Water Resources Section Head
About The Position
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is seeking a dynamic leader for its Water Resources Section. This role offers an opportunity to make a visible impact by developing people, shaping team culture, and helping a practice grow with purpose. JMT is expanding its Water Resources leadership capacity across Texas and Colorado, and we are looking for a leader who can strengthen operations, mentor technical staff, support project delivery, and help position the practice for continued regional growth. 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 managing workload and financial performance
- Experience in supporting business development
- 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
- Experience in budgets
- 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 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
Benefits
- employee-owned firm
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
