Water / Wastewater Practice Lead

Position Purpose
To build and operate a profitable Water / Wastewater practice area within the Water Resources department of McAdams. This position is to develop a team to execute water / wastewater projects including technical design, financial management, City/State/Federal approvals, and construction, while exceeding client expectations. The position is responsible for the development of this practice area in all McAdams metro locations.

Essential Functions + Responsibilities

• Responsibilities include: Talent Acquisition, Development and Retention, Project Delivery, Business Development, Financial Performance, and conformance to McAdams Company Goals and Values.
• Lead a production team, provide resource management, resolve complex technical problems,
  coach, train, and mentor design professionals, and work collaboratively with all team
  members on all aspects of project execution
• Coordinate and oversee resource scheduling to ensure workload and deadlines are managed
  effectively
• Establish, promote, and ensure quality on all projects and work performed by group staff
• Develop proposals or contracts that ensure the contract scope is adequate for the project, provide the desired level of profitability, and ensure that the project schedule is viable
• Understand business initiatives and concerns of current and prospective clients to recognize and promote new opportunities and cross-sell other services provided by the firm
• Responsible for the development of short-term and long-term strategic market sector plans for the Water / Wastewater practice area
• Responsible for the profitable operation of Water / Wastewater Practice area of Water Resources at McAdams
• Representation of McAdams at industry events, at professional organizations and conferences (regional and national), development as a thought leader within these organizations.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree (B.S.) in engineering
• PE required
• 10+ years of related experience and/or training
• Highly motivated to develop a Water / Wastewater practice
• Possess technical expertise in civil engineering as it applies to Water / Wastewater projects
• Demonstrated leadership abilities with the ability to carry a project through the design process
  independently and within a team framework
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage and grow key relationships
• Proven knowledge of budget impacts and profit and revenue expectations
• Demonstrated ability to think critically while preparing and executing strategic plans for growth
• Proven relationships within the community that are of value in the development of a Water / Wastewater practice

Preferences

• Previous A/E/C firm experience