Regional Commercial Lead - Water - North

Stantec; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Enhanced pension plan

Private medical insurance

Flexible leave (buy/sell)

Hybrid working

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Regional Commercial Lead to oversee the commercial elements of bids, manage risk, and drive profitable growth across the North of the UK. You will work with our Senior Leadership Team to implement robust commercial strategies, foster partnerships with clients and collaborators, and lead a high-performing team to deliver sustainable water infrastructure projects.

You should have a background in engineering, quantity surveying, law, or business, with NEC4 contract management

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Law or Business.
• Experience in regulated water sector or consultancy environment is desirable.
• NEC4 contract management experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical and financial governance capabilities.
• Willingness to travel across the North of the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight on commercial bids and competitive proposals.
• Lead stakeholder management with Client and Partner Commercial Leads to balance risk and growth.
• Drive commercial excellence and risk performance across the regional leadership group.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Contract management NEC4

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Mobility

Education

Engineering/QS/Law/Business degree

Job description

Regional Commercial Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring that we have a healthy, profitable, and sustainable business while effectively managing and balancing business risk and growth. You will provide strategic oversight on the commercial elements of bids and developing competitive proposals with partner organisations that meet business objectives and provide opportunities for outperformance. Working alongside our Senior Leadership Team to drive operational excellence, you will implement and improve controlled commercial strategies to enable business growth. Furthermore, you will lead stakeholder management by building and maintaining strong working relationships with Client and Partner Commercial Leads.

YOUR IMPACT

You will have the opportunity to have a significant impact across the Water Business. By providing commercial leadership to the regional leadership group, you will inspire and motivate the team to deliver best practice in commercial and risk performance management.

Ability to challenge conventional thinking and foster a collaborative culture will be the catalyst for our sustainable growth. You will play a direct hand in securing our future portfolio, ensuring that Stantec remains a market leader in the delivery of critical water infrastructure. Your focus on proactive risk management and strategic partnership will protect the business while enabling us to take on the most ambitious projects in the sector.

ABOUT YOU

You are an experienced Commercial Lead with a solid understanding of how to drive change within professional services teams.

Education: Ideally qualified with a relevant degree (Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Law, or Business).

Industry Knowledge: Experience in the regulated water sector is highly desirable; experience within a design and build or consultancy environment is an advantage.

Technical Expertise: Exemplary experience in NEC4 contract management practices and various Alliance/Enterprise delivery models common in the water industry.

Analytical Skills: Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret complex financial systems and reports.

Leadership Style: A high degree of self-management and the ability to influence staff and partners across all seniority levels.

Mobility: As this role covers the North of the UK, you must be willing to travel to client and project offices when required.

WHY JOIN US?

We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued.

We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025.

We do what is right: Industry leading training and development as well as paid-for professional subscriptions.

Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK & Ireland-especially in the South-and we want you to be part of it.

• Competitive salary, bonus schemes,
• enhanced pension plan, private medical insurance, and flexible "buy/sell" annual leave.
• Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients' vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights.

We deal with today's challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, 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.

Other Locations

• Glasgow
• Belfast
• Leeds
• Manchester
• Newcastle
• Warrington