Practice Leader - Drinking Water

4245 Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22203, USA Full-time

PRACTICE LEADER - DRINKING WATER TREATMENT

We invite you to bring your enthusiasm, energy, professionalism, and desire to find solutions that improve the world into play as you contribute to innovative and high-quality, sustainable design solutions.

Ramboll is looking for a drinking water practice leader to develop and implement strategies for growth of Ramboll's drinking water business in the Americas. As a practice leader, you will need to understand client organizations and processes, develop and maintain consistent relationships at all organizational levels, and work to develop water opportunities for Ramboll.

Inviting bright minds

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions strive to set the standard among our peers. You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.

You will join our Water Treatment group.

As our new Drinking Water Practice Leader, you will be part of a team dedicated to working with public and private clients to deliver a wide range of water related projects, including drinking water treatment, water supply development, water reuse and water infrastructure, from master planning and treatability through design and construction of one-water solutions.

This position has the potential for enhanced career growth opportunities by providing consistent strong leadership and performance in technical excellence, client satisfaction, employee satisfaction and sustainable financial growth. Bring your drive and skills to develop and deliver challenging opportunities to help you grow professional over the remainder of your career.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Contribute to the development of a Water Market Strategy that delivers leading-edge technology and sustainable solutions for our clients while also actively diversifying and expanding our client base.
• Lead the development of growth strategies for Ramboll's drinking water market, addressing new and future regulations, advanced and developing technologies and delivery of sustainable solutions for existing and new clients.
• Develop account plans and client strategies and track activity via Ramboll's Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
• Plan, schedule, and conduct engineering work on projects, for multiple local clients, of medium to large sizes with a moderate to complex nature.
• Manage teams, budget, schedule, contractual obligations and quality standards.
• Contribute and lead teams that prepare proposals and interview materials and negotiate contracts with clients after selection.
• Identify teaming partners and sub-consultants for services on projects.
• Participate in professional associations, including presentation of technical papers and participation in committee within local or national professional societies of strategic importance.
• Identify needs for recruitment of new employees and participates in selection process.
• Travel as needed for Client interactions and Ramboll team engagement.

Your starting point for constant growth:

• Progressive experience in water system master planning, water resource development, water treatment and water quality, and water infrastructure for public and private sector water systems.
• Expertise in drinking water quality and advanced water treatment processes is essential.
• Strong understanding of project delivery tools and metrics, and a proven history leading project delivery teams to successfully meet client expectations and supporting project teams.
• Demonstrated success with client service and business development with strong existing client relationships.
• Attributes that include excellent oral and written communications, self-motivation, team-oriented work practices, strong data analysis and technical problem solving, and a strong organizational approach.
• Proven track record in developing and maintaining strong client relationships that result in the creation and procurement of new and repeat consulting work.
• Adept at interpersonal relationship building, conflict resolution, and leading diverse teams.

Ideally, the candidate will have:

• Bachelor and Master of Science degree in in Civil, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering.
• More than 15 to 20 years of experience in municipal water/wastewater engineering.
• Experience with drinking water quality issues, such as PFAS, lead and copper corrosion, disinfection byproducts, algal toxins.
• Experience with advanced treatment systems including membranes, ion exchange and advanced oxidation processes.
• Strong leadership abilities and experience managing diverse and remote teams.

Welcome to our Water team!

At Ramboll, a global team of bright water consultants support the development of sustainable societies, working with water projects on a global scale. We assist our clients on their most challenging water management issues, delivering solutions that enable people and nature to flourish. Our main service areas cover Climate Adaptation & Landscape Architecture, Water & Wastewater Treatment, Water Resource Management, and Water & Wastewater Networks.

Ramboll in Americas

Ramboll has nearly 2,000 experts working across 50 offices in the Americas applying their passion to deliver innovative solutions within Environment & Health, Water, Energy and Planning & Urban Design. Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a people company. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future working in an open, collaborative and empowering culture.

How to apply

Apply online. Attach your CV, cover letter, and relevant documents showcasing why you are the right fit for the role, and when you are available to start. We look forward to receiving your application.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.