NY/NJ Water Construction Management Lead

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HDR has an excellent career opportunity in our NY/NJ Area for a professional to lead the development and growth of our Construction Management Services within the NY/NJ Water Business Group. The NY/NJ Construction Field Services Lead is a professional who is excited about taking on the responsibility for coordination, monitoring, and improvement of technical competencies of construction management staff with a focus on meeting client needs and market drivers. The NY/NJ Construction Field Services Lead will report to the Area Water Business Group Manager and team with our Area Business Development Manager, Water Market Sector Client Managers, Regional Construction Field Services Lead, Project Managers, and technical staff to support Construction Management business development and project delivery in the area.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Advancing business development strategies
• Developing and pursuing new clients and projects
• Client management
• Project management for key projects
• Technical input on projects
• Staff development
• Collaborating with other technical and marketing staff in the pursuit of new projects
• Taking a leadership role in selected key pursuits
• Serving as client manager for key clients, providing leadership in addressing client issues and coordination of multiple projects

The specific responsibilities of this position are divided into Marketing and Strategy, Staff Development, Operations Leadership, and Project Delivery.

Marketing and Strategy

• Work with the Business Development Manager to deploy pursuit strategies, business development tactics and support client relationship development and pursuit processes based on proven capture techniques.
• Support selected pursuits through client relationship development and/or through development of strategy, tactics, value-added technical differentiation, and participation in pursuit activities.
• Develop and drive a long-range Construction Field Services vision and strategy for HDR's NY/NJ Area Water Business Group.
• Serve as a client manager to select agencies and be active and visible in the industry through client relationship development, participation in professional organizations, conference presentations, and conduct of client development workshops.
• Lead HDR's branding in the NY/NJ area by engaging in professional organizations aligned to the market and serving as a company role-model in business and community organizations.

Staff Development

• Participate in business class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams, and activities to continually improve standards and best practices
• Work with area leadership to coordinate staffing/recruiting plans for key hires and assist leadership as necessary with technical or project management hires.
• Mentor staff and support the development of technical experts and business class leaders.
• Lead the Area in identifying needs and opportunities for new and improved technical services and products to maximize the breadth, depth, and effectiveness of the practice.

Operations Leadership

• Work with the Area Water Business Group Manager and Area Business Development Manager in the development and delivery of Area market sector initiatives.
• Support project staffing and resourcing decisions, workload, and Market Sector utilization.
• Implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews
• Manage business class staff, workload, and projects and participate in delivery of project services to meet client expectations

Project Delivery

• Implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews
• Coordinate local bidding efforts for quotes obtained in the field
• Assist in procurement of purchase orders and subcontract packages
• Perform construction management activities, including development procurement - construction schedules, construction subcontract scopes, review of subcontract terms and conditions, performance of constructability and value engineering reviews, construction estimating and schedule reviews, and project construction performance presentations
• Perform value engineering and constructability reviews
• Coordinate, expedite, and review construction submittals
• Control the project budget and schedule
• Ensure subcontractor compliance with the Health and Safety Program through communication and inspections
• Prepare and update project schedules, pay requests, progress reports, budgets, and schedule management reports

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
• Maintains a professional or engineering registration and has related technical experience experienced in development and management of diverse teams
• Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Preferred Qualifications:

• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand.
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) by Construction Management Association of America
• Professional Engineer in New York
• Preference given to local candidates