Senior Management & Funding Consultant at Stantec

Senior Management And Funding Consultant

At Stantec, we design with community in mind. We bring together engineering, environmental sciences, architecture, and consulting to solve complex infrastructure challenges and improve quality of life around the world. We approach infrastructure as an interconnected systemshaped by policy, funding, technology, and people. Our Stantec Management and Technology Consulting (MTC) team is an industry leader in asset management, funding, financial, economic, and technology consulting services for communities and utilities across North America. Join us and help shape resilient infrastructure and sustainable quality-of-life services.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Management and Funding Consultant to lead strategic projects, drive growth, and deliver consulting services to local governments and utilities, with a focus on California and the Western U.S. This is a client-facing leadership role requiring expertise in funding strategies, financial analysis, and infrastructure planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver funding, financial, organizational, and technology consulting services to public agencies and utilities, including cities, counties, special districts, and regional authorities.
• Lead elements of the North America Funding Program, including policy tracking and developing frameworks for matching capital needs to funding opportunities.
• Prepare and review complex quantitative models, business cases, and grant and loan applications.
• Mentor, guide, and manage junior staff.
• Manage client engagements, ensuring high-quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery while navigating procurement requirements, public meeting processes, and interagency coordination.
• Build, maintain and grow client relationships; lead business development efforts (RFQs/RFPs, interviews).
• Represent Stantec as an industry thought leader at conferences, workshops, and public forums, including presentations to boards, councils and advisory committees.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related field (Master's preferred). 15+ years of experience in consulting and/or public-sector agencies with a strong focus on water resources, infrastructure planning, funding, and financial analysis. Demonstrated experience working directly with or within public agencies, including familiarity with public governance, budgeting, procurement, and stakeholder processes. Proven success in writing and leading complex grant applications; deep knowledge of federal and state funding programs (California and Western U.S. focus). Strong analytical skills; proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word; experience with data tools (Power BI, GIS, SQL, Python, R) a plus. Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to translate technical and financial concepts for non-technical audiences, elected officials, and the public. Willingness to travel (up to 25% initially). Valid driver's license required.

Traits of Top Performers

Intellectual curiosity and strategic thinking. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Collaborative, creative, and adaptable. Comfortable working across disciplines and agencies. Entrepreneurial mindset paired with a public-services, client-focused approach.

Pay Range

Locations in CO, HI, IL, MD & Various CA, NJ Areas-$141,500.00 - $212,200.00 Annually. Pay transparency in compliance with pay transparency laws. Final compensation based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location.

Benefits Summary

Access to medical, dental, and vision plans, wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Ten paid holidays per calendar year. Vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and paid sick leave. Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave.

Primary Location

United States | CA | Sacramento

Other Locations

United States | WA | Seattle

Organization

2248 Water-US M&T Consulting-Sacramento CA

Employee Status

Regular

Business Justification

New Position

Travel

Yes

Schedule

Full time

Stantec Commitment

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.