Integrated Water Management-Practice Lead

The importance of water to the health of our world can’t be overstated. 

The Integrated Water Management Group is looking for a Practice Lead to work from our office in Phoenix, AZ

GHD is seeking a dedicated leader with experience with client service, project/program management, and operational experience in the southern California region. We also are looking to leverage our leading corporate and regional experience in IWM to expand our team in southern California. Operations expertise should include managing risk, driving project performance, project resourcing, and talent management. Technical desired areas of expertise include water resources, hydraulics and hydrology, storm water and flood management, engineering research, strategic planning, GIS analyses, alternatives analyses, and investment/funding strategies. The successful candidate will have strong management, leadership, business development, project/program management, and technical engineering skills.

In the problem solving business, it helps to be restlessly curious to deliver community change.

Our vision is to ensure energy, water and urbanization are made sustainable for generations to come. You can lead the way into a new future for our industry, inspiring the next generation of driven and committed people in the process. 

Learn about leadership opportunities with GHD.  

As the frequency and intensity of floods, droughts and storms increases, the water industry must continue to build resiliency and lead from the front. 

Together with our clients, we are thinking and doing things differently to help pre-empt and prepare for what's next. Be a part of this dynamic and committed team of diverse water specialists and drive change for your community. 

You’ll be able to apply our powerful global network of skills and decades of experience to create positive water outcomes that respect nature and nurture communities. 

Responsibilities

• Internal Communications: Develop and/or deliver a plan for significant aspects of internal communications with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Improvement/Innovation: Identify shortcomings in existing business practices, then suggest and implement improvements while developing and delivering projects or a work stream within the organization's change management program. Involves working with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Budgeting and Costing: Develop and/or deliver budget plans with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Operations Management: Oversee an operational area with guidance from senior colleagues. Could involve responsibility for development or delivery (or both).
• Leadership and Direction: Communicate the local action plan; explain how this relates to the function's strategy and action plan and to the broader organization's mission and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals.
• Performance Management: Manage and report on the performance of a substantial, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project/account team members and hold individuals accountable for achieving them; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives.
• Building Capability: Implement the formal development framework for a team, with guidance from senior colleagues. Provide informal coaching to others throughout the organization in area of expertise.
• Project Management: Manage a portfolio of major projects in line with overall project management strategy.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and/or deliver elements of a strategic planning system with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Client & Customer Management (External): Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues, or oversee relationship management with a group of more transactional clients and customers.
• Business Development: Development of project Opportunities

  Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Master’s degree a plus
• Licensed Professional Civil Engineer preferred

Experience

• Minimum 20+ years’ experience working in the civil / public works arena with local, state, and Federal clients

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

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