Water Treatment - Regional Sector 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. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

 

Regional Sector Leader – Water Treatment, US South

The Regional Sector Leader (RSL) is an integral role within our Water regional leadership team, directing our work with technical rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for solving the world’s greatest water challenges. In this leadership role, you can apply your passion for technical excellence and innovation, lead and develop top talent, and lend your voice to our collaborative leadership culture that empowers our people to redefine what’s possible. 

Regional Sector Leaders leverage their knowledge of industry drivers and trends to strategically grow our technical capabilities and differentiate Stantec among our peers. The Regional Sector Leader also supports business development and growth by engaging directly with key clients in their geography and beyond, creating technical differentiators for our pursuits, and establishing a strong industry brand and presence. The Regional Sector Leader is responsible for elevating Stantec's brand and thought leadership in the industry by participating in marque professional conferences, publishing technical papers, conducting webinars and/or podcasts, expanding and growing Stantec’s capacity to win and deliver drinking water work in our US South region (spanning from Texas to Missouri across Kentucky to the Carolinas down to Florida and Puerto Rico and back across to Texas).

Reporting directly to the North America Water Treatment Sector Leader, you will play a pivotal role in translating our broader North American strategy into actionable initiatives for the US South geography, closely collaborating to align resources, technical capabilities, and business growth objectives.

 

Primary Focus Areas

• Strategy and Brand – Maintain knowledge of sector-related industry drivers and trends, regulations, and technologies across North America and globally. Use this knowledge to (1) identify and prioritize opportunities to support our clients with emerging challenges; (2) strategically grow our technical capabilities and people resources to meet client needs; and (3) foster a strong industry brand that differentiates Stantec among our peers. Implement branding strategies to promote Stantec and the sector in the industry; take on leadership roles in national and international professional trade organizations; and manage effective conference participation within the sector to maximize Stantec’s brand presence. 
• Delivering Excellence – Recruit and retain a distributed team of exceptional sector professionals, across all career levels and geographies. Connect sector practitioners with project managers and delivery experts across applicable disciplines to plan and deliver high quality, innovative solutions. Work with Delivery leaders and Water’s Innovation Leader to support the development of digital delivery tools, innovative approaches, and new technologies.
• Positioning and Pursuit – Collaborate with regional growth leaders and account managers to (1) develop relationships with key clients and increase client awareness of our capabilities, (2) connect internal subject matter experts and project technical leads to strategic pursuits, and develop winning technical approaches, and (3) identify new project opportunities related to priority sector growth areas.

 

Your Key Responsibilities

Coordinating with the US South Regional Growth Leader, you will be responsible for:

• Identifying and supporting the win of strategic pursuits in collaboration with local Business Center Practice Leaders, Account Managers, and business developers,
• Acting as a Liaison between local / regional teams and the North American Sector Leader and practice community to leverage both their and the sector's technical skills locally,
• Reinforcing our brand as a leader in water treatment through active participation in industry organizations, thought leadership, and communication with strategic clients, and
• Providing leadership to our water treatment professionals.

You will be expected to:

• Regularly engage with clients.
• Actively participate in industry associations
• Leverage your understanding of the industry drivers, market trends, and legislative requirements in the US South to support