Business Center Operations Lead – Energy – ( 230002D6 )
Description
Our Energy team is designing the solutions our world needs now. We’re a leader in the energy transition with a flexible work environment focused on your career goals and aspirations. Your projects will have a positive impact on communities both around the world and where we live.
Whether designing microgrids, pushing the boundaries of clean energy and grid modernization, or ensuring safe, reliable energy delivery, you’ll find yourself working with leaders in HVDC, power delivery, hydro, industrial, and renewable energy in one of the world’s top 10 design firms.
Join a team that leaves you #FeelingEnergized by making an impact that will last generations.
Your Opportunity
We are actively seeking a Business Center Operations Lead (BCOL) to lead our Energy Business Center for the Manitoba and Ontario regions. This position can be based out of our Winnipeg Manitoba, Waterloo Ontario, or Markham Ontario locations.
The successful candidate will be someone with exceptional leadership, communication, and business acumen that will help set the vision for how the practice expands its business within the provinces and beyond. The focus of the position will be to; provide operational oversight, further diversify the client and project base, drive growth of the Ontario Energy Group, partner with the other Energy business leaders in the day-to-day operation of the group, support cross-selling and resource sharing, and personally participate in the securing and execution of strategic projects in North America and around the Globe
Your Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Regional Business Leader (RBL), you will lead operations and drive business performance:
Accountable for continuous improvement and effective management of operational areas within their assigned BC or region.
Review monthly financial statements, inclusive of discretionary spend and ensure any issues are actioned.
Regularly monitors forecasting, backlog, EVA, WIP, AFDA, DSO and utilization to identify issues and ensure they are addressed.
Responsible for leading the annual budgeting process for their assigned BC or region in collaboration with the Business Center Practice Leader (BCPLs) and Project Management Control Leader (PMCLs).
Responsible for oversight of budget(s) and achieving net revenue, gross margin, G&A, labour margin and operating income targets.
Responsible for proactively identifying underperformance against established targets and developing and implementing improvement plans for underperforming operations within their assigned BC or region.
Ensures efficient resource management that is responsive to available workloads.
Oversees risk management practice related to office matters including employee relation issues.
Responsible for achieving utilization rate and backlog targets including collaboration with other contributing BCs to drive up overall utilization firmwide.
Partners with other BCOLs and RBLs to drive collaboration and work sharing across the regions.
People Leadership:
Responsible for developing, attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent resulting in increased engagement scores and decreased voluntary turnover.
Establish employee connectedness to leadership by interfacing frequently with employees through visible leadership, regular office presence is required.
Partner with RBL, BCPLs and PMCLs to conduct quarterly office visits (to other offices in the assigned region) and organize All Staff Meetings to communicate the vision, business strategy and progress against applicable action plans.
Drive improvement of employee engagement by partnering with Human Resources to identify issues, prepare engagement action plans and follow through on plans.
Responsible for recruiting talent within the assigned BC or region through internal and external talent scans while ensuring appropriate staff mix with line of sight to current and future talent needs.
Responsible for maintaining the correct staffing level based on current and future workloads.
Responsible for the overall talent management lifecycle including career development, employee engagement, succession planning, coaching and mentoring, diversity and inclusion, and leadership development within the assigned BC or region.
Responsible for managing performance and compensation in accordance with Stantec’s compensation philosophy within the assigned BC or region through yearly employee performance review (YEPR), rate review, and STIP/bonus -allocation.
Ensure compliance with applicable employment legislation and Stantec’s people practices and policies by partnering with Risk Management and Human Resources.
Direct reports may include PMCLs, Supervisors/Team Leads and administrative staff as appropriate.
Health and Safety:
Primarily responsible for the health and safety performance within the assigned BC or region, including the monitoring of leading and lagging indicators and executing on Improvement Plan.
Ensures compliance with company safety procedures and regulatory and legal requirements including the Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) management system, follows up on COR audits (where applicable) and supports the flexible work program.
Accountable for achieving a Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of < 0.60 for the assigned BC or region.
Supports RL and RBL with regionally focused and business line focused HSSE processes and communications.
Provide broad leadership influence:
Act as a highly regarded leader, thought partner and a source of counsel and advice for the assigned BC or region.
Proactively identify opportunities to reinforce and further develop Stantec’s high- performance culture with a focus on talent, productivity and financial performance.
Foster a success-oriented, accountable environment within the assigned BC or region.
Uphold a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices, encourages individual integrity, and focuses on the customer and service delivery.
Provide support through ongoing interface with BCPLs, PMCLs and RBL, regarding diagnosis and resolution of operational issues within the assigned BC or region.
SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
Practice:
Provide support to BCPLs and PMCLs where appropriate for compliance with the ISO-certified Integrated Management System and Project Management (PM) Framework.
Supports the BCPLs and PMCLs in holding the team accountable for the delivery of innovative design solutions and project excellence.
Client Focus:
Support BCPLs by ensuring the right people are in the right roles to ensure excellent work is delivered to our clients that exceed expectations and grow our market position.
Support BCPLs with through personal involvement where appropriate in key client relationships, strategic project pursuits and major project leadership within the assigned BC or region.
Where appropriate, be a key member or lead account manager for major clients.
Support project teams directly as appropriate, achieves personal utilization target.
Business Development and Collaboration:
Support BCPLs and PMCLs in promoting collaboration with a focus on cross-selling to consistently win new work with clients within the region.
Support BCPLs and PMCLs in providing information on BC or regional macroeconomic trends, market intelligence, competitor intelligence, market pricing and compensation rates, and compliance with local labor laws and regulations.
Participate in risk reviews as necessary.
Support BCPLs and PMCLs with marketplace reputation by maintaining Stantec’s Integrated Practice in the specified BC or region. Which includes:
The development and maintenance of a cohesive Stantec brand,
Key client and account development and maintenance,
Market and community outreach and engagement,
Maintain and enhance relationships with local municipal clients, universities and post-secondary institutions, local economic development agencies, etc.
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Proven leadership experience including operational, financial, people and project management.
Demonstrated leadership, communication and people skills.
Demonstrated experience in the management of large professional teams, preferably in an integrated design environment.
Demonstrated integrity, accountability, creativity, high standards, ethical values and achievement orientation.
Excellent organizational, strategic planning and implementing skills.
Committed to succession planning and staff development.
Proven ability to articulate vision and create a high level of engagement with staff.
Ability to build and maintain lasting relationship with internal groups, key business partners and clients.
Ability to negotiate skillfully in challenging situations with both internal and external groups.
Performs well under pressure.
Works effectively in an entrepreneurial, multi-disciplinary, collaborative environment and is able to lead and work in harmony with a diverse group of highly motivated and capable individuals.
Strong sense of teamwork and community.
Education and Experience
A Bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 10 years’ related work, leadership, financial management and consulting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and related experience. Professional registration in related field considered an asset. Experience in HVDC, Power Delivery or Renewables considered an asset.
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.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
Benefits Summary: Full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, 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.
Primary Location : Canada-Manitoba-Winnipeg
Other Locations : Canada-Ontario-Markham, Canada-Ontario-Waterloo
Organization : BC-1265 Energy-CA Central
Employee Status : Regular
Job Level : Manager
Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Jun 7, 2023, 11:10:22 AM
Req ID: 230002D6
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
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