Senior Technical Director - Industrial Water

GHD Group Pty Ltd•Rosemont, IL

About The Position

The importance of water to the health of our world can’t be overstated. Water is essential for all living organisms to survive and thrive. The water industry must continue to build resiliency and lead from the front to preserve this most essential resource. Together with our clients, we are thinking and doing things differently to help pre-empt and prepare for what's next in the water industry. 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. Who are we looking for? The Industrial Water Project Manager is responsible for the technical growth and execution of the Industrial Water market in the US but also supporting Industrial Water growth in the Americas. This growth will be accomplished in close coordination with the IW Market Leader and through strategic plan input and execution, tactical pipeline development and the organizational management responsibility of the performance and growth of the IW market across the Regions and Americas. The Industrial Water Technical Leader will ensure that GHD maintains a leading position in client service, business development efforts and project execution. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree where a Master's Degree is an asset
P.E. designation
Experience enables the candidate to provide leadership to others regarding work related systems, processes and challenges
Experience of supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific end results within limited timeframes
Must have 15+ years of experience of applied knowledge in Industrial Water management. Experience in the Midwest and Northeast, including clients, is preferred.
Experience leading engineering and design of IW related projects.
Experience in developing project scopes, schedules, and budgets for projects.
Must be competent in leading and completing front-end process evaluations and developing IW solutions for clients. This will include treatment alternative evaluations in a FEL process, PFD, P&ID and GA development, and CAPEX and OPEX estimating. Familiarity and experience in alternative delivery including progressive design build is preferred.
Must be a strong technical writer and communicator.
Must be able to work on multiple assignments simultaneously; and have strong organizational, problem solving, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
Must be able to manage relationships with multiple private sector clients.
Must have a track record working on and as a Project Manager or Project Director.

Responsibilities

Needs Assessment: Engage with senior business leaders to understand long-term strategic challenges.
Improvement/Innovation: Initiate, formulate, and implement new business practices within a specific discipline while managing the development and/or delivery of a significant element of the organization's change management program.
Culture of Innovation: Define the execution plan to disseminate innovative capabilities across the businesses, helping people develop these competencies and enabling them to innovate through solutions such as idea generation platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons.
Engineering Solutions Design: Lead the design of complex and/or innovative engineering solutions and the associated validation processes for a business-critical area of engineering to enable the realization of engineering design briefs that conform to organizational and/or regulatory standards.
Engineering Standards Specification: Provide leadership on the design and development of engineering standards and specifications for a business-critical area that must be adhered to by the organization and/or its suppliers, contractors, and consultants to ensure engineering work of the required quality is delivered and to manage the risks associated with engineering programs.
Knowledge Management: Manage the development of policies and processes for knowledge management to ensure the creation of best practices and the setup of case studies and internal knowledge-sharing sessions; manage, capture, and share knowledge among colleagues on project/program outcomes and innovative practices across a large area to support the practice.
Technical Developments Recommendation: Lead the discussion and recommendation of more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs.
Professional Supervision: Lead and oversee the provision of professional supervision to ensure that there is effective professional supervision that supports practitioners' professional development and embeds reflective practice.
Feasibility Studies: Conduct the most-complex feasibility studies from a technological and organizational perspective and document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure.
Product and Solution Development: Take responsibility for managing the definition, development, and delivery of a significant product or service within the product development and engineering program, ensuring alignment with customer requirements.
Project Management: Manage a portfolio of major projects in line with overall project management strategy.
Client & Customer Management: Manage key client and customer relationships. Likely to involve using account teams to maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Update the development and implementation of the Industrial Water Market Business Plan that includes alignment to Industrial Water lifecycle organizational structure to allow for the successful acquisition and performance of Industrial Water work.
Ensure a coordinated approach to maintaining client management and project financial systems to include capturing contact data, meetings with key clients and the solid performance of Industrial Water services.
Promote relationships with existing and potential clients in the Region. Increase business by improving client relationships, strengthening repeat business, and completing successful projects. Expand the client base by promoting and successfully performing GHD’s services.
Perform efficient regional business development relating to the Industrial Water market, while adhering to GHD’s Winning Work Process to promote growth and sustained profitability.
Efficiently manage Industrial Water projects, including the development of a successful Industrial Water project management structure within the Region, to promote growth and sustained profitability.
Collaborate with other Regional Market Sector Leaders to position, win and successfully perform multidisciplinary projects within the Region and across the Americas.
Represent and promote GHD at networking events, professional and industrial associations, society meetings, conferences, and tradeshows as required.
Technical leadership on projects as required. Direction and input on major tenders/bids or proactive client proposals.
Identify areas of practice within the Regions and across Americas, based on client feedback or market trends (service lines) that require enhancement to meet present or future opportunities.

Benefits

401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service
Paid time off – Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service
Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee
Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices

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