California Water​/Wastewater Practice Lead

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker is seeking a California Water/Wastewater Practice Lead. This position will work directly with the Water National Practice Lead and local Water leaders to drive the business, focusing largely on the California market. Come be a part of our National Water team!

Working closely with our local water professionals, this individual will be charged with the development and implementation of an innovative business strategy, identifying and leading key regional pursuits, managing large multidiscipline water and wastewater projects, mentoring project managers, and establishing strategic relationships with clients and teaming partners.

• Collaborate with our Water Practice leaders to grow Michael Baker’s water practice with a primary focus on Southern California water and wastewater clients (i.e. MWD, LADWP, LACDPW, LABOE, LACSD, OCPW, CA DWR, OCSD , etc.) in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties while remaining engaged at a high level with the rest of the West Region.
• Connect / cross-market other discipline services and solutions. Support other disciplines that have existing client relationships and leverage those relationships for growth opportunities.
• Establish relationships with design-build partners including contractors and engineering firms; assist in design-build pursuits including strategic pursuit planning, stakeholder outreach, proposal development and project management execution.
• Develop and maintain client, stakeholder and teaming partner relationships. Work closely with the Michael Baker Southern California Water Leadership Team and the National Practice Lead for Water in pursuit identification and strategies, agency and public outreach, and allocation/management of technical resources.
• Identify and leverage partnership opportunities, build knowledge in government relations protocol and processes, and develop strategic relationships with key elected officials, industry leaders, agency management leaders and colleague firms through collaboration with Michael Baker’s Business Development Associates.
• Become an active participant in local professional organizations such as AWWA, APWA, ASCE or ACEC and work towards securing a leadership role on Board(s) or Committee(s).
• Utilize strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and negotiation skills, as well as problem-solving abilities, in this highly visible position.
• Lead project delivery on key pursuits through provision of technical direction and oversight to the design team; oversight of fiscal management relative to scope, schedule and budget; promote adherence to client management, implementation of quality control processes and appropriate level of delegation to, and oversight of, key supporting staff.
• Identify potential business development opportunities that address an industry challenge; brings recognition to Michael Baker on a local and regional basis; and helps to maintain and expand Michael Baker’s Water presence in Southern California.
• Lead proposal, interview, fee development and negotiations for various key project pursuits.
• Build relationships with other managers in the West Region and with other key managers company wide.
• Refresh past knowledge and stay apprised of current representative services and projects for Michael Baker in Environmental, GIS, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Structures, Surface Water, Surveying, and Transportation.
• Recruit and attract individuals to Michael Baker and help build team members’ careers.
• Collaborate with the Southern California, Northern California, Nevada, Arizona, the Pacific Northwest representatives and the Regional Leadership team regarding staff assignments, workshare, mentorship, business pursuits and feedback on quality of project deliverables.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
• Professional Engineer license required for the state of California.
• 20+ years of water or wastewater experience with increasing levels of responsibility
• Strong track record of overseeing successful project delivery of water and wastewater projects. Focus area is Southern California; however,…