Director, Hydropower and Dam Safety

Type of position: Regular

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Your future role on our team

BBA's Renewable Energy business line wants to strengthen its position in the Hydropower market across Canada. You'll be responsible for developing hydro-related projects and business opportunities. You'll also leverage your expertise, knowledge of the industry, client relationships and engineering experience to achieve the firm's objectives. Your main goal will be to grow BBA's hydropower operations.

An overview of your mandates and responsibilities

Strategic planning

• Review and update the hydropower and dam safety strategy and action plan.
• Identify target clients toward building a sustainable portfolio, balanced between repeat business and capital expenditure projects.
• Recommend potential strategic resources and organizations that can complement in-house expertise.
• Actively contribute to business development.
• Position the firm for upcoming business opportunities and prepare pursuit and capture strategies.
• Identify any capability gaps and strategic partner or teaming requirements needed to win.
• Serve as client account manager (CAM) for some clients.
• Work with CAMs to ensure a coordinated client management process.
• Cross-sell the services of other disciplines within the firm.
• Track business opportunities using BBA's opportunity database management system.
• Provide exposure to potential new clients and expand relationships with existing clients.

Proposals

• Review RFPs and steer the proposal execution plan and deliverables in the direction needed to win, using elements established in the pursuit strategy.
• Support proposal preparation through creative thinking and alternative approaches.
• Review proposals to ensure that RFP requirements are met (technical and commercial) and that the price is competitive.
• Provide assistance during the proposal and award process and throughout the project life cycle.

Operational activities

• Identify, assess and recommend key hiring competencies specific to the hydropower and dam safety sector to ensure high-quality work, and expand markets.
• Actively participate in executing engineering mandates such as study mandates, detailed design, dam safety reviews, etc.
• Oversee project delivery and serve as a sponsor or Engineer of Record for selected projects.
• Mentor young and future lead engineers within the organization.
• Support succession planning and identify strategic hires who will lead the business.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Client-oriented
• Business acumen
• Strategic and results-driven vision
• Strong commitment to health and safety
• Demonstrated inspiring leadership
• Sense of equity and inclusion
• Caring mindset that puts people first
• Eco-mindful

Overview of certifications and job requirements

• Civil engineering degree from a recognized university
• At least 15 years of relevant experience
• Experience in dams and hydropower consulting engineering, business development and project execution
• Registered as a professional engineer in Québec or Ontario
• Available to travel occasionally
• Asset: Experience preparing budgets, estimates and schedules, with financial modelling skills
• Asset: Bilingual (English and French).

At BBA, you get many benefits

• Access to many experts and coaching
• A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge
• Participation in our firm's major projects up to 2030:
  - Our Toward Net Zero plan and our ESG promise
  - 35% of women on our team
  - and much more!
• Long-term hiring (not just project-based)
• Access to a leadership program
• Opportunity to mentor our next generation: we invest in our people and help them develop
• A corporate culture that values expertise
• Promotion of our experts (SMEs), both externally and internally
• Flexible schedule that combines office presence and telecommuting
• Friendly, eco-mindful and high-tech workspaces
• Annual bonification program for all regular employees
• Access to an annual bonus program for all regular employees
• Committees involved in important causes: diversity, social commitment
• Growing business with many opportunities
• Pension and insurance plan
• An inclusive culture that values diversity, respect and openness
• On site and at the office:Health, safety and the environment are a priority
• A collaborative culture among various departments and with our operations clients
• Valuing complementary expertiseAgility and listening: your ideas are transformed into concrete initiatives

About BBA
For over 40 years, we've been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution. BBA is one of Canada's leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 18 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow's industry at the local, national and international levels.

Our goal is to ensure a diverse and inclusive work environment. We do everything we can to build a workplace where all of our employees want to excel and where they feel respected, heard and valued. Every day.

Our people's passion and excellence make BBA one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.
We have unique talents, and we're committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.
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