Pacific Area Business Strategy Leader

Job Summary

Role Descriptions

Responsibilities: Reports to Program Director and works in partnership with Director to define recovery mission, objectives, and outcomes; connects Long-term Recovery Plan and One Water principles to implementation.  Supports director in building strong and high functioning team to execute and deliver support for Recovery Operations from a One Water Strategy context, and ensures program coherence to OOR overall objectives.  Must have overall and general understanding of capital improvement programs and project implementation (conception to construction to commissioning), municipal organizations, and County of Maui client and community. Additionally, supports and provides best practices in Business Consulting and organizational change. This role will require being in the client and/or the Brown and Caldwell Wailuku office 2 to 3 days per week (16 to 24 hours per week). The succession planning strategy is for this role to grow into the Director of the Office of Recovery, One Water Lahaina Program.

 

Pacific Area Business Strategy Lead:

Responsibilities: Work directly with the Area Director and Local Market Leaders to develop, implement and manage the resourcing strategy to support the projected growth for all Pacific Area markets with an initial focus on the Maui market. This will require coordination with Client Service Managers, Practice Leaders and Local Market leaders to define resource needs based on current contracted sales and projected opportunities to develop, implement and manage a long-term strategy for recruiting new talent, developing existing talent and succession planning. This role will also lead our local Finance and Funding service areas in coordination with our national team. This will be performed in collaboration with our local and national Advisory Services group.

 

Other core responsibilities include:

• Lead targeted and/or comprehensive business assessments and development of implementation strategies and plans for our clients to enhance their operations and efficiency.
• Lead efforts to support Client’s development of comprehensive planning approaches and practices that connect strategic goals and objectives to implementation.
• Lead development of guidelines, processes, and procedures for client assigned functional areas to bolster operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead organizational development and management services for clients to achieve organizational excellence.
• Identify and assess potential risks to both BC and client organization, and ensure proper governance and policy development.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of company standards and best practices.
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.

 

Skills and Competencies

• Strong systems thinking competency for analyzing organizational and business needs.
• Strong proficiency in researching, developing and communicating an understanding of a client’s essential or critical business factors.
• Strong proficiency in organizational function and structure.
• Strong proficiency in the application of organizational development and management principles.
• Strong proficiency in workforce development, performance improvement and organizational design.
• Working proficiency in governance and policy development.
• Advanced facilitation and interview skills.
• Advanced communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.
• Working proficiency in risk identification, mitigation and management.
• Advanced proficiency in business process analysis, mapping, and development skills.
• Working proficiency in the application of digital solutions, AI tools, and technology systems.
• Effective leadership skills to inspire and guide a team.

 

Experience

• Typically, a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in a similar role.
• Prior experience in leading projects.
• Experience in analyzing organizational and business needs, organizational development, and change management.
• Typically certified in the SMS Framework, and progressing through the SMS competencies.

 

Education

• A relevant degree or equivalent experience in business administration, management, communications or a related field.

 

Key Characteristics

Credible; calm under pressure; collaborative; comfortable with ambiguity; outcome-focused; ability to understand vision and leverage concepts as strategy for operations.

 

Mentorship

Provide ment