The Engineering Manager - Practice Lead - Water Resources is responsible for growing Barges water resource practice in the Florida market while ensuring the technical excellence and operational efficiency of their team. This role combines high-level technical design leadership with strategic business development, working closely with local Client Service Leaders and directors to identify and win new pursuits. The ideal candidate is a registered Professional Engineer PE who can balance complex hydrologic and hydraulic modeling oversight with the mentorship and financial management of a growing practice area.
Responsibilities:
• Practice Growth: Lead the expansion of the water resources practice in Florida, advancing initiatives that support a positive employee experience and a collaborative work environment. • Business Development: Work with leadership and CSLs to identify pursuits, develop technical approaches for competitive bids, and increase the Barge brand through conference presentations. • Technical Leadership: Serve as the technical lead for Florida-based water resource issues, providing expert consulting on program objectives and HH modeling requirements. • Project Delivery: Lead complex stormwater and water resource projects that have a significant impact on the firms strategic and financial goals. • Design & Review: Provide oversight and feedback on engineering specifications, drawings, and reports, directly completing design components for complex or conventional projects as needed. • Talent Management: Manage a group of employees with responsibility for selection, coaching for improvement, and ensuring technical capabilities grow to meet future demands. • Strategic Planning: Play an active role in executing business planning activities related to the Florida stormwater market. • Financial Stewardship: Manage practice area financial success by ensuring team utilization rates meet goals and working to reduce project costs to maintain a competitive status. • Relationship Management: Build and maintain positive relationships with clients, officials, contractors, and internal stakeholders.