Water Group Lead, Southwest

About the position Responsibilities • Developing, in coordination with the current water practice personnel, a growth plan for water in the Southwest area, and implementation of the growth plan. • Interacting with clients and regulatory agencies. • Client contact, business development, identifying and generating project opportunities. • Identify and help attract local area engineering talent to grow the business. • Building Mott MacDonald's brand in the target area. • Providing leadership/mentoring to technical staff. • Communicating effectively and efficiently with team members, clients, and contractors. • Preparation of written reports and planning documents. • Participation in area trade and engineering societies and associations. • Active involvement in area conferences. • Demonstrating behaviors that promote our Purpose and align with our PRIDE values including championing our Employee Value Proposition. • Creating and maintaining a collaborative and respectful culture that encourages excellence, innovation, and learning. • Develop and implement strategies to drive growth and improve performance of the Resource Group. • Providing pastoral care for staff - focusing on health, safety and wellbeing including creating a culture that promotes positive staff engagement. • Advising on promotion, salary and training of the staff in the Group in consultation with the Resource Manager. • Managing the Discipline Leads, advising on team structure, and actively mentoring, coaching, and planning for succession. • Collaborating with other Group leads to maximize the effectiveness of existing resources. • Managing the utilization of resources in coordination with the Resource Manager (short-term and long-term), including planning and forecasting for critical project and opportunity resourcing. • Coordinating with the Resource Manager to plan and lead the hiring of new staff - identifying gaps in the team, filling them, and planning for growth in alignment with the Regional strategic objectives. • Participating in and actively contributing to Divisional operational matters and proactively cascade information regularly from Region/Unit updates. Requirements • BS in Civil Engineering is required. A Master's Degree is desired. • Professional Engineer licensed in California. • At least 20 years of experience directly related to the water sector industry preferably in California, experience in Southwest is a plus. • The ability to assemble, evaluate, manage and guide project teams is required. • Direct experience completing projects in California. • Proven experience developing technical work products and programs with proven experience assisting in delivering specific programs. • Ability to help develop a response to requests for qualifications with strong technical writing skills. • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to speak publicly. • Experience in providing technical and project leadership to staff-level or junior engineers. • Occasional out-of-town travel will be required. Benefits • 401k • medical insurance • dental insurance • vision insurance • short-term disability • long-term disability • paid holidays • PTO • parental leave • company paid life insurance Apply tot his job