Regional Sector Leader, Water Treatment US North

Join Our Team As The Regional Sector Leader

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they're facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we're helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world's most precious resource. Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

The Regional Sector Leader (RSL) is an integral role within our Water regional leadership team, directing our work with technical rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for solving the world's greatest water challenges. In this leadership role, you can apply your passion for technical excellence and innovation, lead and develop top talent, and lend your voice to our collaborative leadership culture that empowers our people to redefine what's possible. Regional Sector Leaders leverage their knowledge of industry drivers and trends to strategically grow our technical capabilities and differentiate Stantec among our peers. The Regional Sector Leader also supports business development and growth by engaging directly with key clients in their geography and beyond, creating technical differentiators for our pursuits, and establishing a strong industry brand and presence. The Regional Sector Leader is responsible for elevating Stantec's brand and thought leadership in the industry by participating in professional conferences, publishing technical papers, conducting webinars and/or podcasts, expanding and growing Stantec's capacity to win and deliver drinking water work in our US North region (spanning from New England to Virginia along the east coast, surrounding the Great Lakes and extending to the Dakotas and Nebraska). Reporting directly to the North America Water Treatment Sector Leader, you will play a pivotal role in translating our broader North American strategy into actionable initiatives for the US North geography, closely collaborating to align resources, technical capabilities, and business growth objectives.

Your Key Responsibilities

Coordinating with the US North Regional Growth Leader, you will be responsible for:

• Identifying and supporting the win of strategic pursuits in collaboration with local Business Leaders
• Acting as a Liaison between local / regional teams and the North American Sector Leader and practice community to leverage both their and the sector's technical skills locally
• Reinforcing our brand as a leader in water treatment through active participation in industry organizations, thought leadership, and communication with strategic clients
• Providing leadership to our water treatment professionals
• Leading technical delivery of drinking water treatment planning and/or design projects
• Regularly engaging with clients
• Actively participating in industry associations
• Leveraging your understanding of the industry drivers, market trends, and legislative requirements in the US North to support and grow our water treatment portfolio
• Identifying how technology changes that affect our clients and our business
• Collaborating across the region to share knowledge and resources
• Contributing to our North America Water Treatment Team to implement our strategy across the continent and bring services and specialists from the broader Stantec organization to our clients
• Help recruit, retain, and inspire a team of water treatment professionals, at multiple levels, with exceptional technical skills
• Engaging in delivery of water projects as a subject matter expert, leveraging your expertise, industry best practices, and new or innovative technologies
• Working closely with sector leaders, regional growth teams, client managers, project delivery teams, and the Stantec Institute for Water Technology and Policy to leverage internal resources and match them up with projects and pursuits where they can bring value
• Consistently demonstrating a commitment to the Health and Safety culture within Stantec

Your Capabilities and Credentials

- Demonstrated understanding of the water market and industry trends with established working relationships with pertinent organizations.

- Experienced in delivering complex water treatment projects with a high degree of technical proficiency and strong knowledge of drinking water treatment processes and regulations.

- Experience with delivery of drinking water planning, pilot/bench scale testing, and design projects and familiar with regulations, treatment technologies, and design concepts.

- Ability to lead and inspire teams with a strong commitment to meeting goals and upholding Stantec's values and policies.

- Thinks strategically about the technologies, regulations, range of market, business and/or economic issues likely to impact the sector. Uses this information to develop strategies for sector development and growth.

- Proven experience in client communications and technical proposal writing.

- Committed to Health, Safety and Environment.

- Embraces inclusion and diversity and integrates it into strategy and culture.

- Highly organized and self-motivated, team oriented, success driven, enthusiastic, and possesses the highest degree of integrity.

- Located in the US North, with ability to travel throughout North America.

Education and Experience

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Chemical, Civil or Environmental Engineering or related field.

- Master's degree, preferred.

- 15 years of directly relevant experience.

- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), preferred.

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.

**Pay Range:** Locations in MN, VT, & Various CA, NY Areas - Min Salary $ 140,000.00 - Max Salary $ 216,900.00 Locations in CO, HI, IL, MD & Various CA, NJ Areas - Min Salary $ 154,000.00 - Max Salary $ 238,600.00 Locations in WA, DC & Various CA areas - Min Salary $ 165,200.00 - Max Salary $ 255,900.00 Locations in NYC & CA (Bay Area) & NJ (RP) - Min Salary $ 176,400.00 - Max Salary $ 273,300.00

**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) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, 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 family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law). Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements