Integrated Water Management- Team Lead

The importance of water to the health of our world cant be overstated.

The Integrated Water Management Group is looking for a Practice Lead to work from any of our Southern CA offices Los Angeles Irvine Long Beach or San Diego.

GHD is seeking a dedicated leader with experience with client service project/program management and operational experience in the southern California region. We also are looking to leverage our leading corporate and regional experience in IWM to expand our team in southern California. Operations expertise should include managing risk driving project performance project resourcing and talent management. Technical desired areas of expertise include water resources hydraulics and hydrology storm water and flood management engineering research strategic planning GIS analyses alternatives analyses and investment/funding strategies. The successful candidate will have strong management leadership business development project/program management and technical engineering skills.

In the problem solving business it helps to be restlessly curious to deliver community change.

Our vision is to ensure energy water and urbanization are made sustainable for generations to come. You can lead the way into a new future for our industry inspiring the next generation of driven and committed people in the process.

Learn about leadership opportunities with GHD.

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 a part of this dynamic and committed team of diverse water specialists and drive 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.

• Internal Communications: Develop and/or deliver a plan for significant aspects of internal communications with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Improvement/Innovation: Identify shortcomings in existing business practices then suggest and implement improvements while developing and delivering projects or a work stream within the organizations change management program. Involves working with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Budgeting and Costing: Develop and/or deliver budget plans with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Operations Management: Oversee an operational area with guidance from senior colleagues. Could involve responsibility for development or delivery (or both).
• Leadership and Direction: Communicate the local action plan; explain how this relates to the functions strategy and action plan and to the broader organizations mission and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals.
• Performance Management: Manage and report on the performance of a substantial diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project/account team members and hold individuals accountable for achieving them; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives.
• Building Capability: Implement the formal development framework for a team with guidance from senior colleagues. Provide informal coaching to others throughout the organization in area of expertise.
• Project Management: Manage a portfolio of major projects in line with overall project management strategy.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and/or deliver elements of a strategic planning system with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Client & Customer Management (External): Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues or oversee relationship management with a group of more transactional clients and customers.
• Business Development: Development of project Opportunities

• Bachelors Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering Masters degree a plus
• Licensed Professional Civil Engineer preferred

• Minimum 20 years experience working in the civil / public works arena with local state and Federal clients

Salary Range: $106000-$178600 based on location and experience

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