Asset Retirement Project Lead

GHD•Houston, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

GHD has an opportunity for an Asset Retirement Project Lead to join our growing Property & Buildings team, based out of Houston, TX, Baton Rouge, LA, and Chicago, IL. This role is for a self-motivated professional with excellent technical skills, federal/state/local environmental regulatory and H&S standard knowledge, team building skills, and existing relationships with clients, prospects, and regulators. The position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in assisting the Business Group Leader in refining the US Central Asset Transition Market Strategy, developing new clients, building an opportunity pipeline, and managing a strong Asset Transition team. The role emphasizes portfolio management, project team management, risk and issue management, benefit realization, fostering a culture of innovation, leadership, personal capability building, stakeholder management, and project scope definition.

Requirements

Excellent technical skills
Federal/state/local environmental regulatory and H&S standard knowledge
Team building skills
Existing relationships with clients, prospects, and regulators
Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field
Over 10 years to 15 years of general experience providing expert competence

Nice To Haves

Existing relationships with clients, prospects, and regulators

Responsibilities

Assist the Business Group Leader in the refinement and enhancement of the US Central Asset Transition Market Strategy as it relates to Asset Retirement.
Assist in the successful development of new clients for GHD in the Properties and Buildings Market.
Assist with the development of an opportunity pipeline in potential Asset Transition projects.
Build and manage a strong and balanced Asset Transition team to align with the US Central Asset Transition Strategy to support the workload as it grows over time.
Plan and manage the delivery of projects within an area of professional expertise, using an appropriate project management methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are achieved.
Lead large project teams (or multiple small- to medium-sized teams); define the project vision, communicate the necessary outcomes, and provide guidance to achieve these outcomes; coordinate team actions across project activities; coordinate the flow of additional team members on and off the team, as needed; and build the capability of the team through training, coaching, and mentoring.
Manage identification of risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating these matters where appropriate. Where necessary, develop, agree on, and implement solutions to overcome these concerns.
Deliver baseline assessments and post-implementation analyses to evaluate and track the realization of business benefits.
Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units, such as idea generation platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons.
Communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision, and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.
Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.
Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans for projects to identify relevant stakeholders, to develop positive stakeholder relationships, and to ensure that each stakeholder has an appropriate share of voice.
Plan and lead the delivery of a range of information gathering, analysis, and stakeholder consultation activities and specify, negotiate, and agree on project deliverables.