projects that benefit future generations. Grow with us. H2O + U.

Your Opportunity

As a Construction Manager, you'll be the on-site representative for Stantec, working closely with our clients and their contractors to ensure successful project delivery. You'll collaborate with Stantec's project managers and design teams, as well as the client's operations and maintenance staff, to oversee construction at active water and wastewater treatment facilities, pipeline installations, roadway upgrades, and heavy civil works.

This role is critical to minimizing operational impacts and maintaining strong relationships with client teams. You'll ensure project goals are met, contracts are administered effectively, and coordination flows smoothly across all stakeholders.

What You'll Do

Participate in constructability and bid reviews

Coordinate with public outreach, real estate, permitting, controls, and other functions

Manage contract correspondence

Monitor project progress, budgets and schedules

Review and recommend contractor payment applications

Interpret and enforce contract documents, technical drawings, and specifications

Oversee change management and enforce contract documents

Ensure quality and safety goals are met

Coordinate with inspection staff and external testing resources

Attend construction meetings, site walks, and closeout activities

Review and approve submittals, RFIs, design clarifications, and related documents

Coordinate field surveys and monitor construction progress

Liaise with governing agencies and recommend project completion acceptance

Oversee equipment testing, training, startup, and warranty tasks

Respond to delays, emergencies, and disruptions

Mentor junior staff and foster a collaborative team environment.

Promote health and safety practices across all activities

What You Bring

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and duties as assigned

Excellent communication, organizational and client service skills

Ability to build trust and foster positive relationships

Effective problem-solving, facilitation, and negotiation abilities

Familiarity with electronic document management systems (e-builder, EADOCs, Submittal Exchange)

Experience with construction management and inspection at operating water and wastewater facilities

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with an eye for quality

Proficiency in modern construction practices and technologies, with the capability to interpret technical drawings and contracts

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Certified Construction Manager (CCM) is a plus

Ten or more years of relevant experience

Join us and redefine your personal best.

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.

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

Primary Location: United States | OR | Portland Organization: 2002 Water-US Northwest-Portland OR Employee Status: Regular Travel: Yes Schedule: Full time Job Posting: 11/09/2025 09:09:06 Req ID: 1002177

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, 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.

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