Texas Water Practice Lead

About the role

The US South Water business is rapidly growing and seeks a Practice Leader to support the future growth and development of our Texas Water business. The role focuses on expanding Stantec’s municipal and state water markets across Texas.

Responsibilities

• Pursue a growth agenda
• Identify growth opportunities for the Texas Water business, 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Provide wider leadership influence, including talent recruitment, development, and mentoring.
• Ability to travel as needed to fill role responsibilities.
• Promote a strong culture of health and safety.
• Lead and involve 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, preferred.

Travel

No

Schedule

Full time