Principal, Management Consulting

Water Business Opportunity

Many of the world's top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community's interaction with water a bit differentlyas a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations. By 2025 we're hiring 2,000 people (like you) to join our team. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Management and Technology Consulting (MTC) is Stantec's industry leading management consulting team, recognized in providing asset and organizational performance, financial, economic, funding, planning, as well as business and operational technology consulting services to communities and utilities across North America. We partner with our clients to tackle complex problems and design fit-for-purpose solutions that address their unique needs. Our team is comprised of experts in their fields that guide our work with analytical rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. We're a place where you can apply your passion and collaborate with top talent on work that's critical to ensuring sustainable quality of life services in communities of all shapes and sizes. The MTC team is also responsible for the business development and delivery of innovative digital related work and consulting services embedded in broader engineering / infrastructure projects and stand-alone projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Engage with clients and potential clients to understand their needs and problems and apply MTC solutions, solution history, and personal solution history to help Stantec grow.
• Lead and engage in the delivery of projects, ensuring delivery of high-quality services on time and within budget.
• Work closely with regional leadership in the US Mountain and Pacific regions to identify, create, and incubate opportunities for this offering across the region and across multiple business lines.
• Actively contribute to business development for the MTC team and support business development in other geographies. Lead business development strategies / activities for multiple service offerings in the Pacific Northwest.
• Recruit, mentor, train, develop, and deploy technical talent.
• Work dynamically with project teams to identify best-fit solutions to business, strategic, infrastructure, and operational issues, that involve elevated risk / complexity.
• Engage in and contribute to strategic planning of the MTC team, focused on business planning and development as well as service offerings / initiatives in response to industry trends / drivers.
• Maintain and grow client relationships and lead and / or engage in responses to client requests, RFQs, and RFPs.
• Maintain knowledge of water financial, affordability, funding, asset management, regulatory, and technology industry trends.
• Serve as an independent reviewer of analysis prepared by peers or junior staff to ensure technical accuracy and appropriateness of methods and tools used and solutions evaluated.
• Meet performance goals and objectives as assigned, with respect to client-specific demands, stated delivery milestones, quality standards, project management framework, mentoring of junior staff, and all required training activities.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Demonstrated technical proficiency in utility management and related areas such as (including but not limited to), strategic planning, finance, organizational performance, digital solutions, process improvement, data analytics, and technology implementations. Network of active client contacts and relationships with business development experience. Ability to lead and deliver complex assignments that require the application of broad knowledge with a high degree of initiative and independence. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Proficiency with the Microsoft Office 365 suite of tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Teams. Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat Pro and other business systems required. Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills. Capable of presenting / sharing analyses in an interactive work setting while being able to adjust in a live setting. Self-starter capable of efficiently and proactively working independently as well as with a geographically dispersed team on multiple projects simultaneously. Strong sense of Team. Always willing to step in and take on additional responsibility for the good of the entire Team. Ability to recommend and implement changes to policies and establish procedures. Provides input to the annual performance process and career development goals of team members. Strong attention to details, as MTC deliverables are open to public review and scrutiny. Experience and ability to work across disciplines. 15+ years of direct management and supervision responsibilities. Experience with municipal services, including asset management, finance, and planning - Beneficial to have certification or background in Prosci change management or other equivalent change management or process improvement methods. Beneficial to have experience with project management and PMP certification.

Traits and Attributes of Top Performers

Advisory business development : Successful candidates will take the initiative to research and approach new clients and markets to drive growth. They will actively participate in and support sales and account management processes for existing and new clients. Collaboration and co-creation; Successful candidates will have the ability to work effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, disciplines and abilities in a cooperative and generative manner, to achieve a common goal. Organizational analysis mindset : Top performers will understand the client organizational system, present issues and group dynamics, determine requirements, apply digital fluency in the compilation of data and findings, conducting analyses, and make recommendations for initiatives and mandates. Strategic and systematic thinking; Top performers will be able to synthesize different sides of an issue by examining a range of options and outcomes, considering the interconnectedness of elements as parts of a whole system, and building intellectual frameworks to guide decisions, solve problems, support innovation and inform analysis and action. Consulting and advising : Top performers will have the ability to think about a task or a problem in a new or different way, to create strategies for disruption, breakthrough and transformation relevant to the organizational environment. Creativity and adaptability; Top performers will have the ability to think about a task or a problem in a new or different way, to create strategies for disruption, breakthrough, and transformation. Entrepreneurial mindset; Strong candidates will both seek and thrive on all opportunities and risks; Top performers will leverage tenacity and optimism to innovate, effect change, break orthodoxies and create new value for clients. Sincere desire to please our clients : Top performers seem to have an innate drive, beyond personal gain, for ensuring that our clients are pleased with our performance and our deliverables, and they realize that providing rigorous, error-free, and unbiased advisory services is a critical step in ensuring the client's long-term sustainability. Top performers draw on this deeper motivation, as it takes time and effort to drive change with our clients.

Education and Experience

B.A. or B.S. in Business, Economics, or Engineering disciplines. MBA or MPA is preferred. 20 plus years of progressive experience in utility management and / or technology implementations within the water infrastructure industry (or other utility industry) either with a utility and / or as a consultant.

Office Location & Working Conditions

Typical office environment working with computers. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather. Willing to travel as needed; mostly regional. Travel may be 10 to 20%. Valid driver's license and a satisfactory driving record are 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. 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.

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, 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 laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.