Strong communities don't just happen-they're built. They're creatively imagined, collaboratively planned, and readied to face tomorrow with optimism. We're driving the future of Community Development. Our experts lead their fields, collaborating on projects that are as technically challenging as they are impactful, creative, and fulfilling. We're a place where you can apply your passion-and find endless opportunities to help make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.
Your Opportunity
Does work with clients on great projects, with a talented team of professional's while driving top line appeal to you? We are looking for a talented Community Development (CD) Group Leader in Rochester, Albany or Buffalo, New York who wants to be part of a purpose-driven organization that's focused on helping our clients, colleagues and communities thrive. This position will be an integral part of our team supporting three offices in the up-state NY region. Our people are Stantec's most valuable resource, and in joining our team you will be able to leverage your strategic planning focus, industry and market knowledge and client and partner relationships to pursue and win work that transforms our communities and inspires our people, within a culture that values inclusion, celebrates shared success, and embraces ambition.
The CD Group Leader will lead the practice functions including top-line strategy and performance, design and project delivery excellence, business planning, market position, and innovation strategies. Travel to other offices and project sites is expected.
This position reports to the CD Regional Business Leader (RBL) and provides leadership to the business development activities within the BC, including direct supervision of CD team members who are highly engaged in winning work, driving design excellence, and growing market presence. The CD Group Leader partners with the BC Operations Leader (BCOL), the BC Practice Leader (BCPL) and as a member of the broader BC leadership team, to lead, manage, inspire and engage, win and do work - building a culturally strong and high performing business.
Your Key Responsibilities
Client & Project Focus

• Exceeding client expectations through strong account management across the BC and personally leading accounts for major clients in the BC.
• Lead and participate in pursuits and campaigns for major BC opportunities.
• Lead delivery of significant BC project pursuits.
• Drive client relationship strategy in partnership with the leadership team.
• Actively contribute to written content in major projects.
• Oversee risk management of projects and pursuits, including review of contracts, fees, proposals on large pursuits, in partnership with our risk management team.

Business Development & Collaboration

• Actively contribute to win strategies and successful project execution through being hands-on in key pursuits, client management and project management.
• Lead growth of the CD Practice in the BC through developing and leading the business development, key pursuits and sales strategy.
• Expand our reach and client base using strong marketing, business development, sales account management plans.
• Develop and manage the marketing and business development (M&BD) plan for the CD group including cross selling and investments in sponsorships, conferences, and M&BD labor budgets.
• Increase visibility of Stantec, to enhance our reputation and drive revenue, by sharing our knowledge and innovation story at key client engagements.
• Partner with other leaders to drive collaboration on pursuits across geographies and business lines.

Practice

• Inspire, motivate, and hold the team accountable for the delivery of innovative design solutions.
• Drive project excellence.
• Leads or assigns responsibility to manage project delivery, QAQC, discipline excellence and technical quality, documents quality and best practices in the execution of work.
• Leads or assigns responsibility for design excellence in all disciplines present in BC to foster innovation, sustainable design principles and use of technology.
• Responsible for compliance with ISO-certified Integrated management System and Project management (PM) Frameworks.
• Leads or assigns responsibility for management, needs assessment and provision of digital practice tools and applications in support of BC to deliver work.

People Leadership

• Support BC with developing, attracting, engaging and retaining top talent.
• Establish employee connectedness to leadership by interfacing frequently with staff.
• Support the overall talent management lifecycle including career development, employee engagement, succession planning, coaching and mentoring, diversity and inclusion, and leadership development for the BC.

Business and Financial Management

• Support BCOL with the annual budget for the CD group, outlining the vision, focus, priorities for implementation, and setting specific goals for business performance.
• Responsible for development of the BC M&BD plan for the Community Development practice.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering, landscape architecture or equivalent required.
• Experience: Minimum 12 years' relevant experience, leadership, financial management, business development and consulting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Licenses/Certifications: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or Landscape Architect (LA)

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. At Stantec, we live our corporate values every day.

• Stantec was ranked the 5th most sustainable company in the world and the 1st in North America by Corporate Knights for our 2020 performance.
• In February 2021, Stantec announced a pledge to be carbon neutral for 2022 and achieve operational net-zero by 2030.
• Stantec is the only engineering design firm that has been rated a Climate Leader with an A- score by CDP for the last three years.
• Stantec has been named by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and America's Best Employers for Women. Additionally, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society selected Stantec as one of the Top 50 workplaces for Indigenous STEM professionals

Join us and redefine your personal best.