Business Center Practice Leader, Environnemental Services

Stantec; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Quebec is seeking a Business Center Practice Leader for their Environmental Services Team. Applicants should have over 15 years of experience in environmental services and demonstrate strong leadership skills. This full-time position emphasizes technical excellence and safety in project delivery. The role involves collaboration with teams across Quebec, demanding excellent communication skills in French and a solid understanding of the local environment. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Vacation and benefits programs

Proficiency reimbursement

Flexible group insurance

Retirement plans

Professional development programs

Employee recognition programs

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of experience in environmental services or related fields.
• Ability to balance project execution and leadership.
• Deep knowledge of Quebec environmental industry.

Responsibilities

• Drive project delivery and technical excellence.
• Lead health and safety performance and monitor indicators.
• Develop and manage training programs for employees.

Skills

Leadership

Oral and written communication in French

Technical management

Business development

Team management

Education

Baccalaureate in a related field

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the Business Center Practice Leader, Environnemental Services role at Stantec. The role is based in Quebec, Canada and flexible across Stantec offices in Quebec. Travel to other Stantec offices, field, and / or client meetings may be required.

Stantec, with 31,000 experts across 450 offices worldwide, is committed to a healthy, inclusive, and flexible work environment. The Quebec team comprises about 1,600 people across 15 locations and is focused on delivering responsible, sustainable projects while fostering professional development and collaboration.

Your Opportunity

Join Stantec as a Business Center (BC) Practice Leader (BCPL) for the Environmental Services (ES) Team in Quebec. Reporting to the Regional Growth Leader for the Québec region, you will drive technical excellence and project delivery with local and regional clients. The BCPL leads by delivering innovative project and design solutions, high quality execution, and standards for health and safety excellence. The BCPL collaborates with other BC leaders to provide professional services while championing safety, quality, innovation, and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong leadership in communication, trust, problem solving, and mentorship.
• Champion Stantec’s Safer Together culture and lead health and safety performance of the BC, including monitoring indicators, communicating health and safety information, and incident investigations.
• As a “seller-doer,” develop and meet top-line goals by contributing to Energy Transition projects as a Client Manager, providing technical leadership in pursuit and projects.
• Collaborate with BC leaders and the Regional Growth Leader to identify and develop project opportunities, create win strategies, understand sector / client needs, competition, and local drivers, and build / develop teams to drive growth.
• Lead and inspire multi-disciplinary teams responsible for Environmental Permitting, ecosystem characterization, impact studies, waste management, climate change, and geomatics.
• Coach / mentor developing professionals and foster an inclusive, diverse culture.
• Identify technical gaps and address them with ES leadership and technical leaders.
• Attract key staff to Stantec’s ES team to facilitate growth.
• Drive technical excellence for projects and proposals within the BC; participate in national technical leadership meetings, initiatives, and innovation strategies.
• Champion Quality Control processes, auditing adherence to the Project Management Framework, and support training of Quality Reviewers and Independent Reviewers.
• Administer risk management and quality assurance related to projects and opportunities, including contract reviews and identifying risk triggers.
• Promote innovation within the BC’s technical disciplines and support ES strategic initiatives and tools (e.g., digital tool development) and the SR&ED tax credit program.
• Support and contribute to the national ES business strategy with accountability for priorities and KPIs, including topline revenue, utilization, gross margin, and operating income; collaborate with national sector leads, clients, account managers, and regional sector staff to identify growth opportunities.
• Contribute to the annual business plan, operating budget, and other resource management processes.
• Develop and manage training programs to support employees’ career development and the delivery of new services.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate in a related field.
• At least 15 years of experience in environmental services, leadership, technical and financial management, business development, and consulting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in French. English knowledge is required to collaborate with internal teams outside Quebec or with clients.
• Ability to balance project execution and line-of-business leadership.
• Strong technical experience in one or more disciplines related to environmental planning and permitting, ecosystem characterization, impact studies at provincial / federal levels, waste management, climate change, and / or geomatics.
• Team-oriented with experience in building, leading, and managing large teams.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a basic understanding of the business challenges of an engineering / environmental consulting firm.
• Awareness of professional practice standards, ethics, risk management, and quality frameworks; ability to clearly convey complex technical information to diverse audiences.
• Deep knowledge of the Quebec environmental services industry with an established client and industry network. Interested candidates may contact Benjamin Ponchon on LinkedIn.

Why Stantec?

• Stimulating projects with technical challenges within a dynamic, welcoming team.
• Full-time position : 37.5 hours per week.
• Competitive compensation, vacation, and benefits programs.
• Professional membership reimbursement.
• Favorable mileage reimbursement at 0.72$ / km.
• Comprehensive and flexible group insurance with health / wellbeing credits.
• Wellness and employee assistance programs.
• Retirement plans : RRSP and employee share program with Stantec contributions.
• Candidate referral bonus.
• Recognition programs for years of service (Stantec equity / awards).
• Professional development programs (mentoring, training, tuition reimbursement).
• Employee resource groups for networking and training (e.g., Pride@Stantec, Elles@Stantec).

Job Details

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Primary Location: Canada | QC | Montreal

Organization: BC-1670 EnvSvcs-CA Quebec

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: Yes

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting: 11 / 09 / 2025 09 : 09 : 50

Req ID: REQ250000LQ

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