Director, Highways & Bridges

Overview

Join a company dedicated to positive change through expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure. Our 10,000+ colleagues in 150 countries work towards bettering industries globally.

Responsibilities

• Set priorities in collaboration with the Business Unit and Regional Leadership
• Develop and implement strategic direction for one-and five-year business plans in support with Hatch's overall goals
• Ensure effective key client engagement with the leadership team
• Drive and support business development by winning and delivering projects
• Develop and manage relationships with key partners
• Keep abreast of technology and delivery developments, industry trends and initiatives of competing firms
• Accountable to identify potential mergers and acquisitions for targeted growth areas
• Position Hatch as a recognized and credible leader
• Build a vibrant and effective team of leaders aligned with regional plans and collaboration models
• Encourage capability and knowledge development and regional access
• Encourage and develop Hatch culture and values
• Work actively to promote all of Hatch’s capabilities
• Be aware of transportation industry technical requirements, trends, and opportunities
• Connect and visibility with industry business and technical leaders
• Function as a source of innovative ideas and work with teams to implement
• Play a prominent role in external conferences
• Write and encourage others to write and present papers
• Support individual and corporate technical and project awards
• Lead professional excellence groups and thought leadership
• Promote continuing education and competence
• Be aware of capabilities/competencies of staff
• Identify and develop knowledge of key staff and participation in succession planning
• Lead staff development and recruitment
• Promote knowledge of Hatch technical skills and expertise; internally and externally
• Accountable for own area staff’s participation in safety initiatives
• Accountable for accuracy project performance and forecasting
• Accountable for engagement governance and intervention and support on problem issues
• Drive use of Digital Project Delivery on all engagements to meet adoption key performance indicator
• Support KPI targets for the Business Unit, including connectivity, utilization, multiplier, margin, volume
• Oversee engagements for commercial, financial, and technical performance
• Support the assignment of staff and/or work amongst regions/practices to optimize staff utilization, support project delivery
• For key engagements, serve as Project Sponsor and/or participate on engagements steering committee
• Oversee account management
• Set direction and strategy for contract negotiations in collaboration with regional and global leadership
• Accountable for pricing strategies, including minimizing discounting, engagement of delivery practices and global resourcing
• Support in development of contingencies on fixed price pursuit
• Review and participation in Global Pursuit Reviews (GPRs)
• Initiate and participate in pursuit Win Strategy Review
• Drive collaboration with business practices (advisory, technologies, digital, climate change, environmental) and KPIs with respect to growth on current and future work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
• A minimum 15 years’ related experience delivering transportation projects
• A minimum 10 years’ project management experience delivering major transportation infrastructure projects
• Strong current relationships with US State and Federal transport agencies
• Ability to prepare contracts, scopes of services, fee estimates in accordance with US State DoT standard practices and requirements
• Technical experience with the ability to mentor and oversee development of our staff