At Stantec, we have some of the world’s leading professionals passionate about enabling our business to be its best. Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. We bring diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise and create a caring culture where everyone can thrive. Through teamwork and collaboration, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day.
Your Opportunity
Are you ready to wake up every day feeling inspired, excited about your job, and do you like to be part of a winning team? Are you looking for an opportunity where you can work with and be inspired by amazing creative colleagues, make an impact on your community, gain valuable experience, and build your career? Meet Stantec. Ranked as one of the most sustainable companies in the world, the people we work with are cool, and we want you to have a future here. Our people are at the core of everything we do. Driven by a culture of inclusion, we offer dozens of employee resource groups, growth opportunities, and flexible work arrangements. We understand that the tools for success look different for everyone, and we’re committed to providing each employee with the support and flexibility they need to thrive. We have an opening for a Senior Marketing Specialist on our growing regional team. This position will be focused on partnership and growth within our Buildings Team. This position requires a proactive marketer looking to provide leadership and strategic advice to support the position and growth of Stantec’s sectors. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented individual and a leader and team player who can develop and execute a business plan, own the pursuit process, communicate effectively, manage multiple concurrent initiatives, and thrive in a deadline-driven environment. If this sounds like your perfect role, we would love to hear from you. Role Overview Reporting directly to Marketing Team Lead, the Senior Marketing Specialist works directly with sector leaders to proactively support business development, identify and strategize on opportunities to build client relationships, lead prepositioning efforts for key pursuits, confidently drive and manage the pursuit process, and work with various teams to develop and execute strategic marketing and business development initiatives. This position requires the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, meet aggressive deadlines, and prepare designed-to-win proposals and engaging presentations. The role also includes working with a larger Stantec team of Marketing, Business Development, Public Relations, and Communications professionals to build our brand awareness and identify market opportunities for top line growth.
Your Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage RFQ and RFP proposal submissions from the outset to conclusion, including prepositioning, storyboarding, leading strategic planning sessions, the coordination of scheduling and deliverables, content generation touchpoints, and review periods through to submittal, client presentations, and debrief.
Exceptional researcher and a persuasive writer – Demonstrate strong research skills into markets, sectors, competitors, and potential targets, with an ability to translate information into insight to fuel winning strategies and compelling and tailored narratives.
Sourcing, compiling, and editing proposal content – Convert and integrate technical content provided by various authors and subject matter experts into a cohesive, compelling, and well-written narrative and proposal document that is aligned with the firm’s UVP’s and win themes.
Independently assess and drive successful business development outcomes for various market sectors throughout the pursuit or marketing campaign lifecycle.
Business and market analysis, research and reporting out of trends and results.
Deploy successful promotional and marketing campaigns and direct the implementation from ideation and content creation to execution.
Support the needs of the firm’s account management program through research, strategic pre-positioning, and recurring touch points with account management teams.
Facilitate proactive business development and client outreach initiatives through virtual and digital platforms.
Sound record keeping for internal information management.
