Regional Commercial Lead - Water - North

Overview

In this role, you drive the regional commercial agenda for Stantec’s UK Water business, focusing on profitable, sustainable growth across the North region. You shape bid strategies, develop competitive proposals with partners, and implement robust commercial controls. You will lead stakeholder engagement with client and partner leads and work with the senior team to elevate commercial performance and risk management.

This is a chance to influence major water infrastructure programs and help Stantec maintain market leadership in a high-growth environment.

• competitive salary
• bonus schemes
• enhanced pension plan
• private medical insurance
• flexible buy/sell annual leave
• flexible working

• Provide strategic commercial oversight for bids and proposals
• Develop competitive proposals with partner organisations to meet objectives
• Implement and improve controlled commercial strategies to enable growth
• Lead stakeholder management with Client and Partner Commercial Leads
• Drive risk management and commercial performance within strategic partnerships
• Support regional leadership to deliver best practice in commercial delivery
• Contribute to securing future portfolio and market leadership in water infrastructure

• Experience as a Commercial Lead or equivalent in professional services or consultancy
• Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Law, or Business (preferred)
• Experience in regulated water sector desirable; design & build or consultancy background an advantage
• Exemplary NEC4 contract management experience
• Strong financial analysis and interpretation skills
• Self-management and ability to influence across seniority levels
• Willingness to travel within the North of the UK

• stakeholder management
• leadership and influencing across senior levels
• collaboration and cross-functional teamwork
• NEC4 contract management
• Alliance/Enterprise delivery model experience
• financial and risk management analytics