Environmental Project Manager

Stantec

Environmental Project Manager leading projects in energy and infrastructure for Stantec. Collaborating with teams and managing client relationships across multiple states.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeOverland Park • Illinois, Kansas, Montana, New York, Oklahoma • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Grow and assist in leading our Great Lakes Environmental Services Program.
Provide leadership and project management on a wide variety of environmental planning and permitting projects for energy, government, and private sector clients throughout the US, with particular focus on Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and the Midwest.
Participate in marketing and business development activities within Stantec’s Great Lakes Utilities and Energy Sectors.
Assist with sustaining and growing regional and national clients across a diverse range of energy, infrastructure, and transportation markets.
Within the Midwest, identify environmental permitting projects, programs and opportunities while leveraging Stantec relationships for environmental services with existing federal, state, and private sector clients.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience with various state agencies and federal agencies, including state Departments of Natural Resources, Departments of Transportation, state Public Service Commissions, US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and US Army Corps of Engineers.
Experience in management and implementation of complex projects.
Ability to work well under pressure and to prioritize and balance sometimes heavy workloads to achieve goals while keeping up with a highly mobile and changing environment.
Demonstrated experience with performing or managing staff performing wetland and stream delineation and assessments, vegetation inventories, wildlife surveys and habitat assessments, sound and glare modeling, endangered resource reviews, vegetation management plan development, GPS data collection and mapping support (including ArcGIS online mapping and data collection applications).
Demonstrated ability to work well with others, manage large utility-scale projects, and market existing and new clients.
Experience in balancing and organizing multiple projects, reviewing, documenting project progress, developing communication plans, and reviewing and updating scope and progress for projects.
Ability to validate and accurately analyze information and make sound decisions that have considerable business impact.
Demonstrated ability to interface effectively and collaborate with clients, peers, management, and vendors to successfully meet shifting needs.
Ability to motivate self and others to overcome obstacles and achieve goals.
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills and be client-focused to understand and appropriately respond to clients’ business needs.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Working knowledge of GIS and SharePoint filing systems is a plus.
Must demonstrate effective resource planning, results delivery, and staying current with relevant technology and innovation.
Strong ethics, influence & negotiation, leadership, ability to effectively manage stress, and engage in continuous learning.
**Education and Experience**
Bachelor’s degree in an environmental or natural resource-related field. Master’s degree preferred.
Ten years or more of experience in consulting, or consulting-adjacent roles supporting clients across diverse industries and utilities and energy sectors.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.
**Your Opportunity**
We are seeking an exceptionally talented and enthusiastic individual for an** Environmental Project Manager** position within our Kansas City (Overland Park) Natural Resources team.
**Your Key Responsibilities**
- Grow and assist in leading our Great Lakes Environmental Services Program.
- Provide leadership and project management on a wide variety of environmental planning and permitting projects for energy, government, and private sector clients throughout the US, with particular focus on Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and the Midwest.
- Participate in marketing and business development activities within Stantec’s Great Lakes Utilities and Energy Sectors.
- Assist with sustaining and growing regional and national clients across a diverse range of energy, infrastructure, and transportation markets.
- Within the Midwest, identify environmental permitting projects, programs and opportunities while leveraging Stantec relationships for environmental services with existing federal, state, and private sector clients.

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Hard Skills & Tools

environmental planningpermitting projectswetland delineationstream assessmentsvegetation inventorieswildlife surveyssound modelingglare modelingGPS data collectionArcGIS

Soft Skills

leadershipproject managementcommunicationcollaborationorganizationstress managementclient-focusedmotivationdecision makingnegotiation