Project Management & Commercial Lead (PMCL)
Build capability. Strengthen delivery. Drive results.
The Project Management & Commercial Lead (PMCL) plays a key role in strengthening project delivery and commercial performance across our business. Reporting to the Senior PMCL, you’ll coach and develop project managers, embed best‑in‑class project management practices, and provide hands‑on leadership to ensure projects are delivered safely, profitably, and consistently.
Your Opportunity
This role blends people leadership, project oversight, and business acumen, with opportunities to influence major projects, support strategic pursuits, and contribute directly to business performance.
Your Key Responsibilities
Lead & Develop People
- Coach and mentor project managers and project controls staff
- Support project and pursuit assignments aligned to capability and risk
- Assign and oversee Project Independent Reviews (PIRs)
- Deliver targeted training on project controls, forecasting, change management, and systems
- Provide performance feedback to people leaders
Drive Project Excellence
- Champion consistent project management practices aligned with Stantec’s PM Framework
- Serve as a Project Independent Reviewer, monitoring budget, schedule, risk, quality, and financial performance
- Support project setup, forecasting (EAC), revenue recognition, and compliance processes
- Identify distressed projects early and lead corrective action plans
- Recommend and implement improvements to project delivery and resource management
Support Business Performance
- Advise leaders on project delivery performance, pricing, go/no‑go decisions, and risk
- Review and support proposal pricing, scopes, schedules, and execution plans
- Interpret project performance data to improve outcomes
- Participate in project risk reviews and governance as required
Health, Safety & Quality
- Promote and model strong HSSE practices across all projects
- Ensure project delivery aligns with company policies and risk standards
Remain Client‑Facing
- Maintain billable project management responsibilities as needed, managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client relationships
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field or equivalent experience (10+ years)
- Proven experience delivering projects from pursuit to close‑out
- Strong understanding of project financials, contracts, and commercial risk
- Demonstrated ability to identify and recover at‑risk projects
- Clear, confident communicator with strong stakeholder‑management skills
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee, and other 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. #FeelingEnergized
About UsAt Stantec, we know the work we do matters. From decarbonizing mines to modernizing electric grids and building the infrastructure that fuels communities, we’re powering the world. Our clients come to us with their biggest, most complex challenges because that’s where we thrive. And we’re looking for problem solvers, high achievers, and visionaries to help us.
Join us for a chance to grow professionally at one of the world’s top design firms while building our clean energy future.
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What We Do
We're active members of the communities we serve. That's why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind. The Stantec community unites approximately 22,000 employees working in over 350 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring buildings, energy and resource, environmental, and infrastructure projects to life. Our work—engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics, from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning—begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Our local strength, knowledge, and relationships, coupled with our world-class expertise, have allowed us to go anywhere to meet our clients' needs in more creative and personalized ways. With a long-term commitment to the people and places we serve, Stantec has the unique ability to connect to projects on a personal level and advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.
