Groundwater Director - North America

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Groundwater Director - North America

Worley Consulting

The Groundwater Practice within our Water service line has an exciting new opportunity for an exceptional individual with strong technical, leadership, business development, operational management, and communications skills to be our Groundwater Director - North America. This person will lead a skilled team of hydrogeologists and other professionals to provide high-quality, leading-edge groundwater sustainability solutions to our clients. The position will also give you the opportunity to collaborate with other Water and Environment practice leads and Senior leaders within Worley across the globe.

This is a full-time position located in one of our main US offices (Los Angeles, Monrovia, Houston, Baton Rouge, or Denver) - with the option to work remotely for the foreseeable future.

This position will report to the North American Vice President - Water.

As Groundwater Director - North America, you will have responsibilities for growing the business, business operations planning and management, people management, client focus and development, technical review, and oversight, and HSS performance. Knowledge of groundwater practice, vision, leadership, and communications skills are key aspects of this position. You must be team-focused, with proven experience in successfully leading groups of professionals in a friendly, dynamic, and collaborative team environment.

Roles, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities

* Provide senior technical review and subject matter expertise on select projects.

* Accountability and ownership of the Groundwater team's annual business budget.

* Prepare the monthly Groundwater financial forecast, in conjunction with direct reports.

* Accountable for the Groundwater team's overhead costs and preparation/input to the annual group budget.

* Accountable for overall Groundwater team profitability and contribution margin.

* Review Groundwater projects with respect to as-sold and as-delivered margins.

* Develop Groundwater strategy documents to drive the business.

* Actively lead and oversee business development for the Groundwater team.

* Review requests for proposals and make recommendations on bid/no-bid decisions.

* Review proposals with respect to sales strategy and financial metrics.

* Capabilities and develop proposals to support Groundwater involvement.

* Promote the team's capabilities within Advisian, Worley, and externally.

* HR oversight of direct reports.

* Support workload and project assignments in collaboration with direct reports.

* Prepare monthly resourcing plans for the Groundwater team in collaboration with direct reports.

* Staff development, mentoring, and building the team's capabilities.

* Recruit and hire Groundwater staff in collaboration with direct reports.

* Coordinate preparation of Groundwater capabilities matrices, marketing materials, strategy documents, proposals, etc.

* HSS leadership.

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree, or higher, from an accredited institution.

* Registered as a Professional Geoscientist or Engineer within a respective geography.

* 15+ years of experience in groundwater consulting science and engineering including within the conventional energy, chemicals and fuels, power and new energy, mining, minerals, and metals, and infrastructure sectors.

* Solid understanding of business planning and a proven track record of delivering on the business of groundwater consulting.

* A high level of business acumen, business development capability, and client focus.

* Strong track record of growing businesses and teams.

* Solid understanding of hydrogeology and its applications across the water cycle, with a good understanding of larger trends, technologies, and opportunities across all aspects of the Water business.

* Proven ability to effectively manage diverse teams of professional scientists and engineers.

* Entrepreneurial and proactive, with strong leadership skills and a passion for building/growinga business.

* Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to review and edit reports, documents, and other client deliverables.

* Working knowledge of industry standard business support systems, e.g., customers sales platforms, cost management systems, quality management systems.

* Demonstrable commitment to HSS management.

Additional Information:

For applicants based in California:

• Salary Range $176,962-$260,238 USD and commensurate with experience
• Benefits: eligible for PTO, 401k, medical, vision, dental, etc.

Los Angeles - We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the "City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance."

For applicants based in Colorado:

• Pay: $176,962-$260,238 USD and commensurate with experience
• Benefits: eligible for PTO, 401k, medical, vision, dental, etc.

For applicants based in the province of British Columbia, the salary range is $201,516 to $296,348

Application of the pay band: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as the candidate's qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Worley is committed to providing a fair and equitable hiring process for all applicants. As part of this commitment, Worley will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If you require any accommodations or assistance, please contact us at: TA.AMERICAS@worley.com

Please note: No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy.

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