Water Resources Practice Lead

HNTB Corporation•Detroit, MI

14h

About The Position

The Water Resources Practice Lead is responsible for leading HNTB Michigan’s Water Resources Practice and the design, development, and delivery of project tasks, while managing scope, budget, and quality control. The role also serves as a Senior Project Manager, managing assigned projects throughout their full lifecycle—from developing scopes and technical proposal materials through contract negotiations and project delivery. The position proactively manages budgets, schedules, technical requirements, contractual obligations, and client communications to achieve quality work, on time, on budget, and to the client’s satisfaction. The position manages the growth and professional development of the discipline-specific engineering department, coordinates priorities and staffing, and supports staff through coaching, mentoring, and training. It also coordinates with other departments on work-sharing, oversees project staffing, and may participate in recruitment, hiring, retention, performance reviews, compensation reviews, and succession planning. As a project leader, the role performs and oversees technical water resources design work, leads or manages multidisciplinary teams, serves as a primary client liaison, supports business development and pursuits, and leads proposal development and presentations. The position is based in Detroit, Michigan. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
At least 12 years of relevant experience.
At least 4 years of successful management of engineering projects.
Professional Engineer (PE) license in Michigan.
Experience winning, contracting, and successfully delivering multidisciplinary or large/complex projects to on-time, on-budget, quality, and client-satisfaction objectives.
Ability to independently identify and handle risk and change management.
Experience leading large teams inside and outside HNTB, including sub-consultants.
Ability to use system tools to manage, monitor, and deliver complex projects.
Ability to lead HNTB Sophisticated processes as applicable to projects.
Experience serving as the lead interface with clients.
Ability to deploy talent to other projects and develop successors to work with the same client on other work.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects.
Strong reputation and client relationships in the Michigan transportation and water resources market.
Demonstrated experience managing staff and large teams.
15 years of relevant experience.
4 years of supervisory experience.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Desire to mentor staff.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Lead the HNTB Michigan Water Resources Practice in the design, development, and delivery of project tasks, managing scope, budget, and quality control.
Coordinate department activities, establish priorities, assign staff to projects, and coordinate staffing schedules and resources.
Develop, monitor, and manage the department’s operating budget and contribute to group or office budget and forecast updates.
Manage the growth and professional development of the engineering department, including staff development, mentoring, and training.
Collaborate with other departments and groups on work-sharing needs and opportunities.
Provide technical coaching and mentoring and support efficient, productive staff utilization.
Manage assigned projects throughout their lifecycle, including scope development, technical proposal and procurement materials, contract negotiations, and delivery.
Proactively manage project budgets, schedules, technical requirements, contractual obligations, and client communications.
Develop project scope and fee quotations and assist with technical proposals and contracts in accordance with HNTB’s Sophisticated Contracting Approach.
Serve as primary client liaison and manage project teams to deliver scope, schedule, and budget to completion and client satisfaction.
Lead client contract scoping and negotiations.
Perform technical discipline tasks, including analysis, reports, design, specifications, and production.
Implement HNTB’s project delivery plan and lead development and execution of the project management plan.
Supervise and mentor project teams toward overall project objectives.
Oversee project staffing, including recruitment, development, retention, succession, staff reporting plans, and performance and compensation reviews, as applicable.
Partner with Client Service Leaders and pursuit champions on business development, client relationships, and pursuits for mega and super mega projects.
Work with project teams and marketing resources to prepare proposal and presentation materials.
Lead proposal development and interview presentations for strategic, mini-mega, or mega projects, and deliver presentations to industry and community audiences.
Serve as a water resources design lead or manage multidisciplinary project teams.
Perform other duties as assigned.