Job Description
Application Process
Along with your resume, please let us know your interest in this role by answering the following questions. Please keep responses to 1-2 pages in total.
- How would you elevate technical excellence and quality performance across the region?
2. How would you strengthen GDC integration and adoption across your region?
3. How would you leverage digital technologies and AI to transform project delivery over the next three years?
Submit your interest by 5pm MDT on Friday, July 24. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview starting in early August. For information about the application and selection process, contact Paige Bauman, Talent Acquisition Manager – Infrastructure at paige.bauman@stantec.com.
Your Opportunity
Does playing the critical role of winning, delivering, and managing projects while ensuring we provide results that are above and beyond our client’s expectations, appeal to you? Stantec Infrastructure is seeking a highly driven and dynamic leader to become our next Regional Business Leader (RBL) for the Ontario and Atlantic Canada Region with responsibility for health and safety performance, financial performance, client satisfaction, people engagement and management and delivery of key elements under our One Infrastructure approach. You will report directly to the Infrastructure Business Operations Unit – Operations Leader (BOU-OL) for North America.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Business, Operations, and Financial Management:
- Responsible to understand and uphold the vision, focus, and priorities set for the Infrastructure Business Operating Unit (BOU) and develop a plan for implementation within the region, with specific goals for business performance for the BOU.
- With Business Center Operating Leaders (BCOLs), sets ambitious business goals for BCs and their profit and loss (P&L) statements, guides and holds leaders accountable for meeting key metrics including, but not limited to, utilization and contribution margin targets, while supporting growth, technical excellence and major projects as needed.
- Partners with Financial Services and the Infrastructure BOU-OL to monitor progress toward annual goals, ensuring operational excellence is reflected through financial performance.
- Works in partnership with Infrastructure RBL colleagues across North America to drive collaboration and work sharing across our communities of practice.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of improvement plans for underperforming BCs as needed.
- People Leadership:
- Function as a highly regarded leader, thought partner and a source of counsel and advice for the region.
- Uphold the culture, vision, and values of Stantec and under the One Infrastructure approach and vision.
- Function as a champion for the company, our brand, and our people.
- Responsible for attracting, developing, and retaining best in class high performing teams across the region.
- Actively participate in and lead recruitment, career development, employee engagement, succession planning, coaching, mentoring, diversity and inclusion, and leadership development.
- Foster a success-oriented, accountable environment within the region.
- Responsible for the employee year end conversations (YECs) and performance reviews, goal setting, rate review, and short-term incentive plan (STIP) allocation for the region.
- Client & Project Focus:
- Focuses on client relationship strategy in collaboration with BC, Technical Excellence, Growth, and Major Projects Leaders to drive strong results for client satisfaction surveys within the region.
- Works in partnership with our Growth Team to development strategy to expand our reach and client base utilizing strong Marketing and Business Development plans, Account Management plans, and key pursuit strategies.
- Build strong partnerships with RBLs in other BOUs within the region to foster cross-BOU collaboration client opportunities to diversify the client base, grow new expertise, and drive organic net revenue growth.
- Increases visibility of Stantec by sharing our knowledge and innovation stories through key client engagements and thought leadership content to enhance our reputation and drive revenue.
- Actively contributes to win strategies and successful project execution and has direct involvement in key Infrastructure pursuits as needed and on projects should issues impacting client satisfaction or project management best practices escalate.
- Responsible for compliance with the ISO-certified Integrated Management System and Project Management (PM) Framework.
- Accountable for achieving > 95% PM Framework compliance from internal practice audits.
- Proactively identify opportunities to reinforce and further develop Stantec's high performance culture with a focus on innovation, speed, and productivity, including engagement with our Global Delivery Center in Pune, India.
- Broad Leadership Influence:
- Responsible, along with BC leaders, the RGL, and RDL, for the region’s health and safety culture and performance relative to leading and lagging indicators.
- Proactively identify opportunities to reinforce and further develop Stantec’s high performance culture with a focus on quality, innovation, speed, and productivity.
- Represents the practice through public speaking engagements and attendance at industry and community events, meetings, and conferences.
- Serves as a strong liaison to new acquisitions in their region, creating connections, and integrating any new team members into our practice.
- Supports and drives firm-wide initiatives in collaboration with growth, technical excellence and major projects colleagues.
- Uphold a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and encourages individual integrity with our corporate Business Compliance policies
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Operational business management skills with ability to identify and develop top performers, set and meet operational business targets, and focus teams toward successfully achieving common goals.
- Leadership ability to engage, connect and motivate others as well as empower, mentor, teach, and promote others.
- Strong business acumen with ability to identify, develop and map strategy, prepare, interpret, and manage financial data, and analyze business results based on a deep understanding of the AEC industry.
- Outstanding client service skills with ability to lead others in delivering "a gold standard of service" to our Transportation clients.
- Excellent leadership skills with proven ability to see, build, and sustain the long-term future of the practice by continuously sharing vision and working to unify the practice.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including polished presentation and public speaking skills.
- Ability to respond timely and effectively to sensitive inquiries or issues of concern, exercising good judgment.
Education and Experience
- Preference is for the candidate to be a registered professional in Ontario or Atlantic Canada or eligible to obtain this designation if currently living in another province.
- Professional Degree and registration preferred in your field of practice, as applicable.
- Minimum of 15+ years of relevant work experience in multi-disciplinary engineering practice.
Position will primarily work in an office setting. Occasional business travel will be required.
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.
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.
