Business Leader

Business Leader - Geospatial - ( 230000BM ) **Description** Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind. We care about the communities we serve—because they're our communities too. We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe. **The role** Reporting to the Business Centre Operating Leader (BCOL) - Community Development VIC, the **Business Leader** (BL) is responsible for the business operations, encompassing safety leadership, people leadership, client service, growth and operational excellence within their region. **Responsibilities include**: - Work with the BCOL in preparing annual BC business plans and budgets. - Responsible for continuous improvement and effective management of operational areas within their region. - On a monthly basis, review forecasting, backlog, GR, NR, WIP, AFDA, DSO and utilization with the BCOL and PMCL and drive local actions to address identified issues. - Responsible for achieving net revenue, gross margin, G&A, operating income and backlog targets from within their region and as a collective across the Business Centre. - Responsible for growth and continuous improvement including assisting in developing and implementing improvement plans for underperforming operations as it applies within their region. - Partner with Business Leaders to drive collaboration and work sharing across the Business Centre to meet the overall Business Centre utilisation target. - Provide leadership and direction to all staff and ensure the objectives, actions and focus of the business centre is clearly communicated. - Model the behaviours and attitudes that align with our values and what we expect of our staff. - Foster and embed a culture aligned with the core values to support the strategic intent of the business within the Business Centre. - Proactively identify opportunities to reinforce and further develop Stantec's high-performance culture with a focus on talent, productivity and financial performance. - Responsible for regional talent management lifecycle including; recruitment, career development, employee engagement, succession planning, coaching and mentoring, diversity and inclusion, and leadership development. - Direct reports include Group Leaders, Team Leaders, local project managers, technical leaders, discipline leaders, business development, etc. as required and agreed with the BCOL. - Work with project delivery teams and Practice Leaders to drive quality and timely delivery of project deliverables to meet but preferably to exceed client expectations. - Ensure the business delivers work that secures repeat business for valued clients whilst fostering growth and diversification of services. - Responsible for client relationships, strategic project pursuits and major project leadership within their region and working towards sustainable sector growth. **Qualifications** **To be successful for this role you'll need**: - Team leadership - demonstrated experience in successfully managing teams, experience managing teams >20 people is desirable but not compulsory. - Financial -demonstrated experience and understanding of the financial levers in a consulting business and a proven ability to deliver results, whilst maintain a focus on people - Commercial - a sound understanding of contracts and commercial arrangements on projects as well as a well-developed problem solving and negotiations skills to resolve issues. - Project Management - demonstrated experience in managing and owning the performance of a large portfolio of projects and implementing recovery plans to address performance issues. - Interpersonal skills - a proven ability to successfully manage internal stakeholders across multiple business line and functions to remove internal barriers and achieve a collaborative approach. - Client Focus - demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships leading to repeat work. - Extensive experience and knowledge in the provision of both cadastral and engineering surveying services, particularly within the land/urban development and infrastructure environment. - Strong knowledge of cadastral legislation and subdivision consultancy work. - A high level of experience working with GPS and other modern survey technology. - A bachelor’s degree in surveying and a current registration as a Licensed Surveyor with the Surveyors Registration Board of Victoria. **What we offer** - Along with a competitive salary we offer many other benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing is ongoing. - Flexible Working Arrangements including purchasing up to 4 weeks additional leave and pro