Senior Practice Leader

Summary

Join Woodard & Curran as their Industrial Water Practice Leader, a crucial role in expanding their market presence and technical capabilities. Reporting to the National Director of Practices, you will lead technical teams, understand national market dynamics in industrial water management, and identify new opportunities. This position requires substantial technical expertise in areas like industrial water and wastewater treatment, water reuse, and emerging contaminants. Experience in various sectors, such as manufacturing and pharmaceuticals, is essential. You will also manage client relationships, oversee engineering projects, and ensure compliance. The role involves up to 30% travel and can be performed virtually. Woodard & Curran offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science minimum; a Master’s degree is preferred, with a focus on water and wastewater treatment or chemical engineering with treatment background
• Minimum 20 years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience in the execution and management in the marketplace
• Professional Engineering license is required

Responsibilities

• Support the development of a cohesive practice team
• Identify skills of practice personnel and those needed to support delivery of industrial water projects
• Support recruitment of staff to work on industrial water projects
• Work with project team staffing to ensure industrial water project teams are appropriately staffed with senior oversight
• Maintain the Utilization goal as set by the business unit
• Work with the Practice Director to execute the Industrial Practice-specific plans and goals
• Support the Practice's bookings and partner with the business development team on client pursuits and market strategies in Industrial Water sectors, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, food and beverage, renewable natural gas, and mining
• Identify business needs across Industrial Water markets and collaborate with Clients, Managers, and Business Development Leaders to pursue opportunities
• Develop and maintain strong client-advisor relationships, leading to repeat business
• Educate Client Managers, with support from the Director of Practice, on effective strategies to advance business development in Industrial Water
• Identify growth areas for the Industrial Water Practice across national geographies and markets
• Work with the Director of Practice to identify specific Client Managers and Operations Technical Staff to collaborate with the Business Development Leader on particular pursuits
• Develop discrete practice offerings
• Conduct marketplace technical capability differentiation by making national and regional-level technical publications & presentations and serving in professional technical leadership positions in outside organizations
• Develop and maintain marketing material for their specific area of Practice
• Advise and assist in developing proposals and projects based on technical expertise
• Advise on technical resources, both external and internal, for the company
• Responsible for meeting contract commitments for technical components
• Develops and ensures implementation of QA/QC procedures for discipline areas identified or required by the Practice
• Supports project teams in lessons learned/technical debriefs as part of the closeout of a project
• Maintain an internal knowledge-sharing feed within the Community of Practice
• Support technical initiatives
• Work with Practice Leadership to set technical direction or review the scope of significant projects in the Practice area
• Identify opportunities for innovation within projects
• Maintain a library of technical information needed for specific markets and key clients (e.g., client-specific standards)
• Develop an annual budget for technical needs (i.e., training & Software) for their specific practice areas
• Coordinate with BU Leadership to expand the practice resources to meet the identified demand for technical service
• Work with the Director of Practice on Preparing a Strategic Plan for Practice
• Annual business planning for Practice
• Identify, lead, and participate in business development, bid, and proposal efforts
• Provide indirect supervision for the technical practice teams

Preferred Qualifications

Design build and engineering experience preferred

Benefits

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions
• 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
• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure
• Woodard & Curran provides 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. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately
• Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans
• Company provides 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
• This role has the option for remote work