Stantec are seeking a driven and collaborative Project Manager to provide first-hand project management support and help us build a true centre of excellence across our UK offices. In this role, you’ll work closely with technical delivery leaders, commercial teams, and finance colleagues to ensure our projects are delivered with confidence, clarity, and success. This is more than a coordination role - you’ll also have the opportunity to develop, mentor, and grow a talented cohort of Project Management Assistants (PMAs), helping them build the skills to support complex, technically challenging projects and progress their careers. Over time, you’ll take on more leadership responsibility, with opportunities to work towards Principal level and APM Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status. We can offer this role as a hybrid position, and can be based from either our Bristol, Reading or London offices. **Your key responsibilities will include** + Delivering project management expertise to supplement our technically focused Project Managers on complex projects. + Support Project Technical Leads (PTLs) in project performance tracking, risk identification, and corrective actions. + Support with building a UK-based PMA team—recruiting, coaching, mentoring, and supporting their professional growth. + Overseeing collaboration between UK PMAs and our offshore Project Control Specialists (PCS) team in Pune, India. + Providing governance and assurance by linking Project Management, Finance, Commercial, and Operations Support. + Championing knowledge-sharing and continuous improvement in project controls and delivery processes. **What You’ll Bring** Previous experience in project management support, ideally in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Strong mentoring and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and guide early-career professionals. Knowledge of project control systems (Oracle experience a plus). Excellent stakeholder management across technical, commercial, and financial disciplines. A proactive mindset for improving governance, assurance, and project predictability. **Why join us?** + People culture: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed. + Award winning workplace: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024. + Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK & Ireland - we want you to be part of it! + Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more. + Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working. + Professional development: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. **About Stantec** The Stantec community unites more than 32,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities. 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. Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply. At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact us and we will talk to you about how we can support you. **ReqID:** 7800