Remote Water Resources Senior Practice Leader

Summary

Join Woodard & Curran as a Water Resources Senior Practice Leader and advance the capabilities and market exposure of the Water Resources Practice. As a national leader in the water resources sector, you will understand markets and drivers, capture market opportunities, and foster credibility in the industry.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science
• Minimum 20 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in the execution and management in the marketplace

Responsibilities

• Work with the Practice Director to execute the Water Resources Practice-specific plans and goals
• Support the Practice's bookings and partner with the business development team on client pursuits and market strategies in water resources sectors, including groundwater, stormwater management, and watershed planning
• Identify business needs across water resources 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 water resources
• Identify growth areas for the Water Resources Practice across national geographies and markets
• Work with the Director of Practice to identify specific Client Managers and Service Line Technical Staff to collaborate with the Business Development Leader on particular pursuits
• Develop discrete practice offerings like flood control plans, water supply studies, or stormwater management systems
• 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 PMs & TMs on technical resources, both external and internal, for the company
• Responsible for meeting contract commitments for technical components
• Performs QA/QC procedures (e.g., TATs, formal project reviews, PIC, etc.) for discipline areas identified or required by the Practice
• Supports Project Manager in lessons learned/technical debrief 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 the Utilization goal as set by the business unit
• 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

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
• Personal and Family health: 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
• Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits
• 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