Project Manager Assistant

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 Project Manager Assistant, you will support a Project Manager or Program Manager on one or various projects. This role offers exposure to clients, design teams, and project delivery processes, with mentorship from experienced leaders. You’ll gain hands-on experience in project execution while developing the skills to advance your career in a collaborative environment.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support project delivery in accordance with Stantec’s PM framework and health, safety, and security guidelines. 
• Assist senior project managers with scheduling, budgeting, and tracking project milestones. 
• Coordinate project documentation including meeting minutes, RFIs, submittals, and change logs. 
• Monitor project risks and support mitigation planning. 
• Prepare and distribute detailed and summary project reports. 
• Facilitate change management processes and maintain document control systems. 
• Attend project meetings and record, compose, and distribute meeting minutes. 
• Ensure deliverables meet client standards and internal procedures.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams). 

Familiarity with project management tools such as MS Project, Oracle, Primavera, or SharePoint is preferred.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Technology, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant project experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Why Join Us

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact. We’re driven to achieve, and we do it with integrity and purpose. Join us and redefine your personal best.