Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Postal Code: T2G 1B1
Requisition #: 42318BR
Employment Type: Full Time
Career Level: Management
Travel Percentage: None
Last Updated: 2012-03-19
Why CH2M HILL
For decades, CH2M HILL has been a global leader in global leader in engineering, consulting, design, program management, construction and operations, working on the most challenging and impactful projects around the world. Through these challenging projects, we develop our people — who transform complex and creative ideas into reality, every day. Join us and together we can work to build a sustainable world. We support you to reach your greatest career goals through continued professional development, a positive work life balance and undeniably cool engineering projects. Join employee-owned CH2M HILL and discover why our diverse team has been consistently ranked as one of the leading employers and repeatedly recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For".
Environmental Jobs at CH2M HILL
Today, the importance of environmental stewardship is unprecedented. As businesses go “Green" and society becomes more proactive, your role inCH2M HILL's Environmental Group provides opportunities to participate in projects that will protect the Earth's natural resources. We help our clients in both government and industry markets safeguard and restore natural resources as cost-effectively as possible. Overall it is a monumental task, but with each day, we have the opportunity to limit our footprint. Ready? Let's Get to Work.
Description and Desired Qualifications
CH2M HILL Potential for Vice President Level Position – Calgary, Alberta
Our Oil Sands Market Sector Leader position is a business development and client facing position for an individual who has worked with Oil and Gas clients in the oil sands market of Alberta providing environmental services. This person should have strong client relationships with oil sands clientele and be considered by these clients as a key “go to" person to solve their needs. Depending on the individual, this role could be a Vice President level position that provides the individual with an opportunity to demonstrate your leadership capabilities and focus on client and business development, as well as financial, technical, and strategic planning for environmental consulting services to the oil sands industry in Canada through client service and project management. This role will be both an external role as noted above and an internal leadership role that encompasses interfacing with and collaborating with other CH2M HILL business groups who are focused on the oil sands clientele for water, engineering, facility construction and operations & maintenance services.
You will be the face of CH2M HILL as you develop and lead a team to identify and deliver projects. You will be supported by our deep resources in Canada and North America while making client satisfaction a top priority. You are an engineer, geologist, or environmental scientist with a minimum of 15 years of environmental consulting experience through project management, technical leadership, and business development leadership roles serving the oil sands industry. You possess a track record of exceptional client service management and a desire to grow both personally and professionally.
This tremendous opportunity will be focused in the Canadian oil sands market. The role will be linked to a global oil and gasmarket team and will be accessed by that team when global opportunities align with your particular strengths and capabilities.
The strategic initiatives of this role include:
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- Developing and implementing a Western Canada oil sands market-specific strategic plan and individual oil sands account plans for growth of the environmental services. These plans will build on existing plans, strategies and actions targeted at key clients and geographies currently.
- Developing, maintaining, and meeting with clients. Identifying opportunities and collecting client critical information that best positions us for business growth opportunities with the client.
- Attending key conferences, oil sands association meetings, etc. that align with our client targeting efforts to raise CH2M HILL's profile in this market sector and build relationships with clients outside the client office setting.
- Assisting to lead and manage internal processes related to this mandate.
- Managing business development budgets related to the oil sands market for Canada.
- Leading and driving business development and procurements from early positioning through sales. Assisting to implement new programs as a key member of CH2M HILL's Canadian Environmental Business – Functional Leadership Team.
- Providing mentoring and career development to account managers and members of account teams, and other staff as appropriate.
- Work to target environmental service related hires in the market aimed at the oil sands environmental business.
- Work collaboratively with other CH2M HILL business groups who are also targeting clients in the Oil Sands market.
The successful candidate will work closely with the delivery assurance and quality manager and technical directors to maintain a high level of quality on oil sands-related work and minimize liabilities for the company in this market. Activities will include:
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- Engaging to develop technical proposal strategies for work in the oil sands market.
- Providing senior technical review of oil sands-related reports (or ensuring that another technical reviewer has been engaged).
- Identifying resource gaps in our delivery team and supporting the business group to identify and recruit employees.
- Coordinating with other company senior technical staff to share information, identify trends in the marketplace, and develop and link to a network of global resources that can support projects as needed.
Qualifications:
You are a Scientist or Engineer with a minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible environmental consulting experience, and a recognized leader in oil sand life of mine planning, the planning and implementation of site conservation and closure activities as well as compensatory work. Your technical skills are based in hydrogeology, biology/ecosystems, geology and/or civill/chemical engineering. You possess demonstrated expertise in managing and executing projects, combined with exceptional business development experience within the oil sands and reclamation environment. Strong project planning and organizational skills are complimented by a proven team management track record.
Degree Required
Bachelors or 4 Year Degree
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.
Business Development-Sales, Engineering, Environmental-Ecosystems-Natural Resources-Waste Management, Executive-Management, Oil-Gas-Refinery, Project-Program Management, Science Professional