Principal, Management Consulting
Stantec
Lead water utility management consulting, grow business and deliver strategic projects
10 days ago ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Seattle, WA
Hybrid
Company Size
32,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Planning
Engineering
Architecture
Interior Design
Landscape Architecture
Surveying
Environmental Sciences
Project Management
Sector Specialisms
Industrial
Energy
Infrastructure
Buildings
Residential
Commercial
Water Resources
Heavy Civil
Role
What you would be doing
project delivery
technical review
solution design
client management
business development
talent development
- Recruit, mentor, train, develop, and deploy technical talent.
- Lead and engage in the delivery of projects, ensuring delivery of highquality services on time and within budget.
- Advisory business development: Successful candidates will take the initiative to research and approach new clients and markets to drive growth. They will actively participate in and support sales and account management processes for existing and new clients.
- Maintain and grow client relationships and lead and/or engage in responses to client requests, RFQs, and RFPs.
- Maintain knowledge of water financial, affordability, funding, asset management, regulatory, and technology industry trends.
- Engage with clients and potential clients to understand their needs and problems and apply MTC solutions, solution history, and personal solution history to help Stantec grow.
- Engage in and contribute to strategic planning of the MTC team, focused on business planning and development as well as service offerings/initiatives in response to industry trends/drivers.
- Serve as an independent reviewer of analysis prepared by peers or junior staff to ensure technical accuracy and appropriateness of methods and tools used and solutions evaluated.
- Meet performance goals and objectives as assigned, with respect to clientspecific demands, stated delivery milestones, quality standards, project management framework, mentoring of junior staff, and all required training activities.
- Work closely with regional leadership in the US Mountain and Pacific regions to identify, create, and incubate opportunities for this offering across the region and across multiple business lines.
- Actively contribute to business development for the MTC team and support business development in other geographies. Lead business development strategies/activities for multiple service offerings in the Pacific Northwest.
- Work dynamically with project teams to identify bestfit solutions to business, strategic, infrastructure, and operational issues, that involve elevated risk/complexity.
What you bring
pmp certification
prosci certified
office 365
adobe acrobat
data analytics
15+ years
- Organizational analysis mindset: Top performers will understand the client organizational system, present issues and group dynamics, determine requirements, apply digital fluency in the compilation of data and findings, conducting analyses, and make recommendations for initiatives and mandates.
- Collaboration and cocreation; Successful candidates will have the ability to work effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, disciplines and abilities in a cooperative and generative manner, to achieve a common goal.
- Consulting and advising: Top performers will have the ability to think about a task or a problem in a new or different way, to create strategies for disruption, breakthrough and transformation relevant to the organizational environment.
- Entrepreneurial mindset; Strong candidates will both seek and thrive on all opportunities and risks; Top performers will leverage tenacity and optimism to innovate, effect change, break orthodoxies and create new value for clients.
- Experience and ability to work across disciplines.
- Network of active client contacts and relationships with business development experience.
- Selfstarter capable of efficiently and proactively working independently as well as with a geographically dispersed team on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Creativity and adaptability; Top performers will have the ability to think about a task or a problem in a new or different way, to create strategies for disruption, breakthrough, and transformation.
- Ability to recommend and implement changes to policies and establish procedures. Provides input to the annual performance process and career development goals of team members.
- 15+ years of direct management and supervision responsibilities.
- Experience with municipal services, including asset management, finance, and planning
- Strategic and systematic thinking; Top performers will be able to synthesize different sides of an issue by examining a range of options and outcomes, considering the interconnectedness of elements as parts of a whole system, and building intellectual frameworks to guide decisions, solve problems, support innovation and inform analysis and action.
- Beneficial to have certification or background in Prosci change management or other equivalent change management or process improvement methods.
- Capable of presenting/sharing analyses in an interactive work setting while being able to adjust in a live setting.
- Strong attention to details, as MTC deliverables are open to public review and scrutiny.
- Beneficial to have experience with project management and PMP certification.
- Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated technical proficiency in utility management and related areas such as (including but not limited to), strategic planning, finance, organizational performance, digital solutions, process improvement, data analytics, and technology implementations.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Ability to lead and deliver complex assignments that require the application of broad knowledge with a high degree of initiative and independence.
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office 365 suite of tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Teams. Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat Pro and other business systems required.
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Company
Overview
Founded in 1954
Year Established
The company was established as a one-person environmental engineering practice in 1954.
MWH Global in 2016
Acquisition Year
Completed the acquisition of MWH Global to enhance expertise in water and natural resources.
450+ Offices
Global Presence
Operates across more than 450 offices on six continents, showcasing extensive global reach.
6 Continents
Geographic Reach
Maintains a strong presence on six continents through strategic expansion.
- Began as a one-person environmental engineering practice and has grown through strategic geographic and service expansion.
- Publicly listed on the NYSE and TSX, Stantec has completed major acquisitions to bolster expertise and strengthen global infrastructure portfolio.
- Headquartered in the iconic Stantec Tower in Edmonton, the company has delivered landmark projects like the Panama Canal Expansion and high-profile community developments.
- Leverages interdisciplinary teams of designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers.
- Typical projects span urban planning, civil infrastructure, water management, environmental assessment, energy delivery, and architectural design, serving public and private sectors.
- Blends technical prowess with visionary design in bold ventures such as designing its own mixed-use tower and leading multi-nation infrastructure projects.
- We Put People First
- We Do What is Right
- We Are Better Together
- We Are Driven to Achieve
2025
Carbon Neutrality Target
The company plans to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations by the end of the fiscal year 2025.
32,000
Employees in Sustainable Projects
Over 32,000 employees are working on climate-resilient infrastructure and future-proofing cities.
- Commitment to environmental, social and governance excellence across operations and client projects
- Issued Sustainability‑Linked Loan, tying financing to ESG metrics including Bloomberg GEI and environmental targets
- Publicly reported environmental performance in annual Sustainability Report (e.g., GRI‑aligned metrics)
43% women
Female Representation in Leadership
43% of board and C‑Suite positions are held by women in 2023.
18% pay gap
Global Gender Pay Gap
The global mean unadjusted gender pay gap is 18%.
3% compa-ratio
Gender Pay Gap Improvement
North America base pay compa-ratio gender pay gap improved by 3% in 2023 compared to the prior year.
7% score improvement
Gender-Equality Index
Score improved by 7% in 2023 in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, which has been achieved for the fourth consecutive year.
- Named to Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index fourth consecutive year
- Female representation: more than 50% of entry-level staff are women
- 36 Women@Stantec regional employee resource groups active globally
- First globally to link senior credit facility pricing to Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index score
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