President Essential Industries (Ottawa, ON, CA)
Position Overview We are looking for a President, Essential Services to lead a newly integrated business unit spanning Health, Nuclear, and IT Professional Services. This full P&L leadership role offers the opportunity to drive strategy, growth, and operational excellence across a complex, multi-service portfolio. Reporting to the CEO, you will act as both a builder and an operator—delivering results today while shaping the next phase of growth for Essential Services. Responsibilities What You’ll Own Growth, profitability, and operational performance Full P&L accountability for Essential Services Leadership across Health, Nuclear, and IT Professional Services Integration of teams, operating models, and go-to-market Strengthening the team, working relationships and succession Executive engagement with the CEO, the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Board What You’ll Do Drive Growth & Strategy Set and execute a clear, multi-year strategy for Essential Services Deliver organic growth and margin expansion Identify and lead strategic investments and M&A opportunities Strengthening market positioning across public and private sector clients Lead a complex, regulated portfolio with strong operational rigor Drive forecasting accuracy, performance management, and accountability Ensure consistent delivery, quality, and client experience Bring cohesion across business lines and enable a stronger “One Calian” approach Align operating models, processes, and governance to support scale Lead targeted transformation to modernize how the business runs Build, align, and elevate a high-performing leadership team Strengthening succession, accountability, and execution discipline Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and performance Partner closely with the CEO and executive team on enterprise priorities Interface with the Board on performance, strategy, and growth Maintain senior client relationships and support key pursuits Qualifications 15+ years of leadership experience in large, complex organizations Proven track record of delivering growth, operational performance, and transformation Demonstrated P&L ownership of a sizable business unit or portfolio Ability to lead across multiple services, business lines, or domains Executive presence with experience engaging CEO and Board-level stakeholders Strong commercial and financial acumen, including exposure to M&A Builder and operator mindset, able to scale and transform while delivering results Ability to create clarity in complex environments and drive execution with pace Systems thinking mindset, connecting strategy, operations, and people Experience in relevant sectors such as: Healthcare Nuclear or regulated environments IT/professional services Ability to lead through complexity, integration, and change Strong collaboration, communication, and people leadership skills Compensation Competitive and commensurate with experience Position Type We have 1 available position. Job Title: President Essential Industries Requisition Number: 2344 Date: April 02, 2026 Location 1: Ottawa Remote: Yes Business Unit: Essential Services Department: Corporate Job Type: Full-time #LI-JG1# #SF#