Discipline Leader, Buildings Business Innovation

Stantec Buildings is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. We take an innovative, collaborative approach to projects, sharing a common belief that sustainable design for the built environment can make the world a better place for future generations. Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Join the Innovation pillar and advance Buildings digital business tools and process optimization strategy while leading a dynamic global digital practice team of experts for technology solution development and product development. Our team engages across the practice including close partnership with the Discipline Leaders, as well as the Stantec-wide Innovation Office and Digital Center of Excellence and IT. Together, we can accelerate towards a brighter future. 

Your Opportunities

The Discipline Leader for Buildings Business Innovation inspires and upholds the highest ambitions for our practice – to be the world’s leading integrated design firm. This position is a part of Buildings Leadership Team and is responsible for the technology solutions strategy for Buildings reporting to the VP of Innovation.

The Buildings Discipline Leader for Buildings Business Innovation is responsible and accountable for:

1. Improving client services/project delivery and market position through customized digital technology solutions and products. 
2. Empowering the practice with comprehensive business tools, streamlined processes, educational resources, and data analytics to enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and promote innovative technological solutions. 
3. Contributing as a Buildings’ senior leader enhancing our practice through core responsibilities for strategic planning, market development, project execution, financial management, and talent retention and recruitment. 

The Discipline Leader will advance these responsibilities through engaging across the practice, its projects and pursuits, and the industry at large as a brand ambassador.

This position can be located in any Stantec office in Canada or the US.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for Buildings’ digital business transformation and optimization, including business software, workflows/ best practices, training and education, for data management, project management, and communication/ collaboration. 
• Drive the strategic, tactical, and transformational plans for business tools and processes across Buildings to improve efficiency, accuracy, and excellence in the delivery of our work across our practice.
• Promote standardization of innovative and efficient processes in support of Buildings design and delivery excellence. 
• Oversee automation and customization of BIM/CAD productivity software and associated content: templates, families, block libraries, etc. for quality control and consistency. 
• Support the integration of Buildings acquisitions and group hires by strategizing with IT and supporting their migration schedule and working with incoming legacy companies to understand their resources and best practices and set the strategy for how those resources will be brought into Stantec.
• Develop and support the budgeting process, establish KPIs and return on investments of the initiatives for Buildings.
• Establish digital strategies on advanced technologies like AI to drive operational efficiency for core business tools and processes in the BOU. 
• Identify, refine, and supplement corporate best practices and workflows for AE business. Advocate for Buildings needs in Corporate-owned software/workflows, as well as Buildings best interests in Corporate Digital Governance Committee (CDGC) for new software approvals
• Identify gaps in core tooling and determine strategy to fill those gaps, and work with BDP’s Development team to sponsor and prioritize internally developed solutions. 
• Lead team to provide strategic consulting and support for Project Information Management (PIM) with our core tools (i.e. records retention, specific client requests, other business tools, etc.). 
• Identify, streamline, and document business workflows and procedures to increase efficiency and compliance in Buildings.
• Oversee Buildings business line and people data analytic dashboards to supplement corporate tools. Enable the practice and Business Leaders to make more informed decisions from our various data streams, including people and project data.
• Manage Stantec’s engagement with Digital Technology-related industry memberships and partnerships and vendors.
• Participate in the Idea Machine submission process for Buildings, vetting ideas to appropriately allocate Innovation funding in alignme