Project Director (Water)
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
The 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 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.
Who are we looking for
GHDs Northeast Water and Wastewater group is seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Director to join our team in Southeast Pennsylvania! This role offers a unique opportunity to lead the planning design and development of stormwater wastewater and drinking water collection and distribution systems across the region.
As part of our strategic growth initiative you will play a key role in expanding relationships with large water clients in the region. Working closely with Business Group and Market leadership you will drive business development efforts lead proposal pursuits and shape win strategies. Your leadership will help grow our Water business throughout the Northeast while building strong client relationships and promoting the GHD brand through active engagement in professional and industry organizations.
Working with an energetic and high performing team this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
- Needs Assessment: Uncover emerging issues or needs identifying potential causes barriers and key stakeholders as well as related issues.
- 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.
- Culture of Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity innovation and collaboration across business units.
- Engineering Solutions Design: Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example in terms of functionality performance aesthetics and cost) that conforms to organizational and/or regulatory standards.
- Engineering Standards Specification: Analyze information draft engineering standards and specifications and evaluate the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to ensure work of the required quality is delivered and to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers contractors and consultants.
- Knowledge Management: Develop policies and processes create best practices set up case studies and deliver internal knowledge-sharing sessions to capture and share knowledge among colleagues on project/program outcomes and innovative practices in a particular area of expertise and to support the practice.
- Feasibility Studies: Conduct 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 and direct projects while reporting to senior colleagues.
- Client Management: Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues.
What you will bring to the team:
- Bachelors and/or Masters degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in PA preferred
- At least 15 years of relevant water engineering experience
- Knowledge of water regulations including stormwater conveyance and distribution
- Willing and able to travel to project sites and client meetings as needed
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.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Project / Program Management
- Cold Calling
- Construction Estimating
- Construction Experience
- Restoration
- Restoration Industry Experience
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Team Management
- Auto Estimating
- Financial Management
- Contracts
About Company
GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. We provide engineering, architecture, environmental, advisory, digital and construction services t ... View more
