Water Resources Senior Practice Leader

3 days ago
Full time role
Hybrid · Remote... more
Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.

The Water Resources Senior Practice Leader focuses on advancing the capabilities and market exposure of the Water Resources Practice. The primary focus is to understand the national markets, drivers, and trends in water resources, such as integrated planning of groundwater, stormwater management, watershed planning, and water supply in private and public sector markets. The Water Resources Practice Leader must understand the technical expertise needed to capture market opportunities and foster credibility in the industry, both internally and externally. They will support teams across geographies, advancing the Community of Practice and representing the firm in the water resources sector as our national leader.
 
Who are we looking for:
 
The Practice Leader position focuses on advancing the capabilities and market exposure of the Practice. The primary focus is understanding markets and drivers in their area of Practice. Understand the technical expertise needed to capture the market and the national marketplace credibility (externally and internally among the SCMs/CMs). Support marketplace teams across geographies to advance the Community of Practice that the Director of Practice represents.

Travel: up to 30%

Candidate Location: California, Missouri, or Florida
 
What You Will Be Doing at Woodard & Curran:


Business Development

  • Work with the Practice Director to execute the Water Resources Practice-specific plans and goals.
  • Support the Practice's bookings and partner with the business development team on client pursuits and market strategies in water resources sectors, including groundwater, stormwater management, and watershed planning.
  • Identify business needs across water resources markets and collaborate with Clients, Managers, and business Development Leaders to pursue opportunities.
  • Develop and maintain strong client-advisor relationships, leading to repeat business.
  • Educate Client Managers, with support from the Director of Practice, on effective strategies to advance business development in water resources.
  • Identify growth areas for the Water Resources Practice across national geographies and markets.
  • Work with the Director of Practice to identify specific Client Managers and Service Line Technical Staff to collaborate with the Business Development Leader on particular pursuits
  • Develop discrete practice offerings like flood control plans, water supply studies, or stormwater management systems.

Sales & Marketing

  • Conduct marketplace technical capability differentiation by making national and regional-level technical publications & presentations and serving in professional technical leadership positions in outside organizations.
  • Develop and maintain marketing material for their specific area of Practice.

Project / Proposal

  • Advise and assist in developing proposals and projects based on technical expertise.
  • Advise PMs & TMs on technical resources, both external and internal, for the company.
  • Broader sphere of influence across the Business Unit
  • Responsible for meeting contract commitments for technical components

Project Quality Assurance

  • Performs QA/QC procedures (e.g., TATs, formal project reviews, PIC, etc.) for discipline areas identified or required by the Practice.
  • Supports Project Manager in lessons learned/technical debrief as part of the closeout of a project

Internal Technical

  • Maintain an internal knowledge-sharing feed within the community of Practice.
  • Support technical initiatives
  • Work with Practice Leadership to set technical direction or review the scope of significant projects in the Practice area.
  • Identify opportunities for innovation within projects.
  • Maintain the Utilization goal as set by the business unit. 

Business Resources Identification

  • Develop an annual budget for technical needs (i.e., training & Software) for their specific practice areas.
  • Coordinate with BU Leadership to expand the practice resources to meet the identified demand for technical service.
  • Work with the director of Practice on Preparing a Strategic Plan for Practice.
  • Annual business planning for Practice
  • Identify, lead, and participate in business development, bid, and proposal efforts.
  • Provide indirect supervision for the technical practice teams.

What You Will Need To Succeed:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or science.
  • Minimum 20 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in the execution and management in the marketplace.

Benefits & Wellbeing

Retirement Savings:
• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.

Time away from work:
• Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.
• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.
• Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.

Coverage and support for your needs and wellbeing:

Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.

Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life.

WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.

LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually – nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.

Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee’s job or planned career development.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

Woodard & Curran is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors. To read our entire Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, click here. To view the Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster and supplement, click here.

If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Woodard & Curran believes that complex teams working together in an equitable, inclusive space provides the best opportunity for achieving our vision of clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people.  Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences so that everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When our people are supported to reach their full potential, we provide the most innovative, sound, and effective solutions.