Defense Program Manager - Navy

Defense Program Manager - Navy - ( 220001AB )

Description

Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that accomplishes operational excellence. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our 25,000 team members in over 350 locations worldwide are vital to making our company stronger.

At Stantec we build communities. Our US Federal clients secure and enhance our communities. Together we live, work, and raise our families in these local, national, and international communities. We are active within the communities we serve and seek those who serve our communities, especially veterans. We place special emphasis on those who have served our nation, because they uniquely understand the effort required to help communities prosper.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking an experienced consultant, to operate in a program management capacity within our federal leadership team. As Defense Program Manager – Navy, you will serve as the principal point of contact for contract and project management with the Department of Defense (DoD) and primarily Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest Area of Operations. This role will focus on MILCON facilities and Infrastructure related to the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) while supporting federal growth with Stantec’s existing clients and other Business Operating Units (BOU) services. You’ll collaborate with and lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver effective services that meet our client needs. The ideal candidate will be located in the Seattle and Puget Sound region; however, we have a national footprint to support the best fit.

Your Key Responsibilities

You will apply your in-depth understanding of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest and Pacific to

• Provide oversight and management of the scope of work, budget, and schedule for Navy projects including risk and change management
• Identify potential Federal business opportunities throughout the Pacific Northwest
• Provide overall support to project teams during design, construction, testing, acceptance and turn-over of projects supporting the Department of Defense to include, but not limited to Navy projects supporting SIOP
• Advise Stantec Federal leadership on supporting, growing, and maintaining business relationships with key Federal, State, and municipal decision makers in the region
• Develop winning strategic and tactical capture plans for identified opportunities in collaboration with the Federal leadership team
• Excel in all phases of project management, including: program development, budgeting, planning & design, preconstruction, project implementation, project oversight and project closure
• Provide timely and accurate project documentation and reporting
• Provide the required leadership and cultivate and maintain a positive working relationship with client representatives and service providers
• Be a champion of the client’s vision
• Other assignments as needed

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Demonstratable experience performing program management services including managing contracts and projects ranging from simple scope and complex scope projects for public sector clients with a focus on the US Department of Defense
• Passion for Leading AE Services multidiscipline delivery teams, to accomplish a variety of projects for the US Federal Government
• Ability to successfully lead multiple AE Services contracts/projects simultaneously
• Commitment of time and energy to fully understand the many facets of working daily with a federal Department of Defense (DoD) government counterpart to collectively serve the federal end user customer
• Ability to grow a meaningful and sustainable relationship with existing federal DoD clients and established outside company design partnerships, to further ensure trust, reliance and credibility
• Existing relationships with US government clients and specifically the Department of Defense including USACE, NAVFAC and USAF/AFCEC clients is highly preferable
• Understand the concept of performance-based marketing. Winning new work by performance excellence, enhancing Stantec’s reputation to federal government clients
• Understanding the development of government fee proposals, and the associated marketplace, as well as technical items such as government specific technical specifications and construction cost estimates
• Ability to facilitate collaboration with others to accomplish the common goal functioning in a highly productive team atmosphere
• Establish and monitor project budgets, oversee quality control, and adherence to project schedules, in accordance with Stantec systems and requirements. Meet project management and quality control/quality assurance requirements of Stantec’s project management framework
• Manage multiple subconsultants over multiple contracts
• Familiarity with Federal DoD contractual procedures and practices and execution of delivery order or Master Services Agreement (MSA)/IDIQ type contracts
• Understanding of the DOD required facilities and infrastructure UFC’s which predominantly support major DOD MILCON engineering and design and construction contracts and projects
• Strong organizational, verbal, written, and communication skills
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentation), with a demonstrated ability to influence and build effective relationships built on trust and open communication
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, prioritize accordingly and manage resources effectively
• Must be a proactive leader who functions independently
• Experience operating within a collaborative environment of highly skilled professionals including internal networking across a large enterprise as well as demonstrated experience building and developing successful relationships.
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Must be able to travel regularly as required

Education and Experience

• 15 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or equivalent degree
• Registered professional engineer or architect
• On-the-job experience as a PM and having successfully managed multiple consulting projects

Typical office environment working with computers and working at a desk for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

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.

Primary Location : United States-Washington-Seattle

Other Locations : United States-Washington, United States-Washington-Bellevue

Job : Business Development Professional

Organization : BC-2073 Transportation-US Pacific

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Mar 31, 2022, 8:23:41 AM

Req ID: 220001AB

Vaccine Policy: Stantec requires some positions in North America to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to reasonable accommodation to the extent required by law because of a medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, 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 local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans