Principal, Technology Consultant, Canada East
Stantec · Markham
Your Opportunity
The Technology Consulting Canada East Regional Leader contributes to the overall strategic and tactical leadership of the Stantec Buildings group Technology Consulting discipline in Buildings offices within the Canada East region. This position will lead strategic projects, be client facing, contribute to project delivery standards and work processes, provide quality control, workload forecasting and financial performance accountability. The Technology leader contributes to differentiating Stantec from other competing firms and positions Stantec and its Technology staff as innovators in the industry.
Your Key Responsibilities
People and Practice Management - approximately 25% of time
- In collaboration with BC leadership and other Technology Consulting leaders, develop annual budgets for sales, topline revenue, training, utilization and project performance for the Canada East Technology Consulting group.
- In conjunction with other stakeholders, identify and forecast staff needs and assignments based on current and projected workload and SME requirements.
- Hold project team members accountable for deliverables and best practices.
- Directly & Indirectly manage Technology Consulting staff in a performance management environment, and be responsible for hiring as required.
- Responsible for the financial performance, quality control processes, and project delivery for Technology Consulting projects.
- Ensure PM compliance with best practices, including Stantec PM Frameworks.
Project Involvement - approximately 50% of time
- Work with PM's and SME’s on key projects to develop and deliver client drawings, specifications, presentations, reports, and other deliverables.
- Provide senior project client facing leadership on key projects and for key accounts.
- Periodically act as a QC reviewer on Technology Consulting projects.
- Maintain awareness of operational, technical or regulatory changes within the Technology Consulting and AEC overall, disseminate such knowledge to staff and firm, and integrate into existing processes and standards.
- Maintain and update Technology Consulting specifications, technical documentation and standards.
- Oversee Technology Consulting design delivery process and best practices and coordinate with other disciplines.
- Provide oversight for Technology Consulting staff’s education and certification process & balance firm, studio and staff needs.
Technical Leadership - approximately 10% of time
- Maintain awareness of operational, technical or regulatory changes within the Technology Consulting and AEC overall, disseminate such knowledge to staff and firm, and integrate into existing processes and standards.
- Maintain and update Technology Consulting specifications, technical documentation and standards.
- Oversee Technology Consulting design delivery process and best practices and coordinate with other disciplines.
- Provide oversight for Technology Consulting staff’s education and certification process & balance firm, studio and staff needs.
Business Development/Marketing - approximately 10% of time
- Contribute to the development of strategic and tactical business development and marketing plans for the Technology Consulting group and align with firm-wide Technology Consulting goals and strategies.
- Develop new and maintain existing client relationships.
- Develop presentation materials and present to clients and at strategic industry events.
- Represent the firm through published articles, public speaking engagements and attendance at industry and community events, meetings, and conferences.
- Develop project proposals.
- Assist the marketing department with the development of Technology Consulting marketing materials and content.
Learning/Maintaining and Expanding Technical and Managerial Skills - approximately 5% of time
- Maintains current knowledge of technologies and trends impacting Stantec's core service offerings and markets and continually strengthens skills.
Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.
Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.
Join us and design your place with Stantec.