Program Director - Water Utilities

Seeking a new career challenge? Then Woolpert is seeking you! Woolpert is hiring a Water Program Director to join our dynamic team at our Virginia Beach, VA office. This position reports to the Practice Leader and is responsible for continuing to build our team to win project work locally and to complement Woolpert’s existing water capabilities throughout the US. 

Essential Functions

As a Water Program Director at Woolpert, you will:

• Sales and growth of our Water services in the Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads, Norfolk area through the establishment or improvement of client relationships.
• Working across practice areas to develop business opportunities and assure services are performed in a manner compatible with Woolpert’s goal of being an industry leader.
• Builds and enhances existing client relationships to identify and initiate additional project opportunities within the client base for Water and Infrastructure services.
• Identifies and builds new client relationships that match the client and project type focus and overall business strategy.
• Promotes Woolpert as an industry leader for Water service(s) with new and existing clients.
• Performing negotiation of project schedule, fee, scope and contract terms.
• Mentor technical staff.
• Identify, address and resolve any project issues impacting client goals, objectives and/or client satisfaction.
• Defines and communicates client needs and expectations.
• Ensures continuous stakeholder (client, client’s manager, etc.) communications addressing, resolving, and anticipating project issues
• Participate in local and regional industry affiliated professional organizations and groups.
• Work experiences and client relationships with local and state agencies in Virginia.

Minimum Requirements 

• BA/BS and 12 years related experience, MA/MS and 10 years related experience or 15 years related experience.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license in Virginia is required.
• Candidate must have business development sales acumen and project management skills.
• Must be able to make sound decisions/recommendations based on the evaluation and synthesis of information and data.
• Must demonstrate an enterprising, innovative, proactive management approach.
• Must possess high levels of demonstrated leadership ability.
• Must be able to research and define multiple project scopes, schedules and budgets.
• Must be able to establish and maintain rapport with clients, vendors, management, and employees.
• Must possess strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Must possess excellent facilitation and/or meeting skills.
• Must possess excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Must have Microsoft Office suite skills
• Must be able to travel as required to meet the needs and demands of the Market.

Unique Benefits

Certified as a Great Place to Work®, Woolpert is one of the fastest growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) companies in the world. With over 60 offices and countless projects around the globe, Woolpert makes a real difference at home and abroad. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

• Diverse experiences: Work on meaningful projects that improve quality of life around the world.
• Freedom to work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible vacation
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more: Choose the benefits that work best for you.

Level up your career with Woolpert. Apply today and join our team to help shape the future of tomorrow!

Why Woolpert?

Woolpert is looking for supportive, goal-oriented, and career-minded individuals who are, or are looking to become, industry leaders in their fields. We blend design excellence with innovative technology and geospatial applications to deliver exceptional value to our clients. When you join us, you'll join a team of experts who are passionate about their work and dedicated to building the next generation of industry leaders. Woolpert embraces progress and innovation, creating limitless opportunities for your career growth.

Our vision: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

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