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Job Ref:  41386BR
Employer:  CH2M Hill.
City:  San Francisco
State/Province:  CA
Country:  United States
Type of Employment:  Full Time
Job Description:  Note: You may see this job advertised in multiple cities but we are only seeking to fill one Global Practice Director job. The location for this position is open within North America.

CH2M HILL Global Practice Director, Environmental Sustainability Job – North America
The challenge? Provide practice leadership expertise for our rapidly growing Sustainable Development business. Our Global Practice Director career path leads and builds the senior management consulting and business strategy aspects of the Environmental Sustainability Practice, and contributes to both the business growth strategies and the financial models of the business. Each day, you will play a major client-facing role in business development engagements and strategic program engagements. The incoming Practice Director will extend his or her knowledge of climate science, GHG management, net zero planning, C-Suite service and general management consulting for sustainability to create appropriate business opportunities for the organization. You should be a self-motivated environmental program development leader with key clients and major wins globally on complex sustainability projects and have a desire to grow personally as well as professionally with every sustainable project or program.

Our Global Practice Directors:
• Are recognized within their markets and the environmental industry as iconic and thought leaders.
• Have deep networks within industry organizations to aggressively establish and expand the global client base in the principal practice areas of the firm.
• Provide executive level technical reviews of all complex programs and projects within their practice to ensure total client satisfaction.
• Build CH2M HILL's image and professional reputation with the management, control and execution of all competencies associated with environmental sustainability, its supporting infrastructure and related human resources.
• Promote culture of accountability for program and project managers in their practice areas for budget and cost control, value creation, return on investment, and profit optimization.
• Provide highly effective, dynamic management and leadership to CH2M HILL's environmental sustainability staff.
• Promote a culture of teamwork, engagement, quality service, and customer satisfaction.
• Support the development and delivery of a detailed business growth strategy that aligns with the firm's strategic direction as well as the customer's mission, vision and objectives.
• Ensure CH2M HILL is positioned for large, long-term program and services opportunities.
• Contribute to and brief pursue/no pursuit and bid/no bid recommendations and develop pursuit strategies for new business opportunities.
• Manage the funding sources associated with the development of the practice, the acquisition of new technologies and strategic hires.

Basic Qualifications

• Role requires approximately 50% travel.
• Masters degree in a technical or business discipline and significant consulting experience.
• A minimum of 20 years of experience in environmental, development, engineering, planning, architectural, management consulting or other related work.
• Solid working knowledge in one or more of these areas: climate science, GHG management, net zero planning, C-Suite service and general management consulting for sustainability, planning or design.
• Able to demonstrate experience capturing major programs and developing and managing winning proposals.
• Able to demonstrate proven leadership qualities including a self-directing work approach, high energy, and ability to function effectively in large complex organizations, have a strong track record of managing within budget allocations, strong marketing skills with ability to attract subordinates to the practice area.
• Able to demonstrate a desire to market effectively both new and existing clients, and be able to establish a solid working relationship with customers, technical staff, managers, subcontractors and peers.

Preferred Qualifications

• 20-30 years in a specific discipline preferred.
• Publication and presentation experience desirable.
• Discipline specific professional registration preferred.

Degree Required

Masters

What you will find

At CH2M HILL, the greatest challenges provide the biggest rewards. Each day, your drive and creative ideas will be providing solutions that help build a better tomorrow. Whether it is the pride that comes with accomplishment, personal growth or making a difference in the world, you will discover true success in a career that brings out the best in you at CH2M HILL. Ready? Let's get to work. Developing People through Challenging Projects CH2M HILL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
10/11/2011

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