Manager Job - Water Research: Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, USA

Παρασκευή, Δεκεμβρίου 23, 2011

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Manager Job - (Waste-) Water Research

Southern Research Institute

Birmingham, USA

General Summary

Successful candidate will manage a group of engineers and chemists performing water/wastewater research in Birmingham and at the Water Research Center in Cartersville, Georgia. He/she will have overall responsibility for monitoring the execution of all water-related research and for developing new business in the water research area. The position will be located at the SRI Headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama and will report directly to the Director of Power Systems and Environmental Research. Water/wastewater research experience and management experience are required.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitor execution of all water-related research to ensure completion of projects on time and within budget.
Develop new business opportunities in water/wastewater research in both commercial and government sectors.
Ensure growth and development of staff members in the water research group.
Maintain effective communications with clients and staff.

Position Specific:

This position reports to the Director of Power Systems and Environmental Research.
This position is located at the SRI headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama.
Position will require approximately 20% to 30% travel.
Background check, annual drug screening, and annual safety training required for access to power plants and other industrial facilities.

Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:

Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in engineering, environmental science, chemistry, or environmental toxicology with Ph.D. preferred.
Experience in the management of water/wastewater research projects in the commercial and/or government sectors.
Experience in water/wastewater business development in the commercial and/or government sectors.
Experience in management of engineers, scientists, and/or technicians in the context of scientific research or engineering testing.
Experience working in a collaborate environement with a number of R&D partners.

Core Behaviors

Customer Focus: Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relations.
Contributes to Team Success: Actively participates as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
Builds Trust: Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions and those of the organization.
Results Achievement: Takes prompt action to accomplish objectives; takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required; is proactive.
Safety Awareness: Identifies and corrects conditions that affect employee safety; upholds safety standards.