Digital Business Relationship Manager - Water Sector in Belfast

Stantec is looking for two talented professionals to connect our business strategy with our digital and innovation capabilities. Join us and help shape our digital vision and roadmap for APM8! In this role, you’ll work closely with our teams to ensure digital initiatives align with APM8 priorities while delivering value, improving efficiency, and enhancing outcomes for our clients. You’ll play a key part in scaling successful digital solutions across the water business.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment – translate high‑level business objectives into clear, outcome‑driven digital initiatives, and manage the value portfolio to ensure all technology investments deliver measurable benefits.
• Adoption & Change – champion adoption by supporting digital transformation across our water business and helping teams embrace new tools and ways of working.
• External Engagement – build strong relationships with key client stakeholders, showcase Stantec’s digital capabilities, and represent the firm at industry forums.
• Opportunity Capture – identify high‑value client challenges and curate tailored solutions leveraging AI, automation, and advanced analytics.

About You

You will have a relevant degree and qualifications as well as the following:

• Strong experience as a Business Relationship Manager, consulting, or digital transformation role, ideally within the AEC/Water sector.
• A good understanding of the UK water market drivers (TOTEX, resilience, net zero).
• Proven expertise in Benefits Realisation, Stakeholder Management, and Change Adoption.
• Highly credible with senior leaders and proficient in building compelling, data‑driven value cases.
• A passion and drive for innovation in the digital space.

Why Join Stantec?

• Purpose‑Driven Work – engage in meaningful projects, including a leading presence on major frameworks like the APM8 Cycle, shaping essential infrastructure and the built environment.
• Collaborative Environment – join a tight‑knit team known for supportive, integrated collaboration across disciplines.
• Global Recognition – consistently recognised as a leader in sustainability and celebrated for project delivery and culture.
• Flexible Working – flexible work arrangements to support work‑life balance.
• Comprehensive Benefits – competitive compensation, pension, generous holidays, private medical insurance, gym membership, and more.
• Professional Growth – access to industry‑leading training, mentorship, and paid professional subscriptions.

Ready to shape the future of water? Apply now to join Stantec’s dynamic Digital & Innovation team.

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. We have worked with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years, planning, designing, delivering and managing the development and infrastructure needed to support sustainable, healthy, and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery.

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