Terracon is seeking a Department Manager to lead our Environmental Consulting practice in Philadelphia West! This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced environmental professional to step into a leadership role, joining our well-established Philadelphia West office and helping to grow and guide a diverse group of specialists across multiple environmental disciplines. This position offers a unique opportunity for an individual who is strong in client and business development, team building and mentoring, business operations management, and strategic planning and implementation. This position will work closely with the Office Manager, Regional Manager, and Environmental Service Line leadership to strategically expand and elevate the practice in the region. 

In this role, you will: Supervise teams to ensure that work is executed on time and in a manner that provides a positive client experience; Supervise the preparation of proposals and cost estimates to ensure proper scoping of services, availability of resources, and pricing to achieve desired profitability; Supervise daily department operations including staff training, development, and performance review, utilization of equipment and facilities, safety oversight, project quality, timely delivery, and adherence to policies and procedures; and Plan for and participate in business development activities to identify, develop, win, and execute project opportunities and build and maintain client relationships. 

• Responsible for preparation of proposals and cost estimates with varying degrees of complexity.
• Directs the short-range business development activities of all department personnel to ensure that adequate fees are available to support the manpower on the payroll.
• Plan for and execute the recruitment, selection, training, mentoring, and development of all employees in the department.
• Prepare and execute the department annual business plan.
• Oversee and manage the success of the key department metrics of revenue growth, staff chargeability, project billing and collections, and project profitability.
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Responsible for continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Responsible for providing consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline practiced by the Firm including Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology and 8 years’ practice experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 12 years’ related experience.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.

Preferred Certification:

• Certification or licensure in field of expertise.
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status preferred.

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