Remote Regional Leader - Environment Business

Summary

Join Woodard & Curran as a Regional Leader and lead the people, projects, and business performance for one of the Business Units' Regions. As an employee-owned company, we prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility.

Requirements

• BS Degree or equivalent as a minimum
• A minimum of 15 years within a consulting or engineering firm
• At least 5 years as a Project Manager, Client Manager or Technical Manager with a track record of successful project management
• A minimum of 5 years of experience managing staff

Responsibilities

• Lead the people, projects, and business performance for one of the Business Units' Regions
• Facilitate training, career development, and retention of individuals in the BU Region
• Monitor project performance and productivity, and elevate/address concerns as needed
• Contribute to and implement the Business Unit's goals within their Region
• Support Project Managers and those who manage projects within their Region in alignment with Practice Leadership
• Partner with the Project Resource Team on resource leveling and employee opportunities
• Support Business Development Leaders and Director of Practice as requested for opportunities
• Maintain consistency in people leadership and project management in accordance with Consulting and Company policies and procedures
• Assist the Business Unit with annual development of the Business and Financial Plans, as appropriate
• Partner with Operations and People Leader to monitor financial metrics for the BU
• Lead PM enhanced project reviews, quarterly reviews, and partner with the PMOL and finance team Project Financial Analyst (PFA), and Project Accountant (PAC)
• Manage individual utilization within the Region, including identifying and correcting under/overloaded staff to maintain a balanced workload
• Partner with People Leaders within their Region to ensure employees are connected to the company vision and strategic goals
• Responsible for working with Operations and People Leader HR Recruiting Team and Hiring Manager (as applicable) to identify, recruit, and hire candidates for open positions within the Region
• Recommend modifications to the annual hiring plan as necessary based on workload, project needs, and recommendations from the Project Resource Team
• Responsible for cascading communicating with employees within their region
• Lead recognition and feedback for all employees within the Region
• Ensure consistency in practice, standards, and work production, including compliance with the company’s PQA program
• Monitor projects to ensure they are meeting BU financial goals
• Accountable for ensuring project risk components are monitored and managed
• Accountable for championing and ensuring safety protocols are adhered to within the Region

Benefits

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed
• Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience
• Paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure
• Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury
• Three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans
• Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life
• WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching
• LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually – nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform
• Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee’s job or planned career development