Water Resources Section Head

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson•Austin, TX

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with over 2,800 professionals providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services. JMT is expanding its Water Resources leadership capacity across Texas and Colorado. This role offers an opportunity to make a visible impact by developing people, shaping team culture, and helping a practice grow with purpose. The Water Resources Section Head will lead staff, operations, client engagement, and delivery oversight for a growing regional practice. This position is responsible for developing people, managing workload and financial performance, supporting business development, and providing senior technical guidance across drainage, stormwater, floodplain, H&H, and water quality services.

Requirements

  • Senior Water Resources leader
  • Experience in developing people
  • Experience in shaping team culture
  • Experience in helping a practice grow
  • Experience in strengthening operations
  • Experience in mentoring technical staff
  • Experience in supporting project delivery
  • Experience in positioning a practice for regional growth
  • Experience in leading staff, operations, client engagement, and delivery oversight
  • Experience in managing workload and financial performance
  • Experience in supporting business development
  • Experience in providing senior technical guidance across drainage, stormwater, floodplain, H&H, and water quality services
  • Experience in performance management
  • Experience in managing staffing needs
  • Experience in managing career growth
  • Experience in workload planning
  • Experience in utilization management
  • Experience in budget management
  • Experience in backlog management
  • Experience in staffing forecasts
  • Experience in financial performance management
  • Experience in strategic growth planning
  • Experience in strengthening client relationships
  • Experience in supporting business development with transportation, municipal, county, flood control, and stormwater clients
  • Experience in leading or supporting pursuit strategy, proposals, interviews, and client presentations
  • Experience in providing senior technical leadership and quality oversight for drainage, hydrologic and hydraulic, stormwater, floodplain, and water quality projects
  • Experience in advising project managers and technical staff on complex delivery, risk management, staffing, and client-service decisions
  • Experience in promoting collaboration across offices and disciplines

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and develop Water Resources staff, including performance management, staffing needs, and career growth
  • Manage section operations, including workload planning, utilization, budgets, backlog, staffing forecasts, and financial performance
  • Support strategic growth planning for the Water Resources practice in coordination with regional and office leadership
  • Strengthen client relationships and support business development with transportation, municipal, county, flood control, and stormwater clients
  • Lead or support pursuit strategy, proposals, interviews, and client presentations
  • Provide senior technical leadership and quality oversight for drainage, hydrologic and hydraulic, stormwater, floodplain, and water quality projects
  • Advise project managers and technical staff on complex delivery, risk management, staffing, and client-service decisions
  • Promote collaboration across offices and disciplines to deliver consistent, high-quality solutions
  • Perform other related duties as assigned
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