Stantec

Business Center Practice Leader, Environmental Services

Stantec$120K — $150K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Integrity, creativity, patience, tenacity, and commitment as personal leadership qualities.
  • Ability to multitask in project management and business development roles.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with an understanding of the engineering and environmental consulting industry.
  • Experience in preparing budgets, schedules, and managing financial performance for a business unit.
  • Strong technical background in Environmental Services with a focus on Assessment and Permitting.
  • Proven team-building and leadership skills in managing a team effectively.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex technical information.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the Environmental Services business strategy and performance metrics.
  • Drive top-line revenue growth and achieve marketing and business development sales goals.
  • Lead business development activities, including market research and client relationship building.
  • Contribute to win strategies and successful project execution.
  • Establish and nurture collaborative relationships with clients and internal teams.
  • Provide technical expertise for project proposals and ensure quality delivery.
  • Inspire and motivate team members while ensuring accountability for project outcomes.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a leadership role within Environmental Services in a growth-focused environment.
  • Involvement in strategic business development that shapes the company’s market presence.
  • Collaborative work environment encouraging innovation and teamwork.
  • Opportunity to coach and mentor young professionals, fostering career development.
  • Potential for significant influence in project execution and client engagement.
Full Job Description
Your Opportunity

An opportunity exists for a successful candidate to become the Business Center (BC) Practice Leader (BCPL) for Environmental Services in Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta. Reporting to the Senior Principal, Regional Growth Leader of Environmental Services, you will focus on delivering project excellence with our local and regional clients. The BCPL leads the growth of the BC and Stantec's market position while providing exceptional technical quality and project execution. The BCPL provides leadership to the business development activities within the BC, including supervision of team members who are highly engaged in winning work, driving excellence, and growing market presence. The BCPL partners with the other BC Leaders to lead and manage, inspire and engage, and win and do work.

The job posting closes on August 18, 2026.

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the development and execution of the overall Environmental Services business strategy and achievement of key operational and performance metrics
  • Accountable for top line revenue growth and achieving minimum marketing and business development (M&BD) sales goals, including internal cross-selling initiatives
  • Lead and/or conduct business development efforts, including market research, developing leads and client relationships, and securing contracts
  • Actively contributing to win strategies, key pursuits and successful project execution
  • Establish and grow productive, collaborative relationships internally within the company, and externally with clients
  • Provide technical expertise and lead technical delivery on a variety of projects and proposals ensuring successful outcomes for our clients, focusing on our assessment and permitting practice
  • Inspire, motivate, and hold team members accountable for project delivery, Quality Assurance / Quality Control, discipline excellence and technical quality
  • Develop and manage training programs to aid in new service line delivery
  • Oversee risk management related to projects and pursuits including review of contracts, fees and proposals on large pursuits
  • Participate in all phases of project management including program development, budgeting, planning and design, project implementation and project closure
  • Lead, challenge, and inspire technical staff (including coaching/mentoring young professionals) through substantive engagement and communication
  • Support the BC Operations Leader (BCOL) in meeting established targets for net revenue, gross margin, and operating income in the BC
  • Support BCOL with the health and safety performance of the BC, including the monitoring of leading and lagging indicators, meeting leading indicator goals, and following up on BC Improvement Plans
  • Support Stantec's brand awareness through thought leadership and stakeholder engagement


Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • Possession of the following personal leadership qualities: integrity, creativity, patience, tenacity, and commitment
  • Ability to multitask project management and business development
  • Entrepreneurial minded with a core understanding of business and the challenges of an engineering and environmental consulting services provider
  • Experience in preparing comprehensive budget expenditures, overall project schedules, and in planning and managing revenue and expenses for a business unit
  • Strong technical background working in Environmental Services with the Assessment and Permitting practice
  • Team player with experience building, leading, and managing a team
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills with an ability to clearly convey and distill complex technical information to a variety of audiences


Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field with a minimum of 10 years' related work, leadership, financial management, business development and consulting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.


This position is focused upon primarily working in our Edmonton or Calgary offices, though travel to other Stantec office locations, the field, and/or meetings with clients will be needed on a periodic basis.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec Inc. is a global engineering consulting firm headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company provides professional consulting services in the areas of infrastructure, water, environment, buildings, and energy. Stantec has over 22,000 employees working in more than 400 locations across six continents. The company has a diverse client base that includes public and private sector clients. Stantec is committed to sustainability and has implemented green practices in its operations. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the American Council of Engineering Companies' National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement.
Learn more about Stantec
Size
25,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
Industry
Founded
1954
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
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