WHY DO WE NEED YOU?
Why Work with Us
At Saint-Gobain building science brings together market insight, customer needs and technical expertise to shape better-performing building solutions. This role offers the opportunity to influence the Canadian non-residential strategy and work across business, sales, marketing, technical and R&D teams in a highly collaborative environment.
What’s the Job?
The Building Science Strategist generates the market intelligence and customer insights needed to drive the non-residential strategy for Saint-Gobain construction product businesses in Canada. The role initiates the development of differentiated passive fire, moisture and acoustic system solutions for key market segments, including healthcare, data centres and airports.
Reporting to the Senior Building Science Strategist, this is a hybrid, individual-contributor role with national scope and approximately 25% travel within Canada and to the United States.
What Will You Do?
- Shape project and program strategies in collaboration with the manager and internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead or contribute to market research that clarifies market fundamentals, direction and the factors influencing building design, specification and construction.
- Identify building typologies and quantify addressable opportunities, including market size, growth potential and competitive market share.
- Assess competitors’ business models, go-to-market strategies and technical offerings to understand the factors behind commercial success.
- Build a detailed understanding of decision drivers and pain points across the commercial construction value chain.
- Identify product and system gaps using voice-of-customer evidence; evaluate desirability, viability and feasibility as projects progress.
- Establish performance requirements for new system opportunities.
- Synthesize insights and facilitate alignment across central functions and businesses to inform solution-development and go-to-market strategies.
- Support R&D development, testing, commercial pilots and solution validation by defining testing needs and collecting and analyzing customer feedback.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?
What Do You Bring?
- Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering, architecture, building science, engineering or related fields, with a minimum of 12 years of experience, preferably in building product/system strategy, R&D, construction market research, construction or related industries.
- Master’s degree in architectural engineering, architecture, building science, engineering or related fields, with a minimum of 7 years of experience, preferably in building product/system strategy, R&D, construction market research, construction or related industries.
- PhD in architectural engineering, architecture, building science, engineering or related fields, with a minimum 3 years of experience, preferably in building product/system strategy, R&D, construction market research, construction or related industries.
- Hands-on market research experience and a strong customer-centric approach. Strong customer-centric mindset with a proven ability to translate customer and stakeholder needs into actionable insights.
- Strong understanding of commercial construction processes, building technologies, and relevant codes and standards.
- Working knowledge of acoustics, passive fire protection and moisture management.
- Excellent analytical, synthesis and storytelling skills, with the ability to communicate complex findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to collaborate across customers, sales, marketing, R&D, technical experts and executive leadership.
- Ability to influence decisions and drive results in a complex matrix organization. Proven ability to drive results and influence decision-making in a complex matrix organization.
- An agile mindset, with the ability to pivot toward work that creates the greatest value.
- A demonstrated commitment to trust, collaboration and psychological safety in cross-functional environments.
- Proven ability to drive results and influence decision-making in a complex matrix organization.
Additional Requirements
- Approximately 25% travel within Canada and to the United States for customer visits, partner meetings, conferences and trade shows.
- Valid driver’s licence required for rental-car travel.
- Hybrid work classification.
- Ability to perform the essential duties of the role, with reasonable accommodation where required.
What We Offer
- A national role with the opportunity to influence strategy for priority non-residential market segments in Canada.
- Cross-functional collaboration with commercial, marketing, technical and R&D teams across Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed.
- The opportunity to translate customer insight and building-science expertise into differentiated system solutions.
- A workplace that values collaboration, trust and continuous learning.
LEGAL STATEMENT
Saint-Gobain is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to applicants upon their request. This commitment is in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Benefits In Joining Us
We provide unique options to fit your unique lives! Our Total Rewards Program offers a total approach to well-being!
Our amazing benefits and programs include, but are not limited to:
- Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental
- Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, paid time-off, and Employee Assistance Program
- Financial Security: Company-funded Retirement Accumulation Plan - Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan (DPSP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) and Employee Stock Purchase Program (PEG)
- Tuition Reimbursement: Continuing education for every season of your career
- Employee Recognition Programs
- LiveWell: Rewarding you for living a healthy lifestyle
- Be Well Be You: Our comprehensive benefits, resources, and programs platform to help you and your family be well, wherever you are in life (Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Social)
- Pet insurance options: Insurance plan & prescription discount program for your furry friends
- Perks & Savings Program: access to thousands of gift cards, in-store and online discounts, as well as cashback offers.
- This is an active, existing vacancy. We are looking to fill this position immediately.
Certain provinces require pay information be provided in job postings. The national pay range for this position is 99 000$ to $126 000$ per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.
In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus. The targeted bonus amount is 13% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures.
Saint-Gobain aims to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support our employees’ well-being and help improve daily life for themselves and their families. Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best needs their individual needs. 
