DescriptionThe importance of water to the health of our world cant be overstated.
As the frequency and intensity of floods droughts and storms increases the water industry must continue to build resiliency and lead from the front.
Together with our clients we are thinking and doing things differently to help pre-empt and prepare for whats next. Be a part of this dynamic and committed team of diverse water specialists and inspire change for your community.
Youll be able to apply our powerful global network of skills and decades of experience to create positive water outcomes that respect nature and nurture communities.
Who are we looking for
TheLinear Infrastructure Water Groupis looking for aSenior Project Manager- Water Conveyance/Pump Stations in one of our Northern or Southern California offices ( Irvine San Diego Long Beach Concord Sacramento Roseville Santa Rosa. This is a project-focused role where you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your technical expertise local relationships and knowledge on challenging projects. The position will consist of managing projects and staff and will also serve as the lead in the development and submission of proposals.
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Responsibilities- Project Governance: Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project team and ensure project compliance with the organizations wider program and/or portfolio management decision-making structures and processes.
- Portfolio Management: Plan and manage the delivery of projects within an area of professional expertise using an appropriate project management methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are achieved.
- Project Team Management: Lead large project teams (or multiple small- to medium-sized teams); define the project vision communicate the necessary outcomes and provide guidance to achieve these outcomes; coordinate team actions across project activities; coordinate the flow of additional team members on and off the team as needed; and build the capability of the team through training coaching and mentoring.
- Project Risk and Issue Management: Manage identification of risks issues dependencies and constraints associated with the project escalating these matters where appropriate. Where necessary develop agree on and implement solutions to overcome these concerns.
- Project Benefit Realization: Deliver baseline assessments and post-implementation analyses to evaluate and track the realization of business benefits.
- Project Resource Management: Negotiate and manage deployment of project resource budgets providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization.
- Culture of Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity innovation and collaboration across business units such as idea generation platforms jam sessions and hackathons.
- Leadership and Direction: Communicate the actions needed to implement the functions strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organizations mission vision and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.
- Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology external regulation and industry best practices through ongoing education attending conferences and reading specialist media.
- Transformational Change Management: Manage projects or substantial workstreams within a transformational change program ensuring integration with related projects; use structured change management methodologies to build acceptance of change and to embed desired culture and behaviors.
- Stakeholder Management: Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans for projects to identify relevant stakeholders to develop positive stakeholder relationships and to ensure that each stakeholder has an appropriate share of voice.
- Project Scope Definition: Plan and lead the delivery of a range of information gathering analysis and stakeholder consultation activities and specify negotiate and agree on project deliverables.
- Project Assurance: Manage the delivery of assurance reviews within a project enable the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties and take appropriate action to resolve any issues identified to give senior stakeholders confidence that the project can deliver according to time budget and quality.
- Enterprise Business Analysis: Interpret the business need and identify solution recommendations to business problems at a business unit level.
Education- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering (Civil Environmental or similar); Masters Degree preferred
Experience- Registered Professional Engineer in the State of CA
- Minimum 7 years of civil engineering experience with a focus on design and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure projects
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Salary Range: $117000-$175000 based on experience and location
As a multicultural organization we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; service member status; or any other category protected by federal state or local law.
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