Senior Principal – Management and Funding Consulting

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Principal – Management and Funding Consulting to provide strategic leadership across complex client engagements, drive growth, and oversee delivery of high-impact consulting services to public agencies and utilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Leadership & Delivery

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive-level clients, including city managers, utility directors, and elected officials, on funding strategies, financial planning, and infrastructure investment decisions.
• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary engagements, ensuring delivery of high-quality, on-time, and on-budget outcomes.
• Provide strategic direction on funding, financial, organizational, and technology consulting services for public agencies and utilities.
• Oversee preparation and review of complex financial models, business cases, and grant/loan applications, ensuring technical rigor and alignment with client objectives.

• People Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of consultants, including direct people management, performance development, and career progression.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment across disciplines and geographies.
• Provide coaching and quality oversight to ensure consistent excellence in deliverables and client engagement.

• Business Development & Practice Growth

• Drive business development strategy and execution, including identifying opportunities, cultivating relationships, and leading RFQs/RFPs, interviews, and proposals.
• Expand Stantec’s presence with key clients and partners, building long-term, trusted relationships.
• Contribute to and help lead the North America Funding Program, including development of frameworks, tools, and market insights.
• Position Stantec as a market leader through thought leadership, partnerships, and industry engagement.

• Industry Leadership

• Represent Stantec as a senior leader at conferences, workshops, and public forums.
• Deliver presentations to boards, councils, and advisory committees on funding strategies and infrastructure planning.
• Track and interpret federal and state funding policies and advise clients and internal teams on implications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 15+ years of progressive experience, including leadership roles in consulting and/or public-sector organizations.
• Demonstrated success managing clients, teams, and complex programs in the infrastructure, water, or public sector.
• Deep knowledge of federal and state funding programs, particularly in California and the Western U.S.
• Proven ability to lead large, strategic proposals and secure new work.
• Strong analytical skills; proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; experience with data and visualization tools (Power BI, GIS, SQL, Python, or R) is a plus.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to engage executive audiences and translate complex concepts.
• Experience navigating public-sector governance, procurement, and stakeholder processes.

Traits of Top Performers

• Strategic, big-picture thinker with strong business acumen.
• Effective leader of people, teams, and complex client relationships.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and capable of influencing across organizations.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong client-service orientation.
• Comfortable operating at both high-level strategy and detailed execution.

Pay Range

$190,500.00 - $295,300.00 Annually

Locations

• NYC
• CA (Bay Area)
• NJ (RP)

Benefits Summary

• 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

Travel

No

Schedule

Full time