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Michael Baker International · 2 days ago

California Water/Wastewater Practice Lead

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$250K/yr - $300K/yr

20+ years exp

Michael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, and they are seeking a California Water/Wastewater Practice Lead. This role involves driving the business strategy for the California market, managing large water and wastewater projects, and establishing strategic relationships with clients and partners.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with our Water Practice leaders to grow Michael Baker’s water practice with a primary focus on Southern California water and wastewater clients (i.e. MWD, LADWP, LACDPW, LABOE, LACSD, OCPW, CA DWR, OCSD , etc.) in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties while remaining engaged at a high level with the rest of the West Region

Connect / cross-market other discipline services and solutions. Support other disciplines that have existing client relationships and leverage those relationships for growth opportunities

Establish relationships with design-build partners including contractors and engineering firms; assist in design-build pursuits including strategic pursuit planning, stakeholder outreach, proposal development and project management execution

Develop and maintain client, stakeholder and teaming partner relationships. Work closely with the Michael Baker Southern California Water Leadership Team and the National Practice Lead for Water in pursuit identification and strategies, agency and public outreach, and allocation/management of technical resources

Identify and leverage partnership opportunities, build knowledge in government relations protocol and processes, and develop strategic relationships with key elected officials, industry leaders, agency management leaders and colleague firms through collaboration with Michael Baker’s Business Development Associates

Become an active participant in local professional organizations such as AWWA, APWA, ASCE or ACEC and work towards securing a leadership role on Board(s) or Committee(s)

Utilize strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and negotiation skills, as well as problem-solving abilities, in this highly visible position

Lead project delivery on key pursuits through provision of technical direction and oversight to the design team; oversight of fiscal management relative to scope, schedule and budget; promote adherence to client management, implementation of quality control processes and appropriate level of delegation to, and oversight of, key supporting staff

Identify potential business development opportunities that address an industry challenge; brings recognition to Michael Baker on a local and regional basis; and helps to maintain and expand Michael Baker’s Water presence in Southern California

Lead proposal, interview, fee development and negotiations for various key project pursuits

Build relationships with other managers in the West Region and with other key managers companywide

Refresh past knowledge and stay apprised of current representative services and projects for Michael Baker in Environmental, GIS, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Structures, Surface Water, Surveying, and Transportation

Recruit and attract individuals to Michael Baker and help build team members’ careers

Collaborate with the Southern California, Northern California, Nevada, Arizona, the Pacific Northwest representatives and the Regional Leadership team regarding staff assignments, workshare, mentorship, business pursuits and feedback on quality of project deliverables

Qualification

Professional Engineer licenseWater/Wastewater experienceProject managementCivil engineering degreeClient relationship managementEntrepreneurial spiritMentoring skillsCommunication skillsNegotiation skillsProblem-solving abilities

Required

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Professional Engineer license required for the state of California

20+ years of water or wastewater experience with increasing levels of responsibility

Strong track record of overseeing successful project delivery of water and wastewater projects

Entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to be a leader at Michael Baker to grow our water practice in the California marketplace

Demonstrated supervisory and mentoring skills, strong engineering judgment, applicable technical skills, and strong proposal writing talents

Strong client relationships and the drive to use those relationships to win work and grow the Michael Baker West Region Water Practice

Preferred

Experience in Northern California, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada is a plus

Strong presence in the water industry, with active participation on Boards, including thought leadership authorship and speaking roles at conferences/seminars