Technical Director - Water, US Central Region

Overview

Lead water projects, design, business development, and team mentorship for US Central region.

Key Responsibilities

• design solutions
• standards development
• feasibility study
• project management
• product development
• knowledge management

Tasks

-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. -Client & Customer Management (External): Manage key client and customer relationships. Likely to involve using account teams to maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty. -Take responsibility for monitoring and reporting of project performance, progress and quality on behalf of GHD. -Provide senior strategic leadership in growing the water business within Western Canada through building client relationships and mentoring junior water team members in their career. -Supervisory role in training, mentoring and skills development of the water engineering team. -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. -Take a leading role in business development initiatives, including collaboration with our Pursuit Team in the development of high-quality, strategic proposals. -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. -Project Management: Manage a portfolio of major projects in line with overall project management strategy. -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. -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. -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. -Provide technical leadership and overall execution of major treatment projects while working cooperatively with multidisciplinary design teams in the preparation of design packages and participating in quality reviews. -Needs Assessment: Engage with senior business leaders to understand long-term strategic challenges. -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. -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.

Requirements

• p.e.
• 20 years
• business development
• leadership
• supervisory
• bachelor's

What You Bring

-Outstanding interpersonal communication skills (both oral and written), with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization in a collaborative fashion. -P.E. designation -Minimum of 20 years of experience in a professional water consulting environment, with notable project technical leadership and management experience. -Strong business development skills and contacts with some of our key clients across the United States. -Experience level enables job holder 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 -Proven supervisory role in mentoring junior and intermediate engineers, project managers and technologists. -Bachelor's Degree, with a Master's Degree being an asset

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About Ghd

-With a focus on innovation, it integrates expertise across various sectors to deliver world-class solutions. -The organization is known for tackling large and complex projects, such as designing bridges and tunnels and constructing energy-efficient buildings. -Notable projects include infrastructure development for major cities and energy-efficient solutions for industrial facilities. -The organization continues to expand its digital and technological capabilities to ensure solutions are cutting-edge and sustainable.

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