North America Sector Leader – Management & Technology Consulting

The North America Sector Leader (SL) – Management & Technology Consulting (MTC) is a key part of Water’s business leadership, guiding Stantec’s advisory, digital, program management, technology, asset management, organizational transformation, and business consulting services provided to water clients throughout North America.

 The Sector Leader directs our work with technical rigor, innovation, and a vision for helping clients solve their most complex water challenges through strategic consulting and technology-enabled solutions. In this leadership role, you can apply your passion for industry leadership, digital transformation, and client service excellence; develop top talent; and contribute to a collaborative leadership culture that empowers our people to redefine what is possible. Sector Leaders leverage their knowledge of industry drivers, digital trends, utility modernization, asset management, climate resilience, advisory services, and emerging technologies to strategically grow technical capabilities and differentiate Stantec among our peers. 

The Sector Leader leads a community of practice that fosters knowledge transfer, innovation, and collaboration across advisory, technology, and delivery teams. The Sector Leader also supports business development and growth by engaging directly with key clients, creating technical differentiators for pursuits, and strengthening Stantec’s industry presence through thought leadership, professional organizations, conferences, webinars, and strategic partnerships. The Sector Leader reports to the Water Growth Business Leader and collaborates regularly with Regional Business Leaders, Regional Growth Leaders, Delivery Leaders, the Innovation Leader, Digital Practice Leaders, and Account Managers across North America.

This position can be located in any of our Stantec offices across North America 

PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS
• Community of Practice – Lead and develop a community of practice focused on management consulting, asset management, digital transformation, technology integration, organizational effectiveness, program management, and utility advisory services. Recruit top talent and proactively develop team members through mentoring, coaching, and career development.
• Strategy and Brand – Maintain knowledge of industry drivers, utility modernization trends, AI and digital technologies, regulatory developments, asset management practices, and emerging client needs. Identify opportunities to expand capabilities, grow strategic resources, and strengthen Stantec’s brand through active participation in industry organizations and conferences.
• Delivering Excellence – Recruit and retain exceptional consulting professionals. Connect practitioners with project managers, digital experts, and technical leaders to deliver innovative and high-value solutions. Support development and deployment of digital tools, advisory frameworks, and technology-enabled delivery methods.
• Positioning and Pursuit – Collaborate with regional growth leaders and account managers to develop client relationships, connect subject matter experts with strategic pursuits, develop winning technical approaches, and identify new growth opportunities in advisory, digital, technology, and program-management services.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
• Develop and implement an annual Sector Plan identifying market opportunities, priorities, and growth strategies.
• Development of one or more new consulting methodologies, digital tools, or technology-enabled solutions each year.
• Engagement in Top 20 strategic pursuits across North America.
• Collaboration with global consulting and technology leaders to advance sector capabilities.
• Conduct a minimum of three client or industry touch points per month.
• Active participation or leadership in one or more industry organizations, advisory boards, or professional associations.
• Maintain sector team capacity through strategic recruiting and succession planning.
• Retain and develop sector staff through mentorship, coaching, and career-path development.
• Deliver blogs, webinars, articles, conference presentations, workshops, and thought leadership content.
• Manage sector administrative activities within budget and achieve applicable HSSE goals.

REPORTING AND UTILIZATION
The Sector Leader reports to the Water Growth Business Leader and collaborates closely with regional growth and sales teams. Utilization target ranges from 30% to 40%. The role may have supervisory responsibility for subsector leaders, senior consulting professionals, and regional practice leads.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Ability to lead and inspire teams with a strong commitment to achieving goals and upholding Stantec’s values and policies.
• Experienced and visible industry leader in management consulting, technology consulting, utility advisory services, digital transformation, program management, or related disciplines.
• Recognized technical proficiency and thought leadership within the consulting and advisory marketplace.
• Strategic understanding of technologies, regulations, industry trends, and business issues affecting water-sector clients.
• Demonstrated ability to champion innovation and lead implementation of emerging technologies and consulting approaches.
• Located in North America with ability to travel throughout North America and globally.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, information systems, public administration, environmental science, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Professional licensure, certification, or equivalent professional credentials (PMP, IAM, PE, MBA, or similar) preferred.
• Minimum 20 years of relevant experience leading consulting, advisory, technology, digital transformation, or program-management initiatives.

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.