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Your Opportunity – Business Center Operations Leader
Canada West is one of Stantec’s largest and most diverse regions with major offices across the Western Provinces. With representation from all Stantec’s business lines and projects in nearly every market sector, the variety of projects and clients we work with is nothing short of inspiring. An opportunity exists for a highly motivated individual to become the Business Center Operations Leader (BCOL) for our Energy & Resources (Power Delivery) Business Center (BC) in Western Canada.
The Business Center Operations Leader (BCOL) has the primary responsibility for the financial business performance of the BC operations. As a partner to the BC Practice Leaders (BCPLs), this role works jointly to form the BC leadership team to provide people leadership across business functions and interactions. The BCOL provides support to the Regional Business Leader and routinely engages with other BC Leaders and supervisors regarding business and operational aspects of the BC including project financial performance and delivery, engagement, and team development. The BCOL, in conjunction with the leadership team, implements effective business strategies and supports the BC to deliver on targeted objectives. The BCOL is expected to develop and maintain productive relationships with clients, review client commercial agreements and actively participate in project pursuits and delivery.
Primary Focus Areas:
Business Performance :
- Provide a business environment that supports achieving performance targets for net revenue, project margin, labor margin, and contribution margin.
- Maintain accurate forecasting including net revenue forecasts and resource planning.
- Support development of the annual business plan through budget development, identifying resourcing needs, and recommending growth targets and business performance goals.
- Interface with functional managers and project managers to achieve utilization targets, while supporting the necessary business investments related to staff training and development as well as marketing and business development.
Project Management and Delivery :
- Create a culture of accountability toward effective project and risk management, efficient use of resources, and achievement of project performance goals.
- Review, guide, and engage in continuous improvement initiatives relating to project governance and delivery.
- Partner with senior level Project Managers to train, mentor, and guide Project Managers on best practices.
- Track and analyze project revenue recognition and leakage, proactively take steps to ensure best practices for project and financial management are followed.
Staff Development, Retention, and Engagement :
- Oversee and promote training and development opportunities, coordinate recruitment and engagement activities, and continuous leadership development.
- Ensure compliance with Stantec's policies, practices, and procedures by all staff within the BC.
- Promote and encourage high-performing teams that effectively collaborate across BCs, offices, and global delivery centers.
- Partner with human resources to ensure completion of annual performance cycle activities including year-end reviews, compensation reviews, goal setting, and bonus recommendations for the BC.
Reporting and Utilization
- The BCOL reports to the Regional Business Leader and has a project utilization target ranging from 20% to 30%.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Strong business acumen with ability to identify, develop and map strategy, prepare, interpret and manage financial data, and analyze business results based on a deep understanding of the energy industry.
- Entrepreneurial orientation with understanding of the business challenges of a consulting services provider.
- Strong operational and financial management skills with a minimum of 15 years’ project or business-related management.
- Demonstrated ability to champion both technical and customer service excellence with conviction and purpose.
- Proven project management and technical skills applicable to the delivery of Power and Energy projects.
- Understanding of the electrical utility environments in Western and Northern Canada, preferably with direct experience collaborating with electrical utilities.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet multiple and varied deadlines.
- Strong written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills.
- Possess the highest degree of integrity.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 15 years’ related work, leadership, financial management and consulting experience. A Professional Engineer designation is seen as an advantage for the role.
- Prior experience providing outstanding client management to electrical utilities is required.
Position will primarily work in an office setting; however, some field work as well as travel between offices may be required.
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.
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Pay Range:
- Locations in Lower Mainland - BC - Min Salary $ 156,600.00 - Max Salary $ 242,600.00
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Primary Location: Canada | BC | Vancouver
Organization: 1182 Energy-CA West-Vancouver BC
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 24/07/2025 02:07:18
Req ID: 1001663