Project Manager - Healthcare

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Healthcare practice is looking for a client-facing Project Manager who is ready to lead high-profile projects with leading healthcare clients across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. This is an opportunity for an architect or designer who wants to be the trusted day-to-day contact for clients, guide multidisciplinary teams, and help shape transformational healthcare environments.

In this role, you will join our successful award-winning team, partnering with principals and healthcare leadership to lead projects from pursuit through close-out. You will help build client relationships, develop strategy, shape scope and fees, guide design and documentation, and oversee delivery through construction.

You will join an integrated team of architects, interior designers, engineers, consultants, and builders on renovation and new construction projects for top-tiered national healthcare institutions. As a leader in the Healthcare Studio, you have the opportunity to contribute to business development, pursuit strategy, and the continued growth of Stantec’s healthcare practice.

Based in the Mid-Atlantic, this role will support Stantec’s Healthcare practice in Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC. The ideal candidate brings strong communication skills with proven healthcare project experience, technical knowledge of healthcare design and documentation, and familiarity with FGI Guidelines.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Represent Stantec and the team in client facing role.


• Support Stantec values.


• Maintain positive client relationships.


• Effectively participate and help to win work by positioning, building client relationships, proposal writing, and interviews for potential projects.


• Plan, organize, and direct the work throughout the life of the project to successfully deliver the project to the client.


• Lead the client and project team (internal and external consultants) to assure that the project design meets the client budget, schedule, program, and design intent.


• Assist in the negotiation and development of project agreements.


• Manage tasks on multiple, large scope, highly complex projects.


• Develop and manage project budget, schedule, and overall work plan to realize target financial performance.


• Motivate and mentor project teams.


• Adhere to Stantec’s required QA/QC process, including design reviews and document ISO9001 Framework tasks.


• Work collaboratively with the Principal in Charge, Account Manager, and/or Project Controls team to effectively manage the project scope and financial outcomes.


• Collaborate with business center leadership on sector and office strategy.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Exhibit extensive project experience supporting the ability to win, do and manage work.


• Simultaneously supporting one or more Principal’s on multiple projects.


• Display an excellent understanding of accessibility codes, life-safety codes, building construction systems, means and methods, materials, healthcare regulations and industry associated standards.


• Understanding of healthcare regulations and agencies including FGI, NFPA, CMS, the Joint Commission, PA DOH, PA DSI, PA DAAC, NJ DOH, NJ DCA, etc.


• Proactively takes appropriate action without requiring continued direction or guidance.


• Effectively manages multiple deadlines and priorities.


• Be a team player with the client, entire project team and build partners.


• Be an excellent communicator.


• Have proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Revit, AutoCAD, and Newforma preferred.


• Stantec has employed a hybrid work strategy, allowing for flexible work location.  This role is assumed to be in the office or at client sites 3-4 days a week.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in architecture or related field.  Registered Architect preferred. Minimum of 10 years of experience. LCI Lean Certified Instructor, LEED Green Associate, WELL or LEED AP encouraged.


Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary 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.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.