Business Unit Leader of Water Natural Resources

Business Unit Leader

Our client is hiring for a Business Unit Leader, come join a team of passionate, creative people and work on challenging and highly rewarding projects that enrich the communities they serve! As a Senior Level Manager, you will be responsible for operations, client business development, and leadership of the Water and Natural Resources practice with the Puget Sound including the Redmond and Everett offices. The Business Unit Leader works collaboratively with the firm’s Water and Natural Resources Director and the Redmond Regional Manager to set market sector goals and objectives in the region and ensure the group’s ongoing development and efficient operation. This role is a seller-doer who combines excellent project delivery and management with an understanding of the principles of financial management and business development. In addition, you will function as a Senior Project Manager for specific clients or projects. This position may be based out of their Redmond or Everett, WA office.

What you’ll do:

• Provide leadership and managerial guidance on a regional level, inspiring the team to ensure that the firm’s vision and mission are achieved by setting appropriate milestones and benchmarks.
• In collaboration with the Water and Natural Resources Director and Regional Manager, prepare annual business plans and monitor progress through the year.
• Partner with Pursuit Managers and Marketing Managers to prepare winning professional proposals and actively participate in interview preparation and go/no-go decision meetings.
• Collaborate with the Regional Manager to oversee practice area personnel in the region in accordance with our client’s policies and procedures. This includes interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving issues.
• Provide technical excellence and thought leadership in the areas of basin planning, urban stormwater management, river/stream restoration, fish passage design, open-channel hydraulics, and bridge hydraulics and scour countermeasure design.
• Prepare technical approaches/scope, schedule, and budgets for proposals.
• Manage water resources planning and design projects in stormwater management and around natural areas, including workload planning and overseeing financials, schedule, deliverables, and quality control.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (or equivalency in direct field of experience) or related area, including Business and Finance.
• 15+ years of related experience directly managing large capital projects from design through construction and/or closeout.
• Professional Engineering License required, including obtaining a Washington State PE License within 6 months of hire.
• Demonstrated significant previous experience in the management of personnel, project budgets, and team financials.
• Experience in the review and negotiation of agreements and contracts.
• A customer-oriented seller-doer who understands how to sell the firm’s services, grow the business, and deliver high quality work.
• Ability to work in Redmond or Everett office full-time. Flexibility allowable within the company’s remote work guidelines.
• COVID-19 vaccination is required or an approved exception.

Please note, additional duties for this role will be discussed during the interview process. Benefits At their core, this firm believes that supporting their communities begins with supporting their employees. No matter what stage you’re at in your career, they have a comprehensive total rewards program to enhance your quality of life, help support your family, and assist you in achieving your personal and professional goals. The firm’s employees enjoy competitive salaries; no-cost medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; a 401(k)-retirement match that is 100% vested immediately; Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual based on your industry experience rather than your seniority plus 9 paid holidays per year; a commuter allowance (based on your office location); support for your professional registration and/or certification fees; and much more!

What is it really like to work at this firm? Our client’s employees have a progressive mindset and sustainable community perspective. They encourage their staff to volunteer in their communities by giving them an option to earn extra vacation time for their volunteer hours. This firm combines the best of a small firm mentality with strong collaboration across disciplines with the plentiful opportunities to work on exciting projects offered by a growing firm. They also encourage life balance and foster a fun work environment. Their Northwest sensibilities are reflected in their commitment to sustainability and diversity. And believing that diversity fosters innovation and strengthens their skills, they embrace a culture of inclusion and equity in their company and in their communities.

Equal Opportunity Our client is proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. The Equal Opportunity policy for this firm provides a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, nation origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, protected veteran status or disability or any other status(es) protected by law. This firm ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and mandatory supplements to EEO (revisions). Our client recognizes that inclusion is a practice and they are determined to lead the industry by embedding that practice into their work. Cultivating an inclusive workplace environment is ongoing and consistent work, requiring dedication and commitment from every member of the organization. This commitment is reflected in the firm’s promise to significantly increase employee diversity, impact the communities in which they work, and establish ongoing relationships within these communities. Client’s Vision for an Inclusive Environment includes the following:

• They embrace diverse identities, and willingly engage across difference
• All employees can experience the workplace safely and show up as their authentic selves
• Fostering unique perspectives and an open exchange of ideas
• Engaging one another with curiosity rather than judgment
• Relationships are built on mutual trust, dignity, and respect
• If you are a minority, veteran, person with a disability, or a member of the LGBTQA Community, they strongly encourage and welcome you to apply to any open position of interest.