Description
business development
project delivery
quality assurance
team management
technical leadership
market strategy
The NY/NJ WRM MSL will report to the Area Water Business Development Manager and team with our Area Business Group Manager, Water Market Sector Client Managers, Project Managers, Business Class Leads, and technical staff to support WRM Market Sector business development and project delivery in the area.
Primary responsibilities include advancing business development strategies, developing and pursuing new clients and projects, client management, project management for key projects, technical input on projects, and staff development. The selected candidate will have developed good writing, presenting, and speaking skills, as they will work directly with clients and staff. Responsibilities also include collaborating with other technical and marketing staff in the pursuit of new projects, taking a leadership role in selected key pursuits, and serving as client manager for key clients, providing leadership in addressing client issues and coordination of multiple projects. The specific responsibilities of this position are divided into WRM Marketing and Strategy, Staff Development, Operations Leadership, and Project Delivery.
Develop and drive a long-range vision and strategy for HDR’s NY/NJ Water Resources Market Sector disciplines including dams, levees, stormwater, ecosystem restoration, coastal, irrigation, and more.
- Participate in industry associations and serve as a company rolemodel in business and community organizations.
- Participate in business class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams and activities to continually improve standards and best practices and implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews.
- Coordinate and collaborate about Market Sector services with Business Class Leaders in the Area.
- Develop relationships with industry counterparts in other consulting organizations.
- Conduct quality assurance and quality control reviews where appropriate or assist technical teams in finding appropriate reviewers.
- Work with area leadership to coordinate staffing/recruiting plans for key hires and assist leadership as necessary with technical or project management hires.
- Collaborate on business class efforts with area operations, marketing, project managers, and project delivery staff.
- Work cooperatively with National Directors and marketing staff in local and national marketing and production efforts.
- Develop relationships with senior leadership in key client organizations.
- Lead HDR’s Water Resources branding in the NY/NJ area by engaging in professional organizations aligned to the Water Resources market.
- Assist with contract review on key projects to help ensure risk management, proper staffing, quality reviews and resolution of claims.
- Serve as Principal in Charge, Project Director, Project Manager, Technical Lead and/or Quality Manager on projects providing services that may include studies, planning, design, financial analysis, O&M, and alternative delivery.
- Identify technical gaps and support talent management and recruiting.
- Identity, develop, and implement Water Resources initiatives to the marketplace.
- Mentor staff and support the development of technical experts.
- Support project staffing and resourcing decisions, workload, and MS utilization.
- In alignment and in support of our Client Managers, promote the Water Resources market and serve as a Client Manager for select agencies.
- Work with the Area Business Group Manager on development and delivery of Market Sector initiatives.
- Collaborate with other technical and marketing staff in the pursuit of new projects, as well as taking a leadership role in selected key pursuits.
- Develop and drive a longrange vision and strategy for HDR’s NY/NJ Water Resources Market Sector disciplines including dams, levees, stormwater, ecosystem restoration, coastal, irrigation, and more.
- Ensure the best technology and solutions are integrated into project delivery.
- Participate in delivery of project services through planning, design, and construction phases to meet client expectations, including project management.
- Supervise senior engineers and Business Class Leaders.
- Manage and develop multidisciplinary teams.
- Lead and support as necessary the development of and provide reviews of scopes of work, fee estimates, project risk identification and project schedules.
