Healthcare Project Manager

We are a collaborative, client-centric organization and we recognize that our shared journey depends on prioritizing community wellness and health equity. Transecting the full care continuum, and the full spectrum of planning, architecture and engineering design services, our fully integrated practice and subject matter experts are consistently advancing design for behavioral health, oncology inclusive of particle therapy, children’s care, ambulatory care, senior care, preventative care, academic medical centers, as well as the most acute care settings including field hospitals. We collaborate across buildings to bring best in class innovations from Stantec’s hospitality, workplace, commercial, cultural, and industrial markets—delivering progressive health care environments that improve patient outcomes. 

If you are looking to join a remarkable team of passionate, collaborative, and talented designers, this might be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

Your Opportunity

To succeed as a Health Sector Project Manager, a collaborative mindset is essential. Supported by our broad network of resources, you will partner with clients and internal teams as a thought leader, health sector champion, brand ambassador, and healthcare design expert. Our leaders remain actively engaged in projects and make meaningful contributions to our clients’ success.

Successful candidates will have a strong understanding of healthcare design and delivery, will be active listeners, able to develop relationships internally and externally nurturing long-lasting client bonds, connecting the ideal Stantec disciplines and team members with opportunities, pursuing new projects in your region and across North America and challenging your colleagues every day to be the best. As a senior contributor within the Health Sector, you will champion design excellence relative to your specific expertise and through the planning and creation of fiscally responsible, award-winning engagements with a focus on positive health outcomes. You will be supported by the full breadth and depth of the global health sector team and will have the opportunity to develop integrated design proposals for cutting edge and world-class projects in partnership with top tier marketing, while leading and mentoring others and collaborating with team members to contribute to the final deliverables—bringing inspiration to your daily practice.   

Your Key Responsibilities

• To be a project leader for the design and delivery of major healthcare projects, ranging on average from 80,000sqft to 800,000sqft in typical project size
• Serve as a local leader to inspire our team, represent healthcare design, and reinforce the global brand of Stantec
• Sustain and grow revenue within your region and across the North American market, helping to attract top tier clients and achieve top line growth for the health sector
• Collaborate with technical and project management leads to meet key operational goals, including financial performance and improved health outcomes across our projects
• Lead local and regional business development pursuits including pre-positioning, strategic proposal development inclusive of interior design, medical planning, architecture and engineering professionals, to achieve business development and financial goals in accordance with Stantec policies
• Serve as a seller-doer generating work, creating long-term relationships and delivering long-term value to clients for Stantec
• Develop and maintain industry relationships and visibility with current and prospective clients, sub-consultants, competitor/teaming partners, and potential recruits
• Contribute to the thought leadership and brand of Stantec, by sharing knowledge and innovation stories at key client engagements, industry events and across professional networks
• Mentor and coach next generation of designers and thought leaders, as well as receiving, mentoring, and coaching from our established team of designers and thought leaders
• Primary Responsibilities:
  • Project Management: 30%
  • Client Development / Business Development: 40%
  • Staff Development / Mentoring: 10%
  • Technical / Architectural Leadership: 20%
  • Other Responsibilities (if applicable):
• Decision Making: independent decision making on current projects, not regional. 

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Recent experience in healthcare with interest in specialty focus along with appreciation for any or all of the following markets: Acute Care, Outpatient Care, Women’s Health, Behavioral Health/Mental Health, Cancer/Proton Therapy, Modular Design, Long Term Care and Seniors Living project(s) 
• Demonstrated design and planning acumen and leadership on major projects
• Ability to lead project teams across a range of healthcare project types and scales with proven ability to balance a book of business in this regard
• Experience with responding to Expression of Interests, Statements of Qualifications, Requests for Proposals, formal interviews, and professional fee and contract negotiations
• Strong business development skills and significant experience building productive client relationships, generating new work, and delivering long-term value for Stantec
• An entrepreneurial orientation with strong understanding of the business development challenges of a consulting services provider
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organization, coordination, leadership, team building and team engagement talent
• Knowledge of market assessment techniques and insights along with ability to create aspirational and achievable business plans

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Architecture or Engineering
• Licensed and credentialed Architect or Engineer
• 15+ years of experience in the architecture industry

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.