WSP in the U.S. · 19 hours ago
Hydromechanical Practice Lead
Jacksonville, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
12+ years expWSP is one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms, and they are seeking a Hydromechanical Practice Lead to provide leadership within T&I Water West. The role involves ensuring quality technical deliverables in water resources engineering, driving business development, and fostering compliance with environmental regulations.
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Responsibilities
Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the hydromechanical engineering discipline, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work site deliverables are successfully achieved within the business sector
Build out hydromechanical practice; identifying, hiring and retaining key personnel to support growth across T&I Water West
Serve as Deputy for Dams Practice Lead, supporting and leading business development activities with clients for projects including dams, hydraulic structures, canals, levees and civil works, across the western U.S. and internationally
Support and lead business development activities with clients for projects including dams, hydraulic structures, canals, levees and civil works, across the eastern U.S
Establish and lead business development opportunities, including strategic planning, positioning, client engagement, conference attendance, and proposals
Lead strategic pursuits of federal civil works opportunities, including participation in SAME events, contracting open houses, and preparing SF-330s
Perform engineering review of permit applications, engineering design plans and specifications, periodic construction inspections, to ensure that they comply with applicable state and/or federal regulations and sound engineering practice and standards
Lead larger-scale more complex engineering projects ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees
Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of environmental problems and programs
Actively foster compliance with applicable Federal, State, and Local environmental laws, policies, and regulatory requirements
Ensure that engineering discipline certifications, accreditations, and value proposition is developed and continuously improved
Conduct needs analyses and client value surveys to align the engineering discipline’s function with business and project strategy, identifying and addressing any skill gaps or risks within the sector business operations
Schedule engineering discipline meetings, providing updates and recommendations to ensure that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to inculcate discipline expertise and innovation into project work
Serve as one of the engineering discipline’s lead representatives/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities
Develop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics – and accountable for planning, development and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable engineering practices
Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents that result in sound engineering, engineering, and regulatory conclusions
Provide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients
Develop a client base for providing high level water resources engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities
Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development
Manage and provide performance guidance and leadership to assigned staff
Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients
Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, with a focus in Water Resources or closely related discipline
12+ years of relevant post education experience in water resources engineering
Engineer license required (multi-state preferred)
Advanced proficiency with water resources engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to environmental permitting and project work-related issues
Strong working knowledge of relevant environmental laws, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization
Advanced proficiency with making technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations
Works independently and provides guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC
Well-defined experience in conducting Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments in accordance with ASTM guidelines and industry standards
Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization
Tactical lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment
Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, regulators, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists
Advanced proficiency with office automation and communication software, technology, math principles, predictive models, and tools
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs
Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements
Preferred
Master's Degree in Engineering
Strong experience in managing the review and approval of documents and discipline-specific deliverables, certifications, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment is highly desirable
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