Clients and Markets Leader

Job Description

GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of Water, Energy and Resources, Environment, Property and Buildings, and Transportation.

GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of Water, Energy and Resources, Environment, Property and Buildings, and Transportation.

Join us as we work toward growing business future that delivers sustainable, community oriented and technically creative market solutions to meet our changing world. Become part of our network of talented engineers, scientists, consultants, and specialists, as we strive to create a world powered by clean, efficient, and renewable systems.

The Clients and Markets Lead
-Canada Central is a Regional leadership role and part of the Canada Central Leadership Team. The role is focused on driving the strategy, vision, growth, and performance of the markets and business development functions across the three Provinces:
Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. This position involves ongoing collaboration with partners across Canada, the U.S., and globally to support GHD’s market growth. The Clients and Markets Lead will work closely with the National Market and Sector Leads as well as the other Canada Central Regional Market Leaders in Environment, Transportation, Energy and Resources, Water, and Property & Buildings. Key collaborators in this role also include the Regional General Manager, Operations Managers, Sector Leaders, Business Group Leaders, Client Relationship Managers, and Service Line Leaders.

This role’s primary responsibilities are to develop and execute the growth plan and strategic vision for the markets across Central Canada, while also contributing to the broader Canadian growth strategy. With a focus on driving growth in private and public sectors, the role emphasizes delivering sustainable, profitable outcomes, fostering innovation, and advancing GHD’s business. The Clients and Markets Lead will work on positioning GHD strategically through differentiated value propositions, thought leadership, and strategic partnerships.

Leading the development of proposals that support growth and diversification of the markets, this leader will also ensure alignment with GHD’s core values and global growth strategy.

Key responsibilities also include fostering cross-market collaboration to execute complex, multi-market, multi-discipline projects, supporting talent development, and leading large-scale initiatives as Project Director where needed. This role will include strong client leadership responsibilities for key client accounts across the markets.

We are seeking a strategic and proactive innovator who is eager to make a positive impact on the world and shape the future of growth across Canada Central.

• Further develop GHD’s Canada Central business strategy, with a focus on long-term opportunities that align with GHD’s growth aspirations
• Leading business development efforts for Canada Central while collaborating with global, national and regional leaders to build a unified approach
• Understanding the broad market trends and Provincial investment with a forward-looking strategy toward future projects and emerging technologies across the markets.
• Identify areas of practice within the Region, based on client feedback and/or market trends (service lines) that require enhancement to meet present or future opportunities
• Strengthening relationships with new and existing clients, while expanding GHD’s presence in the market across Canada Central, and the Americas, consistent with GHD’s enterprise strategy and business plans.
• Providing leadership on key client accounts across all…