McAdams ยท 2 hours ago
Water Wastewater Practice Lead
McAdams is a full-service land planning and engineering firm seeking to build and operate a profitable Water/Wastewater practice area within their Water Resources department. The role involves developing a team to execute projects, ensuring quality and profitability, and representing the firm at industry events.
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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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Previous A/E/C firm experience
Company
McAdams
McAdams is a civil engineering firm based in North Carolina.
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