OTCR BUSINESS SECTOR LEADER (Operations Technology, Cybersecurity, & Resilience) - Municipal Water

West Yost Careers•Irvine, CA

27d•Hybrid

About The Position

At West Yost, we are a water-focused company that is committed to significant growth over the coming years. We are looking for an experienced leader for our Operations Technology, Cybersecurity, and Resilience (OTCR) team with a proven ability to grow a practice and develop the careers of their team members. The OTCR team is a recognized leader in adapting innovative technologies and resilience practices to help water and wastewater utilities meet evolving challenges. Our work includes national partnerships with organizations such as Idaho National Laboratory and the American Water Works Association, and we have led efforts to bring Cyber-informed Engineering (CIE) and Consequence-driven, Cyber-informed Engineering (CCE) methodologies to the water sector. OTCR delivers complete Operations Technology (OT) design and implementation, technical program management, and resilience planning across multiple practice areas, including Resilience, Innovation, Electrical/Instrumentation/Controls, and Process Controls & Optimization. This role is aligned with West Yost’s Strategic Plan, which provides a roadmap to amplify our impact, support our teams, and deliver quality services within our industry. Our plan is to continue to focus on the water needs of public agencies and municipalities and expand our value-added services and strengthen our current presence in California, Oregon, Arizona, and Washington. The OTCR Business Sector Leader we are seeking will have the desire and skills to guide the sector toward these goals by working directly with clients and team members to advance resilient and secure water infrastructure for our communities.

Requirements

You are a proven operations leader with a 10–15 year track record of success as a leader in providing consulting engineering services for water and wastewater clients.
You have project experience or working knowledge in operations technology, industrial control systems, cybersecurity, and resilience planning as it pertains to public and private water infrastructure.
You are motivated by results, setting challenging goals and working with and through others to achieve them.
You pay attention to details and hold yourself and your team to high standards.
You enjoy solving problems, taking on difficult challenges, and finding creative, practical solutions.
You like helping people and see value in mentoring others to succeed.
You communicate clearly and value the importance of regular, transparent communication.
You adapt quickly when things change and use challenges as learning opportunities.
You value relationships, both with clients and colleagues, and know how to build and sustain trust.
You have emotional intelligence and self-awareness, enabling you to bring your best to any situation.
Technical skills are important, but in this role your ability to lead, manage, mentor, and build trust with both internal teams and external clients is paramount.

Responsibilities

Developing, leading, and executing a multi-year strategic plan for growth that aligns with West Yost’s values and strategic priorities.
Promoting a healthy business through management and leadership of core business functions that include Business Development, PM-QA/QC, Technology/Innovation, People, and Operations/Financial.
Providing technical leadership in OTCR’s practice areas: Resilience, Innovation, Electrical/Instrumentation/Controls (EI&C), and Process Controls & Optimization.
Leading business development efforts and marketing strategy to expand OTCR services nationwide.
Serving as a senior project manager or technical lead on strategic projects as needed.
Attracting, retaining, mentoring, and motivating a high-performing team capable of delivering current commitments and expanding into new service areas.

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, health saving accounts (with West Yost contribution), paid vacation, paid sick leave and holidays, two employee assistance programs, travel assistance program, 401(k) profit sharing with employer match, leaves of absence with additional supplemental paid time off, parental leave, life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and even pet insurance.
You’ll be provided with support in on-going education through our 529 college savings plan/student loan repayment program, tuition reimbursement, paid professional memberships, paid training, and Leadership Academy programs.
You’ll be recognized for your contributions at West Yost through milestone anniversary benefits, peer to peer recognition programs, the potential for employee stock ownership, annual monetary and paid time off bonuses, performance-based bonus eligibility, merit increase eligibility, and employee referral bonuses.
We also offer a wellness reimbursement.

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