Water Wastewater Practice Lead

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.Wastewater Practice LeadPosition PurposeTo 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 + ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities 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 teammembers on all aspects of project executionCoordinate and oversee resource scheduling to ensure workload and deadlines are managedeffectivelyEstablish, promote, and ensure quality on all projects and work performed by group staffDevelop 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 viableUnderstand business initiatives and concerns of current and prospective clients to recognize and promote new opportunities and cross-sell other services provided by the firmResponsible for the development of short-term and long-term strategic market sector plans for the Water / Wastewater practice areaResponsible for the profitable operation of Water / Wastewater Practice area of Water Resources at McAdamsRepresentation of McAdams at industry events, at professional organizations and conferences (regional and national), development as a thought leader within these organizations.

QualificationsFour-year college degree (B.S.) in engineeringPE required10+ years of related experience and/or trainingHighly motivated to develop a Water / Wastewater practicePossess technical expertise in civil engineering as it applies to Water / Wastewater projectsDemonstrated leadership abilities with the ability to carry a project through the design processindependently and within a team frameworkDemonstrated ability to independently manage and grow key relationshipsProven knowledge of budget impacts and profit and revenue expectationsDemonstrated ability to think critically while preparing and executing strategic plans for growthProven relationships within the community that are of value in the development of a Water / Wastewater practice

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