Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that works to support operational excellence. The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 400 locations across 6 continents. Our Functional Services Teams (FSTs) include Corporate Development, Finance, HR, HSSE, IT, Legal, Marketing/Communications, Practice Services and Real Estate and Procurement. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our FSTs are vital to making our Company stronger.
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 strategic, 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.
We have a role for a Marketing Specialist available on our growing team with a focus on our Buildings Business Line. You are detail oriented, outgoing and have the confidence and background needed to collaborate with our business leaders at a high strategic level. You possess a strong background in marketing and communications along with exceptional writing skills and are a leader and a team player who can own pursuit processes, communicate with conviction and maneuver in a competitive, deadline-driven environment.
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.
If this sounds like your perfect role, we would love to hear from you.
Role Overview
Reporting directly to the Regional Marketing Team Lead, the Marketing Specialist works directly with Leadership teams and practitioners to proactively support business development, help build client relationships and develop and execute strategic 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 Plan, organize, and lead all elements of an RFP response, including initiating Go/No Go discussion, developing a response plan, conducting win strategy reviews, leading proposal kick-off meeting, managing and working with pursuit team to develop response sections and monitor consistency of strategic messages, conducting progress reviews, preparing final proposal review package, and incorporating team comments and feedback. Prepare high-impact proposals, presentations, and other communications in alignment with the Stantec brand. Work with regional sector leads, global sector leadership, and marketing to support Stantec’s corporate and regional goals for revenue growth, profitability, and market leadership. Work closely with key business development leaders to coordinate strategic client facing events, materials, and other communications in alignment with the Stantec brand. Grow our brand position by partnering with our Promotions and Public Relations specialists and supporting the planning and implementation of thought leadership, award submissions, conference abstracts, and promotional activities. Support and maintain Stantec’s internal systems for information management related to opportunity/lead tracking, people and projects, and promotional activity. Develop and maintain qualification materials including project descriptions, experience matrices, resumes, capability statements, and other BD materials through Stantec’s communications systems and tools. Leverage local and global networks within Stantec to support marketing processes and value propositions. Your Capabilities and Credentials Proven experience developing responses to detailed requests for proposals (RFPs) is required. Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Detail-oriented and organized, with exceptional prioritization skills. Must thrive working assertively in a deadline-driven environment. Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and web-based interfaces. Must have the ability to work independently and in cooperation with a larger regional team. Candidate should enjoy working with different personality styles and management levels, both in person and across geographies.
Education and Experience Post-secondary education in marketing, communications, journalism, English, business, or equivalent experience. Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in A/E/C industry as a marketing professional.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.