Water/Wastewater Practice Leader - Military veterans preferred

Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is one of the largest privately held architecture and engineering firms in the Southeast.

GMC has an opening for Practice Leader to support our Water/Wastewater Team in either our Greenville, SC, Birmingham, AL, Nashville, TN, Charlotte, TN, Tampa, FL, or Atlanta, GA offices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in engineering projects while assessing project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, or market demand. Your attention 

Foundational

• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the firm’s values and standards for technical excellence and quality
• Expresses a keen understanding of the industry standards
• Demonstrates the skills required for effective team contributions to the firm’s success
• Demonstrates clear expertise in strategic technical arena of interest at GMC
• Must show level of knowledge above general engineering staff and Project Managers

 Technical

• Establish scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management
• Evaluate environmental regulations or social pressures related to environmental issues to inform strategic or operational decision making
• Utilize and educate staff on critical tools for success including software, analysis and research

 Professional Competencies

• Client and Customer Focus
  • Present and explain proposals, reports or findings to clients
  • Confer with management, production, or marketing staff to discuss project specifications or procedures
• Team Orientation
  • Direct, review, or approve project design changes
  • Leadership of State Technical leaders
  • Direct recruitment, placement, and evaluation of technical engineering project staff
  • Coordinates with Vice Presidents and Project Managers to provide technical speakers at state, regional and national conferences
  • Connectivity with other technical leaders to elevate one another
• Company Perspective
  • Represent the firm in all aspects of technical expertise to prospective employees, clients, and the communities we serve
  • Reinforce GMC standards and Core Values to others
• Communication
  • Coordinate the work of team members on multiple projects
  • Collaborate with sub-consultants and other project team members
  • Provides guidance related to overall technical objectives, critical issues, new concepts and policy matters
• Continuous Improvement
  • Collaborates in development of new techniques and/or improved processes, materials or products
  • Actively leads GMC committees on technical issues
  • Pursues opportunities to participate in external regional or national committees on technical topics
• Leadership
  • Leadership of State Technical leaders
• Service
  • Encourage participation and remain proactive in the Personal Development Plan process and program
  • Hold membership in state and national professional societies
  • Participate in community service activities and understand implications of involvement

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 20 years of experience
• Master's or PhD in Engineering
• Engaged in life-long learning to maintain knowledge of technical and contemporary issues
• Licensure and Certification:  Professional Engineer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About GMC

We believe in community, collaboration, and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference.  Whether designing schools, parks, hospitals and other commercial developments, or providing clean water, safe streets and restoring resilient environments, GMC takes great pride in serving our communities through the transformative work we do. Every project is guided by the foundational concept that communities are built by people, not companies, and we strive to serve our communities with quality, integrity, creativity and care. One of the Southeast’s most comprehensive multi-disciplined firms, GMC is equipped to provide all of the services associated with architecture, interior design, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, planning, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, surveying and disaster recovery.