Senior Client Manager @ Woodard Curran

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Salary Range: 160000 to 225000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

Who are we looking for?

If you are passionate about working in teams and making a difference for clients, we are looking for you! Our difference is in how we create and deliver solutions – we bring innovation and expertise from across our entire company to create customized solutions tailored to our client’s specific needs.

The key to making it work is our Sales and Client Managers:

The professional selected for this critical role will be curious about client needs, self-motivated to build internal relationships to form the right teams and solutions, and excited to see our clients succeed. They will develop and direct clients and capture and develop plans to grow the number and impact of our deployed solutions. The successful actions of this professional will drive growth that is critical to the mission of the firm, which is to provide a gratifying, safe place to work with expanding opportunities for our employees.

Location: Preferred location, Southern California

Travel: Up to 20%

What’s in it for you?

The chance to develop and lead client service teams drawn from the talent Practices of the firm.
Increased leadership opportunities through higher visibility in the marketplace, client interactions, and account development.
Flexible work environment and competitive benefits.
Strong bonus potential.

What will you be doing at Woodard & Curran?

The ability to grow and succeed as a firm is a direct function of the technical expertise we develop within and the external client and business partnerships we cultivate. As such, the Sales and Client Manager is responsible for keeping their group’s technical proficiency at the forefront of their client and business relationships to market our innovative project solutions. This position is highly visible both within and outside the firm. It involves working with large and complex client organizations to address their unmet needs through our deliberate approach to problem-solving and commitment to generating fresh ideas.
Become part of a team focused on growing our municipal engineering water services practice. Annual sales goals range from $5M to $8M preferred. We will work to customize an onboarding plan to help you reach these goals at tiered levels based on your degree of experience.
Grow client accounts to sell the full suite of services that Woodard & Curran offers.
Provide consultation to clients and project staff.
Prepare written proposals, presentations, and budget quotes.
Negotiate terms of service delivery.
Maintain account relationships to create revenue growth.
Coordinate with our Marketing team to develop offerings and positioning pieces.
Attend and participate in sales meetings.
Assure that invoicing is completed for client accounts and collect overdue receivables.
Be externally focused, opening doors for our senior and technical staff.
Identify opportunities early to allow time for teams to position for work.
Attend conferences and workshops to strengthen existing relationships, establish new client relationships, identify emerging technologies and market drivers.
Desire to serve and lead in a deliberate, focused and dynamic team environment.
Coach and develop junior members of the account management team.

What you need to succeed:

Minimum of 10 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in the execution and management in the marketplace.
A bachelor's degree in environmental or civil engineering or a related field from an accredited program is preferred.
Demonstrated experience selling into multiple executive and plant-level functions within public sector clients, including engineering, environmental health & safety, sustainability, operations, capital project management, and procurement.
Identify, lead, and participate in business development, bid, and proposal efforts.
Strong desire to grow an organization and the ability to motivate others.
Understanding the business development cycle explicitly related to the consulting business, including opportunity identification, proposal writing and development, and presentation.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to travel within California to client and company facilities up to 20%.
Open to remote work locations. California municipal sales experience preferred.

Employee Support & Benefits

Retirement Savings:

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed

Time away from work:

• Observed holidays: Choose up to 9 holidays to observe annually

• Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked

• Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work related illness or injury.

• Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding

Coverage and support for your needs and well-being:

• Disability: Paid short and long term disability

• Health: Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.

• Life: Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.

• Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Woodard & Curran is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors.

If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.

Inclusion & Belonging

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to apply, as we believe that different perspectives and experiences enrich our workplace and enhance our ability to serve our clients and communities effectively.

At Woodard & Curran, we are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive work environment. We understand that the best solutions for our clients and communities come from a culture that nurtures the success and growth of all employees. As an employee-owned organization, our dedication to fostering growth, access and opportunity empowers us to serve our clients effectively and advance our mission of making a positive impact on the world. Our success is rooted in supporting our team members to reach their full potential, enabling us to deliver the most innovative, sound and effective solutions to improve our communities around us.

Non-Solicitation Disclosure:

Please be advised that we do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from recruitment agencies. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted without a signed contract in place will be considered unsolicited and will not be eligible for any referral fees. Recruitment agencies must have a valid, signed agreement with our company prior to following the submission process to consider potential candidates.

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