Many of the world’s top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community’s interaction with water a bit differently—as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Pacific Water Team partners with our clients to tackle complex problems and design fit-for purpose solutions that address their unique goals.  Our team is comprised of experts in their fields that guide our work with analytical rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. We’re a place where you can apply your passion and collaborate with top talent on work that’s critical to ensuring sustainable quality of life services in communities of all shapes and sizes.  We are seeking a candidate in the Pacific to deliver projects and help drive growth of our asset management service offerings across our water clients. 

Your Key Responsibilities

Support business development for the Pacific Water team and support business development in Western US, mainly California and Hawai’i with a focus on asset management services.
Engage with clients and potential clients to understand their needs as it pertains to asset management
Lead the delivery of asset management and organization performance projects, ensuring delivery of high-quality services on time and within budget.  
Work closely with local and regional leadership to identify and create/incubate opportunities for this offering across the region and across multiple business lines.
Recruit, mentor, train, develop, and deploy technical talent. 
Working dynamically with project teams to identify best-fit solutions to business, strategic, infrastructure, and operational issues, that involve elevated risk/complexity.
Participate in the asset management business plan development and execution.
Maintain and grow client relationships and lead responses to client requests, RFQs, and RFPs.
Maintain knowledge of water asset management, operational, and technology industry trends.
Meet performance goals and objectives as assigned, with respect to client-specific demands, stated delivery milestones, quality standards, project management framework, and all required training activities. Your Capabilities and Credentials
Demonstrated technical proficiency in asset management and supporting asset management programs.
Strong network of active client contacts and relationships.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Excel including quantitative modeling and analysis required.
Proficiency with PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat Pro and other business systems required.
Experience with AM standards, practices & applicable legislation, such as ISO 55000, IAM, IIMM.
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
Capable of presenting/sharing analyses in an interactive work setting while being able to make adjustments in a live setting.
Self-starter capable of efficiently and proactively working independently as well as with a geographically dispersed team on multiple projects simultaneously.
Strong sense of Team.  Always willing to step in and take on additional responsibility for the good of the entire Team.
Strong attention to details as deliverables are open to public review and scrutiny.
Willing to travel as needed. Travel may be 20 to 40%. 
Requires a satisfactory driving record and valid driver’s license.
Office Location & Working Conditions
Role will be based in California.
Regional Travel is expected approximately 25-30%.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in business management or engineering with a preference for Mechanical, Electrical, Computer/Information Science, Civil, or Environmental; or Operations Management.
15 plus years industry experience in Asset Management and data analysis [Water Infrastructure industry (or other utility industry) either in Building, Design or Operations].
Beneficial to have background and certification; or able to obtain certification within 1 year; in IAM, Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) or CMRP (Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professionals) through SMRP (Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals). 

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.

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