SLR is looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent technical, communication, and interpersonal skills to lead our North American geotechnical engineering team. This diverse position provides a great opportunity to lead a multi-national team, provide technical and operational leadership in conjunction with our other senior leaders, and drive innovative project solutions for our clients. The successful candidate will be a client-focused professional and possess experience working with clients to develop technical scopes of work, prepare proposals, and successfully manage and deliver projects, meeting SLRs high standards for quality and client service. Ideally, youll have experience in identifying, developing, and pursuing business opportunities, as well as in providing mentorship and staff leadership within the geotechnical team. Responsibilities: Leading the Geotechnical Engineering practice with authenticity, purpose, and vigour Driving growth in line with market trends and opportunities, and actively manages resourcing requirements to facilitate growth Consistently achieving KPIs across the spectrum of financial metrics, responding to stretch targets as necessary Managing SLRs commercial risk through rigorous and informed review of project work and proposals, ensuring adequate backlog and maintaining standards of excellence Using your proven leadership skills to maintain and grow a high performing practice Leading by example by working effectively across multi-disciplinary teams, fostering collaboration across practices, promoting knowledge sharing regionally and globally Ensuring the portfolio of projects with the practice is healthy, with a net positive position, and that high risks are appropriately managed Maintaining a client focus always. Engaging frequently with clients in collaboration with other business leaders to drive brand awareness, business development, and market share advancement Keeping up to date with specialist area trends and best practice, participating in technical and/or professional associations Living and breathing the SLR way through the promotion and use of consistent globally aligned systems, practices and processes