Our client, a world class international provider of consulting, engineering, construction, and operations services with offices located across North America and around the globe is seeking a key leader for their Canada East operation. The principal markets they serve are water & wastewater, environmental, transportation and facilities. They are seeking a top flight manager to run one or more offices within Ontario with as much as $40MM in gross revenue responsibility and who may have the potential to assume greater regional leadership responsibilities. This professional will have profit & loss responsibility for this business unit and will oversee the operations, business development, recruiting & retention, and financial management areas for the entire region. This region requires a leader dedicated to growing the business profitably, someone who can drive top line growth while managing the bottom line to consistent performance year after year. We are looking for a dynamic manager who can juggle responsibility for multiple parts of the business.
Challenges:
Canada has tremendous opportunities for our client to establish itself as the #1 provider of consulting and engineering services in each of the market sectors it serves. Results can be enormous if the leadership is in tune with the market. It will be crucial that this individual manage up the chain of command and keep the leadership informed of the situation. Furthermore, this individual should be very confident in his or her ability to stay on top of the business. Our client is committed to generating superior results, so this person must be able to operate in a performance oriented business environment. Certainly nothing can be accomplished by any leader without building an excellent team. Given the extraordinary challenges in the current market for talent, the winning candidate must be a good people manager with the ability to attract and retain talented individuals and build a team of serious, efficient, and productive people who will help this individual succeed. To this end, mentoring others on how to develop new business through an organized program will be essential. Finally, it will be imperative for this individual to rapidly gain the respect and commitment of the current leadership team and further the cause of the organization through a clear strategic vision and direct communication. Balancing the rigor of such an opportunity with the rest of one’s life takes a sizeable amount of personal character, organizational skill, and a focused approach to the business. Our client needs a savvy business leader who can handle this challenge.
Opportunity:
The Toronto office is the largest office in the Global Consulting and Engineering business worldwide. The leader who is successful and assumes the responsibilities and pressures of growing the region will earn increased visibility and respect within the company. This individual will run all design, construction, and consulting areas of the business. Growing the region profitably is one of the company’s top priorities, and the region’s success will greatly impact the company’s efforts to increase its visibility and reach within the water and wastewater, environmental, facilities, and transportation markets. The real opportunity for the successful candidate is to make our client the most well-respected, highly credible engineering firm in Canada, creating a lasting imprint throughout the public and private sectors and making the company the Number One provider in each of its areas of expertise. As he or she grows the business, there will be expanded opportunities to take on further responsibilities within the global platform.
Experience / Education Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technically oriented consulting field. Significant experience in consulting, engineering, and construction programs.
- PE/P.Eng. required; MBA preferred.
- Demonstrated experience managing operations, budge development and control including profit & loss responsibility.
- Ability to develop innovative management systems to advance the performance of programs.
- Proven ability to lead and manage a large group of professionals of different technical disciplines.
- Professional certification by state (or province) and/or national organization(s) in professional disciplines.
