Oil, Gas, & Energy Program Leader (Great Lakes/Midwest)

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment

Your Opportunity

An opportunity exists for a highly motivated, well organized, and entrepreneurial seller/doer, to grow our Oil, Gas, & Energy (OG&E) practice in the Great Lakes region.  The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to staff and clients in the Great Lakes Region, develop sustaining client relationships and lead growth with existing and new clients. You will collaborate on a variety of OG&E projects, including permitting and consulting services for natural gas and liquids pipelines, gas storage facilities, LNG, data centers and energy transition projects/programs. In addition to regularly interacting with clients and participating in business development activities, daily work will also include mentoring staff, driving our quality and health and safety programs, and interfacing with our nation-wide team.

This position offers flexibility, allowing you to be based at any Stantec Midwest office including Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago or other locations, with the option for a hybrid work schedule.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support growth of our Great Lakes Region OG&E permitting practice, client relationship development, opportunities identification and advancement, and proposal development 
  • Collaborate with National and Regional leaders to prioritize and plan areas of focus and recruiting/hiring 
  • Lead geographic and service expansion clients including growth of midstream OG&E services, FERC regulated projects and energy transformation services in hydrogen, CO2 and carbon sequestration.as well as data centers within the broader Great Lakes region.
  • Liaise with national and global counterparts on key accounts that have a national/international footprint.
  • Develop and grow technical delivery teams across the Great Lakes Region to support project work
  • Work collaboratively with the North America OG&E Sector team to grow and strengthen client relationships and develop new opportunities
  • Assess strengths, challenges, and areas of need within Great Lakes region, and develop solution-oriented strategies in collaboration with other regional leaders and Sectors
  • Serve as a key leader and member of key oil and gas client account teams