Senior Management & Funding Consultant

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Management and Funding Consultant to lead strategic projects, drive growth, and deliver consulting services to local governments and utilities, with a focus on California and the Western U.S. This is a client-facing leadership role requiring expertise in funding strategies, financial analysis, and infrastructure planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver funding, financial, organizational, and technology consulting services to public agencies and utilities, including cities, counties, special districts, and regional authorities.
• Lead elements of the North America Funding Program, including policy tracking and developing frameworks for matching capital needs to funding opportunities.
• Prepare and review complex quantitative models, business cases, and grant and loan applications.
• Mentor, guide, and manage junior staff.
• Manage client engagements, ensuring high-quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery while navigating procurement requirements, public meeting processes, and interagency coordination.
• Build, maintain and grow client relationships; lead business development efforts (RFQs/RFPs, interviews).
• Represent Stantec as an industry thought leader at conferences, workshops, and public forums, including presentations to boards, councils and advisory committees.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 15+ years of experience in consulting and/or public-sector agencies with a strong focus on water resources, infrastructure planning, funding, and financial analysis.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with or within public agencies, including familiarity with public governance, budgeting, procurement, and stakeholder processes.
• Proven success in writing and leading complex grant applications; deep knowledge of federal and state funding programs (California and Western U.S. focus).
• Strong analytical skills; proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word; experience with data tools (Power BI, GIS, SQL, Python, R) a plus.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to translate technical and financial concepts for non-technical audiences, elected officials, and the public.
• Willingness to travel (up to 25% initially). Valid driver’s license required.

Qualifications

• Intellectual curiosity and strategic thinking
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Collaborative, creative, and adaptable
• Comfortable working across disciplines and agencies
• Entrepreneurial mindset paired with a public-services, client-focused approach

Skills

• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Experience with data tools (Power BI, GIS, SQL, Python, R)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to translate technical and financial concepts for non-technical audiences
• Willingness to travel

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Wellness program
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account
• 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
• Paid family leave

Pay

Pay Range: $141,500.00 - $212,200.00 Annually

Schedule

Full time

Travel

Yes