Regional Sector Leader, Wastewater

Stantec; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Regional Wastewater Sector Leader for the Pacific Region, overseeing the wastewater practice in California and Hawai‘i. The role combines leadership, business development, and technical input to grow and manage large projects while mentoring staff within a growing team.

You will report to the Regional Business Leader for Pacific and collaborate with the North America Wastewater Sector community of practice.

Job description

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

As the Regional Wastewater Sector Leader for the Pacific Region water business line, you will be an integral part of the water leadership team operating in California and Hawai’i. You will work closely with our regional leadership team as well as our North America wastewater team in advancing a growing Wastewater Practice. As Sector Leader and as seller-doers, we are expected to be able to lead and build a team, develop clients, manage large projects and contribute technically in our area of expertise. This position will directly report to the Regional Business Leader for Pacific and is part of the North America Wastewater Sector global community of practice.

Your Key Responsibilities

The following outlines key performance aspects and responsibilities that we anticipate with your role. These responsibilities and expectations are organized according to the four pillars of our business: winning work, doing work, managing our business and staff, and innovating.

WIN – Business Development

• Grow Stantec’s multi-disciplinary wastewater business in the Pacific Region and beyond, with the support of the North America Leader and Pacific Water sales team (Regional Growth Leader and Northern/Southern California Business Center Practice Leaders).
• Responsible for business development for a geographic area as a client advocate and/or functional expert.
• Manage key client relationships and target key clients and pursuits including large wastewater programs with a focus on California and Hawai’i.
• Identify important industry trends and develop strategies at the regional level to keep Stantec at the forefront of the market.
• Lead and support the business in decision making such as overall strategic direction, goal setting, identifying clients, market challenges and opportunities.
• Drive growth of sector by identifying strategic clients and projects and support pursuits and capture iconic projects.
• Engage our clients in meaningful discussions about their most critical issues and translate those discussions into opportunities to deliver solutions.
• Prepare and maintain successful client account management plans that reflect the above.
• Enhance Stantec’s brand presence and reputation in the industry through national professional associations/committees (such as CWEA, CASA WEFTEC, etc.). Actively participate by seeking officer roles within professional organizations and technical committees.

DO – Project Work

• Be responsive to client needs in your role as a senior project manager, principal-in-charge, and/or client service lead for projects in your client portfolio.
• Apply your knowledge of, and experience in California infrastructure planning, design, and construction to principles and practices for wastewater engineering.
• Track performance of projects, from client and Stantec perspectives. This includes cost, schedule, and quality performance requirements.
• Support and mentor others within the group and help build Stantec’s growing wastewater team.
• Provide project leadership for on-going wastewater related projects.
• Remain current on regulatory policy and rule changes and establish working relationships with regulatory officials.
• Coordinate with Stantec leadership and client contacts routinely to explore future opportunities, budget planning, and staff resourcing needs.
• Ability to conduct effective communication with clients and staff.

MANAGE – Project Work

• Mentor and coach developing professionals to guide their career development objectives.
• Recruit and retain top WW talent across the region.
• Help further develop and grow a team of high performers who deliver successful projects to our clients through on-the-job training, exposure to different levels of responsibility, interaction with clients and stakeholders, and guidance on their participation in professional organizations and events.
• Effectively lead, challenge, and inspire staff to work together by being a visible leader of our wastewater practice and being accessible to staff.

INNOVATE – Technical Growth and Innovation

• Collaborate with Stantec’s Office of Growth/Innovation to support global knowledge sharing groups that foster and grow innovative ideas to address wastewater challenges.
• Collaborate with our innovation and research teams to develop innovative solutions that provide a significant carbon reduction in our design processes.
• Develop and deploy innovative solutions to address regulatory drivers, aging infrastructure, cost efficiency and other market drivers.