Water/Wastewater Practice Lead

3 weeks ago


Raleigh, United States McAdams Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation and geomatics firm located in North Carolina and Texas. We seek a partnership with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what makes McAdams different. We bring "experiences" to the forefront of everything we do and to do that takes special people.

Water / Wastewater Practice Lead

Position Purpose
To build and operate a profitable Water / Wastewater practice area within the Water Resources department of McAdams. This position is to develop a team to execute water / wastewater projects including technical design, financial management, City/State/Federal approvals, and construction, while exceeding client expectations. The position is responsible for the development of this practice area in all McAdams metro locations.

Essential Functions + 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.

Qualifications

  • 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

Preferences

  • Previous A/E/C firm experience

McAdams is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other legally protected status.



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