Commercial Director - Global

Overview

The Opportunity

Are you a commercial leader with the vision to drive significant business growth on a global scale? Then join us at Stantec! We are seeking an experienced Commercial Director to play a pivotal role in our ambitious expansion across our global regions. In this senior leadership role, you will influence growth, profitability, and governance, while acting as a key partner to our leadership team and forging a clear path for your own advancement.

Our "Global" region represents a diverse, multi-continental portfolio with major operations in the UK, Europe, Asia-Pacific (notably Australia/New Zealand), Latin America, and the Middle East. You will play a key role in this multi-continental business, balancing aggressive growth with sound commercial and risk management practices.

You will be a hands-on, strategic thinker who travels to support our regional teams, resolve critical issues on-site, and build the relationships that drive success. Your focus will be on strengthening governance, improving commercial performance, and fostering a culture of transparency and proactive risk management.

Your key responsibility in this role will be to champion both growth and risk mitigation. You will drive commercial excellence across all our global projects to boost profitability and success. You will act as a gatekeeper for commercial risk, ensuring all new ventures align with our policies, and you will implement best practices to improve project margins, with a particular focus on claims management.

Finally, you will represent our global commercial interests in corporate discussions, provide high-level input on major strategic bids, and mentor our regional teams to build the next generation of leaders.

You are a seasoned commercial and risk management professional with a proven track record of driving business growth, ideally within the built environment or engineering sector. You will have significant experience in commercial and contracts management and a genuine passion for global work.

Ideally you will:

• Demonstrate extensive experience in commercial management, with a strong background in major projects, claims, and variations.
• Be a strategic thinker who is also comfortable diving into the details of project financials and legal terms.
• Possess a strong leadership presence with exceptional communication skills, capable of influencing senior professionals across diverse cultures.
• Be confident, self-motivated, and adaptable, with a flair for innovative thinking and a willingness to challenge the status quo.
• Show a high level of cultural competence and flexibility to work across different time zones.

This is an exciting time to join Stantec as we continue to grow our global teams. If you are a confident, diplomatic, and experienced commercial leader who is eager to take on a role with significant influence and growth potential, we want to hear from you.

Ready to shape the future of Stantec's global business?
Apply today!

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

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