United States onlyBrown and Caldwell is seeking an Area Project Delivery Leader (PDL) for our Northwest Area within the West Business Unit (BU). As the Northwest Area PDL you will partner closely with the Northwest Area Director, National and BU PD Directors, Risk Management Leaders, and Project Managers to lead the successful execution of projects within the Northwest area and business unit and drive bottom line management. You will oversee and execute project management and delivery standards, advance PM training and development, and conduct project performance reviews. This position will report to the Northwest Area Director and is anticipated to dedicate approximately 60-70% average time to Operations and Project Delivery duties, with flexibility from week to week.
This position may be filled remotely.
Detailed Description:
As Northwest Area PDL, you will be responsible for the development and profitable execution of Northwest Area operation plan, including Northwest Area project delivery through skillful financial and operational management, as well as supporting the development and performance of project managers within your area.
You consistently demonstrate strong leadership, coaching and communication skills, exceling in strategy development, including project management, business analysis, problem solving, consensus building, and talent development. You are results-orientated, proactive, and interested in working with a diverse team, and you bring a confident, yet humble approach that can effectively consult and partner with multiple business partners with varying needs. As a leader, you can guide and rally your team, focusing on actions to achieve desired outcomes, having the ability to engage, influence and execute across the business, regardless of your sphere of influence, to deliver solutions.
Responsibilities:
The most critical responsibility of the Northwest Area PDL is to drive bottom line management of the Northwest Area to meet or exceed the Northwest Area business plan, while coordinating and streamlining operations across Northwest Areas in partnership with other PDLs across the enterprise utilizing relationships and tools. This happens by delivering the “BC Experience” in a way that exceeds expectations for our clients and employees by influencing positive performance outcomes and leading by example. The PDL will be successful when they engage, at a minimum, as follows:
Project Delivery
- Coordinate project delivery staffing by assisting Local/Sector Leads, CSMs and/or Sales Leads to identify and/or recommend project managers (PM), project analysts (PA), and accountable approvers (AA) for clients and project work.
- Partner with Accountable Approvers (AA) to maintain effective portfolio size, active project engagement, and identification of business risks.
- Support BC’s Risk Management program through high-risk project identification/tracking and partnering with project delivery risk experts (e.g., project controls and large programs).
- Partner with Operations, Local/Sector Leaders, Finance Business Partners, and Legal Support to drive profitable delivery of projects (e.g., review and respond to variance and overrun reports, identify potential projects at risk, identify and support negotiations for more profitable contracts, etc.).
- Lead our PM community and facilitate the sharing of lessons learned and best practices.
- Advance adherence to Project Delivery Minimum Requirements and use of Project Management Best Practices through BC’s audit compliance program relying on input and support from the Northwest Area Director, Local/Sector Leaders, and Finance Business Partners.
- Provide leadership for BCs Deputy PM candidates ensuring that participants maximize growth and learning in a live-round active project environment.
- Partner with Human Resources to conduct a skill set assessment of current Project Managers. Support Project Managers in establishing development plans.
- Lead in interviews for project management candidates, while supporting the onboarding of new project managers.
- Conduct regular comprehensive reviews of our PM capacity and ability to manage large projects, develop a recruitment plan in conjunction with the Northwest Area Leaders.
- Provide input and feedback to BU PD Director on project delivery performance and PA staffing. Coordinate with BU PD Director, BU PA Manager, and Northwest Area Leaders for performance reviews and promotion of project managers, AAs, and PAs.
- Support the identification and selection of Rewards and Recognitions to project team members that go above and beyond in the area(s) of project delivery excellence.
- Lead recurring communications and/or project delivery meetings with your project delivery support staff within your area.
- Participate in the development and execution of project delivery training and development for our PMS, PA, AAs and other delivery support staff.
- Provide guidance and support to the staff in your Northwest area or provide a connection to resources for getting the support that is needed, on Project Delivery systems and tools such as Worksmart Plus, Microsoft Project Plus, Revenue Estimation Forecasting Tool, ProjectWise, and other critical systems.
- Provide weekly portfolio management of your Northwest area to include dashboard reviews, coordinating with team leaders and PMs on project performance issued identified, and working to clear critical variances and/or support/assist with critical change management that needs to be completed through month-end process.
Operations
- Support development and delivery of business plan by partnering with the Northwest Area Director and BU leadership, including supporting the Area Director’s planned/forecasted goals for total revenue, net revenue, total direct labor (DL; import + source) and indirect labor (IDL).
- Participate in strategic business planning processes at the Northwest Area level.
- Partner with the Northwest Area Director and supervisors of Project Delivery staff to drive a sustainable business through performance management, succession planning, employee relations and engagement with staff.
- Coordinate with the Northwest Area Director and Finance Business Partner to prepare RevEst forecasting with input from the Local/Sector Leads.
- Promote Organizational Health by developing, retaining, engaging, and allocating Project Delivery talent in partnership with direct supervisors in a way that ensures we deliver the “BC Experience” and continue to be the best place for employees to work in our industry.
- Collaborate with Northwest Area PDLs and Supervisors to ensure consistent messaging for employees related to merit, Viewpoints, promotions, pay transparency, etc.
Resource Management
- Support the Technical Director, Northwest Area leadership, and direct supervisors with monitoring project delivery staff’s workload (i.e. Project Managers, Deputy Project Managers, Project Analysts, etc.). Assist in balancing workload among project delivery staff within and across the Northwest.
- Contribute to the success of the Business Unit by acting as a key member of the Northwest Area and BU PD Leadership Teams.
- Partner closely with the Northwest Area Director, National and BU PD Directors, Risk Management Leaders, Health and Safety, and other leaders to lead the successful execution of projects within the Northwest.
- Lead, oversee, and execute project management and delivery standards, training and development, and project performance reviews.
- Oversee, lead, and coordinate the Northwest Area PD team to deliver projects at an exceptional level. To achieve this, the primary duties of the position will be to develop, maintain and implement the project management strategy for the Northwest area, in partnership with the Northwest Area Director and BU Project Delivery Director.
- Leverage the Enterprise Model and teams to deliver projects and outcomes that make both the Northwest Area and broader company successful.
- Operate with passion and optimism by inspiring others, chasing after continuous improvement and innovation, demonstrating good judgement, ethical decision making, and delivering high-impact results.
- Recognize, appreciate and advance the team mentality that makes BC unique and successful.
- Participate, contribute and lead discussion on the Company’s PD Extended Leadership Team.
- Conduct or delegate monthly PD calls, Targeted Oversight Reviews (TOR) Area Portfolio review meeting, TORs and desktop audits.
- Instill a culture of supporting Corporate PD programs and internal / external recognition of PMs and their accomplishments.
- Support Deputy PM Program and Champions by working with this team to identify and develop PM staff.
Job Expectations
The PDL is expected to demonstrate excellence in leadership, the delivery of high-quality work products and strong financial performance for the Northwest area. This is a leadership role that requires critical thinking and decision making in a high velocity environment, extraordinary talent management ability and sound, ethical character.
The PDL will:
- Contribute to the success of the Business Unit by acting as a key member of the Northwest Area and BU PD Leadership Teams.
- Partner closely with the Northwest Area Director, National and BU PD Directors, Risk Management Leaders, Health and Safety, and other leaders to lead the successful execution of projects within the Northwest
- Lead, oversee, and execute project management and delivery standards, training and development, and project performance reviews.
- Oversee, lead, and coordinate the Northwest Area PD team to deliver projects at an exceptional level. To achieve this, the primary duties of the position will be to develop, maintain and implement the project management strategy for the Northwest area, in partnership with the Northwest Area Director and BU Project Delivery Director.
- Leverage the Enterprise Model and teams to deliver projects and outcomes that make both the Northwest Area and broader company successful.
- Operate with passion and optimism by inspiring others, chasing after continuous improvement and innovation, demonstrating good judgement, ethical decision making, and delivering high-impact results.
- Recognize, appreciate and advance the team mentality that makes BC unique and successful.
- Participate, contribute and lead discussion on the Company’s PD Extended Leadership Team
- Conduct or delegate monthly PD calls, Targeted Oversight Reviews (TOR) Area Portfolio review meeting, TORs and desktop audits.
- Instill a culture of supporting Corporate PD programs and internal / external recognition of PMs and their accomplishments.
- Support Deputy PM Program and Champions by working with this team to identify and develop PM staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Strong leader, able to inspire, motivate and build cross-functional teams with the ability to influence the decision-making process.
- Ability to be decisive in decision-making – comfortable handling risk and uncertainty.
- Ability to interpret operational data to inform business strategy to comply with Area performance metrics.
- Strategic, critical thinker with a willingness to challenge the status quo.
- Strong project management and/or project accounting/budgeting experience.
- Must be proficient in change management processes and systems.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate orally and in writing - across functions and teams.
- Proficient in contract terms and execution.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Ability to proactively deal with conflict.
- Must be proficient in using standard computer programs (MS Word, MS Teams, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Outlook) required.
- Must be proficient in schedule development and management utilizing MS Project Scheduling tools and software.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous supervisory or mentoring experience a plus.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) preferred.
Salary:
Location A : $115,000 - $156,000
Location B: $126,000 - $172,000
You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.
Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.
About Brown and Caldwell
Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 70 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com
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