Our client is a global leader in providing consulting, engineering and construction services in the transportation, water/wastewater, facilities, and environmental markets in more than 17 countries worldwide. This organization also provides infrastructure and transportation design and construction management services for the institutional, commercial, and industrial markets. Within the Mid-Atlantic region, our client has been focused on executing long-term construction management and program management wastewater treatment projects. The Mid-Atlantic area is the most profitable and promising region within the company. Currently, our client is doing $12M in annual revenues in its water / wastewater treatment practice, and the opportunities for growth and diversification are immense.
Challenges:
For today’s engineering and construction companies, technical competency is not enough. Having dynamic leaders who communicate clearly and manage projects efficiently are more important than ever. With competition everywhere, civil engineering and construction firms in the U.S. have increased pressure to deliver at a high level. As such, E&C firms seek leaders capable of understanding how engineering and construction issues affect financial performance. In the Mid-Atlantic, our client is seeking a leader who is flexible, well-versed in how engineering issues impact technical performance as well as the bottom line, and who is best prepared to meet the challenges of the future.
The Senior Section Manager will face the challenge of managing an established water and wastewater practice in the Mid-Atlantic Region and will be responsible for the expansion, training and professional development of technical staff and the development of new business and overall leadership of the practice throughout the region. The best candidate will possess not only excellent technical skills, but superior communication skills, innovative management skills, strategic vision, effective team building aptitude, business development expertise, and an in-depth understanding of all practice services including planning, engineering, construction management and program management. This individual will leverage his or her expertise in winning and leading large-scale construction management, program management, and/or design projects to build a local operation that is the #1 provider of water and wastewater treatment services. More than anything, this individual must possess the desire and energy to lead and grow this section into the foremost water and wastewater practice in the region.
This is a newly created position designed to tap into the right leader’s winning attitude, entrepreneurialism, and strong business acumen; his or her ability to develop business with targeted regional clients; and the multiple talents needed to lead, manage, and recruit for the best water and wastewater practice in the region. The real opportunity for the successful candidate lies in a chance to run and grow an already thriving water and wastewater practice. This person will gain significant recognition as being part of the senior regional management team as well as interact with and contribute to other regional and national initiatives. The selected candidate will have access to an exceptional contract backlog and a large platform to assist in the growth of the regional water and wastewater practice. The winning candidate will be rewarded with a high degree of autonomy and the opportunity for personal and professional growth.
Experience / Education Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 15 years of experience in water/wastewater engineering and construction programs.
- PE required.
- Demonstrated competence in managing a business unit and programs of similar size and complexity.
- Ability to develop new or innovative management systems to advance the performance of programs.
- Proven ability to lead and grow a large group of professionals of different technical disciplines.
- Professional certification by state and/or national organization(s) in professional discipline.
