Water Market Leader Pacific Northwest

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

Responsibilities:

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  Develop and implement a strategic growth plan for the Northwest US water market in coordination with the North America Water Market Leader and existing practice leads.Lead client engagement and business development, including identifying opportunities, generating leads, and maintaining relationships with clients and regulators.
  
  
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  Mentor and grow a team of water professionals - providing guidance, development opportunities, and input on promotions, salaries, and training.
  
  
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  Manage and advise Discipline Leads, ensuring effective team structure, succession planning, and ongoing coaching.
  
  
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  Overseeproject delivery, ensuring initiatives and projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget.
  
  
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  Identify and recruitlocal engineering talent, working with the Resource Manager and Talent Acquisition to plan resourcing, hiring, and longterm capability growth.
  
  
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  Foster acollaborative, innovative, and highperforming culture aligned with Mott MacDonald values.
  
  
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  Coordinate with Development, Strategic Market, Practice, and Account Leaders to ensure aconsistent and proactive approach to BD, pursuits, and client engagement across the Division.
  
  
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  Develop and execute strategies todrive growth, improve performance, and strengthen market presence.
  
  
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  Demonstrate strong leadership in upholdingethical standards, governance policies, and compliance with company procedures.
  
  
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  Providevisible, strategic leadership, supporting senior leadership with guidance, coaching, and informed decisionmaking.
  
  

Qualifications:

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  Minimum 15 years of experience in the water sector and broader A/E/C industry.
  
  
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  Active Washington State Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
  
  
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  Bachelor's degree inengineering, business, marketing, science, or a related field.
  
  
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  Strong, established relationships withlocal and water and wastewater utilities
  
  
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  Proven track record working withcounties, municipalities, and public agencies across the Northwest US.
  
  
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  Deep local market knowledge with the ability to build and sustaintrusted longterm partnerships.
  
  
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  Demonstrated success inclient development, account management, and winning major infrastructure work.
  
  
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  Ability to convert strong client relationships into revenue growth.
  
  
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  Deep understanding ofwater, transportation, and infrastructure market dynamics.
  
  
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  Skilled instrategic planning, teaming, proposal strategy, and negotiation.
  
  
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  Experience supportingdatadriven business development, including use of CRM tools.Collaborative, positive, and motivating leadership style.
  
  
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  Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills; able toinfluence at all levels.
  
  
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  Demonstrated ability to mentor teams, identify improvements, and drive longterm strategic vision.
  
  
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  Proven ability to maintain strong working relationships with regional publicsector clients.
  
  

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don't have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you!

Let's discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

At Mott MacDonald, we provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave and company paid life insurance.

The expected salary for this position is $200,000 - $265,000

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

Hybrid working policy

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.