Commercial & Risk Director, Energy & Resources

Description

• Provide support through ongoing interface with BOU Leaders regarding diagnosis and resolution of operational issues and continual improvement opportunities.
• Oversee, guide and where necessary, participate in or lead negotiations with clients, teaming partners, and subconsultants, regarding contract terms & conditions, scoping and commercial aspects including pricing and change orders on the identified elevated risk profile pursuits and projects.
• Mentor and develop project pursuit teams and project teams on projects identified by the BOU to improve commercial, contracting and negotiating acumen.
• Offer guidance and oversight for projects with higher risk profiles to enhance performance through effective change management, including identifying and documenting changes conditions and their impacts on Stantec, pursuing change order and contract amendments, and maintaining appropriate communication with clients. Independently or by selecting or advising suitable personnel, provide direction and support for complex and highrisk projects to safeguard Stantec’s interests.
• Develop and mentor staff and succession candidates.
• Work with the Senior Project Management Commercial Leaders to promote best practices for both elevated risk projects and more traditional project pursuits and delivery, including tools, processes, and policies.
• During pursuits where a project, client, or contract presents an elevated risk to Stantec, engage with the team to provide strategic guidance on how best to achieve Stantec’s commercial and financial goals through the best combination of contract terms, scope, schedule, pricing, and budgets.
• Develop high trust relationships with business leadership, project managers, pursuit leads and functional service teams and become a soughtafter resource to teams seeking project success.
• Foster a successoriented, accountable environment.
• Be an advocate for and promote a positive Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) culture, compliance with HSSE requirements, and lead by example.
• Lead the BOU’s implementation of Stantec’s Project Risk Practice for North America and North America Exports, including supervising and directing the Senior Risk Manager and Risk Manager.
• Uphold a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices, encourages individual integrity, and focuses on customer and service delivery.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of items that may have a significant impact on projects or Stantec including project schedules, regulatory landscape, technical risks, contractual terms, or client behaviors.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team while seamlessly transitioning to a leadership role where the situation requires it.
• Strong understanding of enterprise risks and able to exercise good judgment as to which risks can be mitigated, and which risks must be avoided.
• Strong client liaison skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiating skills including pricing strategies and both contractual and noncontractual risk mitigations.
• Strong contractual knowledge and understanding of project delivery for multiple delivery models (e.g. designbuild, APD, EPC, P3).
• High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, excellent communicator.
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of twenty years of related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and related experience. Strong proven commercial acumen. Experience in contract law, risk management and the AE industry strongly preferred.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance