Team Leader - Utility Infrastructure- Columbus, OH

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Group: Utility Infrastructure

Position: Team Leader

Location: Columbus, OH

General duties include direction and development of utility infrastructure (UI) projects and management of a team of 5-10 staff members. Responsibilities include workflow and staff management, staff development, technical leadership, project management, quality assurance, and client management.

Workflow and Staff Management
• Monthly team financial and staffing forecasts with a 3 month look ahead
• Master team project list updated monthly
• Monitor monthly team billings, profitability, and staff utilization
• Coordinate workflow and staffing with Group Leader and other teams
• Identify hiring needs and assist with interviewing
• Ensure proper staff training
• Be flexible with staff on opportunities for advancement and learning within the team, the group and the company
• Lead employee performance review effort
• Effectively deal with personnel issues within the team in conjunction with Group Leader, Human Resources and upper management
• Keep team personnel morale high
• Other duties as assigned

• Staff Development
• Guide staff in developing and monitoring their career development plan
• Develop technical skills of Engineers and Project Managers
• Develop Project Managers to prepare proposals, establish fees, bill projects, and to be responsible for the financial success of projects
• Develop Project Managers to successfully manage all aspects of projects
• Develop Project Managers to create and maintain client relationships
• Develop Project Managers to delegate design tasks
• Create a timetable for Project Manager development and monitor progress
• Monitor and assist Project Manager's performance

• Technical Leadership
• Direct all aspects of the development of utility infrastructure study and design projects in the areas of drinking water, wastewater, stormwater.
• Mentor less experienced staff
• Solve technical problems
• Identify project roadblocks and assist in resolving them

• Project Management
• Prepare proposals, fee negotiations, and contracts
• Track financial progress of individual projects and Project Managers

• Drive velocity on all projects and maintain project schedules
• Assist group and other groups to be profitable

• Quality Assurance

• Ensure that every project gets adequate review at every stage
• Use technical resources to assist in quality control

• Client Management
• Establish good relationships with clients
• Look for new opportunities with existing clients
• Provide support for our sales force
• Look for opportunities with prospective clients

Performance Measures:

• Progress of Team staff development
• Profitability of Team
• Amount and volume of Team billings
• Number of client relationships established and maintained

Management:

• Ability to effectively communicate positively at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor staff members
• Demonstrated participation in proposals and presentations, with the ability to win work
• Assist in defining business plan to execute work, grow and develop new business

Technical:

• Demonstrated ability to manage projects profitably
• Extensive client contacts/relationships with local municipalities
• 10 years in Utility Infrastructure engineering including design of wastewater treatment plants, water treatment plants, water distribution systems, sanitary sewer collections systems and lift stations
• Driving client satisfaction

Education: BS in Civil or Environmental Engineering

Licenses: Professional Engineer, with licensure reciprocity to Ohio