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There's no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we're committed to helping you do exactly that!
Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.
Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, auditors, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.
Who are we looking for?
Our energy systems are changing, and this change will need to accelerate if national and international decarbonization goals are to be met. One exciting element of the 'Future Energy' landscape is the potential for hydrogen to become an important energy vector in a net zero energy system.
The low-carbon hydrogen sector is diverse and complex. It involves:
- A range of technologies and process for hydrogen production, including both 'green' and 'blue' hydrogen systems.
- A wide range of possible end-uses for hydrogen is a range of sectors, including all sorts of industries, domestic/residential heating, transport, and as part of a flexible electricity system.
- A wide range of considerations associated with transport, storage, transmission and distribution.
- Many commercial, economic, policy and regulatory issues that need to be resolved before we will see an active hydrogen economy emerge.
- The potential for international trade of hydrogen, with shipping in various forms, including liquefied gas, or ammonia as a hydrogen carrier, and a rapidly changing landscape with technology, policy and regulatory innovation.
GHD is an active participant in the hydrogen sector in many parts of the world, including Australia, North America and in the Europe & Middle East region.
See: https://www.ghd.com/en/services/hydrogen.aspx.
In this context, and as part of our rapidly growing global Future Energy initiative, we are seeking a Technical Director, Hydrogen in GHD's US West region with an established position within the hydrogen landscape to support the further growth of our activities in the hydrogen economy in the UK, and to contribute to our hydrogen-related activities globally.
Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
Grow portfolio with existing clients:
- Support/Lead key hydrogen projects as technical subject matter expert (SME), and potentially project manager (PM) and/or project director (PD) depending on the projects.
- Identify opportunities to provide new services to existing clients and develop successful proposals to secure additional work.
Bring new clients:
- Help develop successful proposals to new clients (in particular input to technical approach & effort estimate).
- Actively reach out and present GHD's capabilities to potential new clients; follow up with opportunity leads.
- Actively participate (present if applicable) at key conferences, in particular in the US West region (e.g., Catalyst H2, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Seminar, S&P Global H2 Markets, California Hydrogen Leadership Summit).
Grow GHD Hydrogen team:
- Leverage projects to provide on-the-job training to GHD staff.
- Actively engage with GHD's hydrogen service line (e.g., technical presentation, vendor engagement).
- Attract potential new hires.
What you bring to the team:
- Develop a sense of responsibility for own actions (and those of others) and face challenges openly by:
- Performing delegated tasks as per the projects
- Presenting ideas for improvement or innovation to the projects Senior Management in a manner that is supported by relevant research.
- Excellent judgement and decisiveness to ensure positive outcomes.
- Proficient technical writer, presenter, and excellent communication.
- Ability to work without supervision and be proactive.
- Proven team leader and ensuring knowledge transfer via providing on the job training and mentoring of staff.
- Team player, cooperative with open sharing of information and knowledge.
- Project management skills and able to think strategically and innovatively.
- Ability to understand and interpret the requirements as outlined in project contracts.
- Understanding of GHD Winning Work and Project Delivery systems.
- Ability to manage peak work periods for delivery.
- Ability to delegate tasks to project staff as required.
Key Performance Indicators:
Grow portfolio with existing clients:
- Help build out relationships with at least 3 existing clients.
- Positive client interactions (as verified through client surveys and client care visits).
- High-quality technical delivery on time and on budget (positive feedback from GHD's PM/PD).
- 35% utilization (time billed directly to projects, reviewed monthly).
Grow GHD Hydrogen team:
- Active engagement with at least 6 new GHD clients in the first 6 months, aligned with strategy.
- Develop a pipeline from new clients with factored fee of $2m within 6 months.
- Book $1m in labor backlog from new clients within the first 18 months.
- Active participation in 3 conferences per year.
Grow GHD Hydrogen team:
- Technical guidance to at least 2 hydrogen team staff.
- Identify 1-2 potential new hires aligned with strategy or help screen / hire (if possible).
Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.
See where your commitment could take you with GHD.
As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.
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About Us
Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.
See where your commitment could take you with GHD.
Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.
See where your commitment could take you.
That's the #PowerOfCommitment
Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.
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