Regional Commercial Lead - Water

Regional Commercial Lead - Water at Stantec

We currently have an exciting opening for a Regional Commercial Lead – Major Projects to join our UK Water Business. This role can be based in any of our UK offices.

This is a great time to join Stantec. We have grown our UK Water Major Projects business substantially over the past number of years, positioning for considerable future opportunities and look to continue to meet our ambitious growth plans. We have a collaborative and people‑oriented culture where your ideas and input will help us meet our commercial objectives.

• Ensure a healthy, profitable and sustainable Major Projects business, while managing risk and growth.
• Oversee the commercial elements of bids and significant standalone Major Projects, developing competitive commercial proposals with partner organisations and meeting business objectives.
• Work with Regional Directors, Major Projects Market Area Lead, other Regional Commercial Leads and the Senior Leadership Team to develop, implement and improve strong commercial strategies for sustainable business growth.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Client and Partner Commercial Leads, reviewing performance, identifying opportunities for improvement and providing escalation for Major Project issues.
• Demonstrate visible, engaged Health & Safety leadership, focusing on performance and participation in leading indicator activity to protect wellbeing of employees, clients, partners and the public.
• Provide commercial leadership to the leadership group, inspiring and motivating the team to deliver best practice in commercial & risk performance management, challenging conventional thinking and creating a collaborative culture.

• Relevant degree and experience as a Commercial Lead.
• Experience in a consultancy environment with Design & Build experience in the regulated water sector (highly regarded). Proven experience in NEC4 contract management and alliance delivery models.
• Strong commercial acumen, business analysis skills and ability to interpret complex financial systems and reports.
• Ability to work with varying seniority levels, high degree of self‑management, initiative, reliability and flexibility.

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have worked with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years, planning, designing, delivering and managing the development and infrastructure needed to support sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

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