Mike Manwaring

Role: Chair

Michael Manwaring serves as Stantec’s Western US Sector Lead for Energy Projects, and has over 25-years of technical experience in the power and water infrastructure industry. He has a deep understanding of hydropower, energy storage, and water resource projects, and over the past 15 years has become a recognized industry expert on pumped storage projects. Michael focuses on the strategic planning, licensing, and engineering design for new pumped storage, and has served in leadership roles on over 30 projects across North America in the pumped storage development pipeline. Michael has supported the hydropower and energy storage industry for over a decade, including serving on the Board of Directors for the National Hydropower Association (NHA), Northwest Hydroelectric Association (NWHA), and the Hydropower Foundation. He currently serves as Chair of NHA’s Pumped Storage Development Council and has supported multiple U.S. Department of Energy technical and policy studies related to pumped storage.