Utility Management Services Team Leader

Garver

Overland Park (KS)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid professional memberships

Support for industry licenses

Continuing education opportunities

Wellness program

Work-life balance

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Utility Management Services Team Leader to enhance municipal services in water and wastewater management. You'll be responsible for strategic planning, team development, and project delivery. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in utility management, strong leadership skills, and a relevant degree. The role offers growth opportunities and a commitment to work-life balance.

Qualifications

15–20 years of progressive technical experience in utility management.
Experience in infrastructure assessments and asset management.
Strong project management background in budgeting and scheduling.
Ability to grow, manage, and mentor a team.
Strong project management, budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills across teams.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a business and financial plan.
Lead business development efforts for new clients.
Oversee hiring and growth of the Utility Management Services team.
Oversee hiring and growth of the team.
Direct project delivery with emphasis on risk management and profitability.
Represent Garver in industry committees and conferences.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Leadership

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Master’s degree

Registered Professional Engineer (PE)

Tools

ArcGIS

CMMS

Hydraulic modeling software

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Overview

Garver is seeking a Utility Management Services Team Leader to drive the growth of our services supporting municipal water, wastewater, stormwater, water supply, and reuse utilities. This leader will play a pivotal role in helping communities strengthen their utility systems through asset management, strategic planning, financial planning, program management, capital planning and scheduling, organizational effectiveness, IT governance, data visualization, and operational excellence. The Utility Management Services Practice Area Team is a national resource team that focuses on thought leadership and efficient project execution in support of both internal and external clients.

The Utility Management Services Team Leader will be responsible for guiding strategy, building a national resource team, developing client relationships, and delivering impactful projects while fostering a culture of collaboration and technical excellence within Garver’s Water Business Line.

The Practice Leader will have the following capabilities:

Develop and execute a business and financial plan for Garver’s Utility Management Services practice.
Lead business development efforts, including direct engagement with clients outside Garver’s existing Water Business Line footprint.
Collaborate closely with Garver’s regional Water Business Line teams on business development activities within our established footprint.
Partner with Garver’s marketing and business development team to lead pursuit and capture efforts for top-line revenue-generating projects.
Oversee the hiring and growth of a Utility Management Services team to support execution of the business plan.
Provide leadership for project delivery with a strong focus on risk management and profitability.
Build Garver’s visibility and reputation in the industry through participation in professional committees and by presenting at state and national conferences.

What We’re Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (Master’s degree preferred).
Registered Professional Engineer (PE) preferred.
15–20 years of progressive technical experience in planning and delivering utility management services, such as infrastructure condition assessments, asset management, financial studies and funding, business operations optimization, capital planning, and program management.
Demonstrated ability to grow, manage, and mentor a Utility Management Services team.
Solid project management background, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, client coordination, and risk management.
Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
Familiarity with tools such as ArcGIS, CMMS, and hydraulic modeling software.
Experience working with municipal or investor-owned utilities, public works departments, or engineering consulting firms.
Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Outlook.

Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,300 employees, Garver has a people-first culture that drives innovative, client-first service and is consistently recognized as a best firm to work for by Zweig Group. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.

Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual\'s capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.

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