Director, Strategic Advisory - Category Management

Director, Strategic Advisory - Category Management

Your future role on our team

As Director, Strategic Advisory, Category Management, you’ll shape, develop and expand BBA’s portfolio of Strategic Advisory services. Reporting to the Vice-President, Strategic Advisory, you’ll establish the portfolio architecture and strategic direction, lead category strategies and transform BBA’s technical and industry expertise into differentiated, market-relevant and commercially viable advisory offerings.

You’ll work closely with category Leaders, technical leaders, client account managers, sales leaders, and regional and market leaders to identify client needs, prioritize opportunities and mobilize subject-matter experts across BBA.

You’ll also develop the methodologies, tools, intellectual property and internal communities required to deliver advisory services consistently and at scale. As a senior consulting leader, you’ll personally lead select high-value strategic engagements and maintain an expected billable contribution of approximately 30–40%.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to

• Develop and maintain an integrated architecture for BBA’s Strategic Advisory portfolio, clarifying the purpose, target markets, client needs, value propositions and boundaries of each category
• Lead category strategies and growth plans, assess market demand and strategic fit and recommend where BBA should invest, build capabilities or reposition its offerings
• Transform BBA’s technical expertise and intellectual capital into clear, client-focused services that are sellable, deliverable, repeatable and adaptable
• Define priority offerings, delivery models, required competencies and commercial logic, and maintain a current catalogue of advisory services and capabilities
• Develop and standardize advisory methodologies, diagnostic frameworks, reusable tools, proposal content, workshop structures and client deliverables
• Provide direction, coaching and support to Strategic Advisory Category Leaders and facilitate collaboration across categories, disciplines and geographies
• Build and lead a Strategic Advisory community of practice and mobilize subject-matter experts for offering development, thought leadership, proposals and client delivery
• Monitor market trends, client priorities and emerging strategic issues, and coordinate a thought‑leadership agenda with the Marketing and Communications teams
• Lead or contribute to select high-value advisory engagements, facilitate executive discussions and provide quality oversight for strategically important mandates
• Partner with sales, account and operational leaders to position priority offerings, support major pursuits and connect advisory services with engineering, environmental and field services
• Track portfolio growth, category performance, market traction, intellectual‑property adoption, collaboration, delivery contribution and client value.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Caring mindset that puts people first
• Sense of equity and inclusion
• Inspirational leadership
• Willingness to work together while having fun
• Rigorous and ethical
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Managerial courage
• Results-driven
• Ability to look beyond established standards
• Ability to share and pass on knowledge
• Willingness to work together while having fun
• Strong commitment to health and safety.

Summary of certifications and job requirements

• Relevant undergraduate degree in engineering, business, science, sustainability or a related discipline; advanced business, management or technical education is an asset
• Significant experience developing and growing consulting, advisory or professional‑services portfolios
• Demonstrated ability to structure a portfolio and translate broad organizational capabilities into distinct market‑facing service offerings
• Experience developing category strategies, value propositions, methodologies and reusable consulting products
• Strong understanding of consulting economics, client value and the factors that make professional‑service offerings commercially viable
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary subject‑matter experts in a matrixed organization and mobilizing people across organizational and geographic boundaries
• Demonstrated success leading complex strategic engagements for senior client audiences
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, stakeholder‑management and influencing skills
• Ability to operate credibly across technical, commercial and strategic contexts
• Available to travel based on business and client needs
• Asset: experience in consulting engineering, energy, natural resources, infrastructure or another asset‑intensive sector
• Asset: experience building an advisory practice within a larger engineering or technical‑services organization
• Asset: knowledge of sustainability, decarbonization, energy transition, operational improvement or capital‑intensive industries
• Asset: experience working across multiple markets, business units or geographic regions.

An overview of BBA’s total rewards

• Annual base salary
• Annual premium program
• Group insurance plan from the first day of employment, including disability insurance and a telemedicine program
• Retirement savings plan
• Annual vacation and sick leave
• BBA holidays
• Cellphone program

BBA considers many factors when determining the annual base salary, including location, market, education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment, qualifications, certifications and other relevant skills.

Type of position: Regular

About BBA

BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, with over 45 years of experience serving the energy and natural resources industry.

Our people are the foundation of our success. Their passion and excellence have earned us recognition as one of Canada’s Best Employers and Best Managed Companies , and we’re committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, lead and be themselves.

Our teams bring together engineering, environmental and commissioning expertise to deliver practical, innovative and sustainable solutions—from strategy to execution. With 20 offices across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America, we combine local presence with international reach, offering clients close collaboration and field‑ready support.

Learn more about our culture and projects on LinkedIn or connect with our talent team.