Stantec
Regional Commercial Lead - Water - South & Midlands
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Regional Commercial Lead - Water - South & Midlands
The Opportunity
Stantec is seeking a strategic and driven Regional Commercial Lead to join our thriving UK Water business. This is a pivotal role within our South & Midlands region as our portfolio strengthens across the transformative AMP8 cycle. With significant capital programs confirmed across key regional frameworks—including Severn Trent, Dŵr Cymru, Wessex, South West, Anglian, Southern Water, Thames Water, and Affinity Water—this region represents a vital component of our national growth strategy.
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape our commercial approach to some of the UK’s most complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. As we ramp up for the unprecedented investment levels of AMP8, you will be instrumental in navigating new regulatory incentives and delivery models. This role can be based out of any of our Southern or Midlands offices, including Birmingham, Reading, High Wycombe, London, Brighton, Bristol, or Cardiff.
About The Role
As Regional Commercial Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring that we have a healthy, profitable, and sustainable business while effectively managing and balancing business risk and growth. You will provide strategic oversight on the commercial elements of bids and develop competitive proposals with partner organisations that meet business objectives and provide opportunities for ouperformance.
Working alongside our Senior Leadership Team to drive operational excellence, you will:
- Implement and improve controlled commercial strategies to enable business growth.
- Lead stakeholder management by building and maintaining strong working relationships with Client and Partner Commercial Leads.
YOUR IMPACT
- You will have the opportunity to have a significant impact across the Water Business.
- By providing commercial leadership to the regional leadership group, inspire and motivate the team to deliver best practice in commercial and risk performance management.
- Challenge conventional thinking and foster a collaborative culture, being the catalyst for sustainable growth.
- Play a direct role in securing our future portfolio, ensuring Stantec remains a market leader in the delivery of critical water infrastructure.
- Focus on proactive risk management and strategic partnership, protecting the business while enabling ambitious projects in the sector.
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About You
You are an experienced Commercial Lead with a solid understanding of how to drive change within professional services teams.
Requirements & Qualifications:
- Education: Ideally qualified with a relevant degree (e.g., Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Law, or Business).
- Industry Knowledge: Deep experience in the regulated water sector is highly desirable. Experience within a design and build or consultancy environment is advantageous.
- Technical Expertise: Exemplary experience in NEC4 contract management practices and various alliance/enterprise delivery models common in the water industry.
- Analytical Skills: Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret complex financial systems and reports.
- Leadership Style: High degree of self-management and ability to influence staff and partners across all seniority levels.
- Mobility: Willingness to travel to client and project offices when required, as this role covers the South of the UK.
Why Join Us?
- We put people first: Friendly, inclusive, and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued.
- We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work for by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies (2025).
- We do what is right: Industry-leading training and development, plus paid-for professional subscriptions.
- Growth: Part of an exciting expansion across the UK & Ireland, particularly in the South.
- Great Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Bonus schemes
- Enhanced pension plan
- Private medical insurance
- Flexible "buy/sell" annual leave
- Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with a hybrid approach.
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About Stantec
The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees across 6 continents and over 450 locations. We have been operating in the UK for over 150 years, planning, designing, delivering, and managing infrastructure to support sustainable, healthy, and prosperous communities.
Our teams provide effective solutions that turn clients’ visions into valued consents, deliverable plans, and efficient designs, ensuring technical excellence and deep market insights. Our mission is to address today’s challenges while advancing a fairer, better tomorrow through clean growth, economic transformation, and future community needs.
Stantec embraces explicit obligations toward workplace equality: By law, we provide equal employment opportunities and strictly prohibit discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Discrimination against candidates and employees in decisions related to recruitment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, or termination is not tolerated. Stantec aligns with all laws and ensures fair opportunities in all employment aspects.
Accessibility: At Stantec, we’re committed to an accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments during interviews or assessments, please inform our Talent Acquisition team.
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