Texas Water Practice Lead

Stantec; Austin (CO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid family leave

Vacation and sick leave

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Texas Water Practice Leader in Austin, Colorado. This senior position involves driving growth in municipal water markets across Texas by leveraging industry knowledge and client relationships.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of the Texas water market and demonstrate strong client management skills. They will be responsible for developing strategic direction and business development strategies for municipal and state clients.

Join Stantec and lead transformational projects that benefit communities while ensuring sustainable water practices.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional experience in related fields.
• Ability to respond to proposals and qualifications.
• Successful history of client relations and account management.

Responsibilities

• Identify growth opportunities for the Texas Water business.
• Develop and manage Texas marketing and business development plan.
• Lead business development strategies for key municipal clients.

Skills

Texas municipal and state water market knowledge

Business development skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

BS in a professional discipline

Job description

Texas Water Practice Leader

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. Stantec’s water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we are helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource. Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Our US South Water business is rapidly growing, and we are seeking a Practice Leader to support the future growth and development of our Texas Water business, with a primary focus on expanding Stantec’s municipal and state water markets across Texas. Reporting to the Regional Growth Leader, this senior‑level position will use industry knowledge, client relationships, and market expertise to help set the vision and strategic direction for our Texas Water business. The role involves identifying, developing, pursuing, and winning projects with new and existing municipal and state agency clients, while working collaboratively with Stantec’s federal and industrial Practice Leaders to align market strategies, leverage technical expertise, and pursue integrated growth opportunities. The successful candidate will bring strong leadership and communication skills, market knowledge, business acumen, and a successful history of client relations and account management. Key growth areas include opportunities presented by flood risk reduction, coastal restoration, water supply, water treatment, wastewater treatment, conveyance, and stormwater projects of varying size and complexity, with coordination across adjacent federal and industrial water opportunities where appropriate.

The Texas Water Practice Leader can be based within any Water office throughout Texas and should be readily able to travel to other locations easily.

Essential Functions

• Identify growth opportunities for the Texas Water business, with an emphasis on municipal and state water clients, including acquisition targets and organic growth strategies, in alignment with Stantec’s Strategic Plan.
• Maintain awareness of both the external and internal competitive landscape, opportunities for expansion, customers, markets, and new industry developments, technologies, and standards. Be aware of any opportunities the team can leverage and pursue for its advantage and/or improve efficiency.
• Collaborate to consistently win new work within the Water business line, including close coordination with federal and industrial Practice Leaders and in concert with Stantec’s other business lines.
• Develop and manage the Texas marketing and business development plan for municipal and state water markets. Ensure that the Opportunity Pipeline is accurate, current, and coordinated with related federal and industrial water opportunities.
• Lead and implement business development strategies for key municipal and state water clients and strategic pursuits, including participation in market and business development meetings, client relations, and key account management responsibilities, while coordinating with federal and industrial Practice Leaders on overlapping clients, capabilities, and pursuits.

Strategy & Planning

• Contribute to the development of our regional business strategy with a focus on growing municipal and state water markets in Texas, while supporting alignment across federal, industrial, and other key Water sectors.
• Development of an annual business plan and accountability to the execution of strategic initiatives.

Drive business performance

• Sustaining and growing revenue within our primary business sectors to achieve top line growth.
• Pursue and lead strategic pursuits in the Texas geography, particularly for municipal and state water clients, in collaboration with federal and industrial Practice Leaders where shared capabilities or client needs create integrated opportunities.
• Project delivery oversight of complex water projects.

Provide wider leadership influence

• Talent recruitment, development, and mentoring.
• Ability to travel as needed to fill role responsibilities.
• Promoting a strong culture of health and safety.
• Leadership and involvement in related industry organizations and professional societies.

Qualifications

• Strong Texas municipal and state water market knowledge and demonstrated account management performance.
• Strong business development skills with an entrepreneurial orientation, including experience developing and maintaining productive relationships with a client base.
• Successful experience in responding to Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Proposals and Statements of Qualifications.
• Strong leadership, team building and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex water projects with an emphasis on technical and project delivery excellence.
• Passion for water related projects.
• United States Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Prior to employment, this position will require the successful passing of a pre‑employment physical and drug screen.

Education and Experience

BS in a professional discipline with at least 15 years of professional experience in related fields.

Licensed professional engineer, preferable.

Position will primarily work in an office setting; may require some field work.

Benefits Summary

Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full‑time and part‑time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Pay Transparency

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Locations & Details

Primary Location: United States | TX | Houston

Other Locations: United States | CO | Austin

Organization: BC‑1773 Water‑US Gulf

Employee Status: Regular

Business Justification: New Position

Travel: No

Schedule: Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits 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. 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.