Technical Director - Water Team (Director Level) Apply Locations: Cape Town, South Africa, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Durban, South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, Nairobi, Kenya Time Type: Full time Posted on: Posted 7 Days Ago Job Requisition ID: R00024219 Ambition: Better supporting our clients by building a new growth engine for ERM ERM recently completed a detailed 'outside-in' assessment of the water market. Climate change and severe weather, depleted water reserves, aging infrastructure, stakeholder demands, and more stringent regulations are pushing our clients harder than ever. Some 95% of ERM Key Clients have publicly committed to water strategies. This assessment indicated that ERM has a 'right to win' in various segments of the industrial water professional services market because of our global reach, client relationships, and technical expertise. We concluded that an ambitious growth target for this team is attainable with focused, strategic action – including acquisitions, partnerships and selective recruitment. The leadership role outlined below is designed to bring this ambition to life in our Africa BU/Region as a critical part of ERM's OneWater growth plan. OneWater Lead Role – Two Key Accountabilities: Sales ERM's service and industry leaders have overarching accountability to drive sales success across the globe and within their regions respectively.OneWater Leads are expected to deliver the success of the water-focused go to market (GtM) campaigns, by being highly engaged in client conversations and opportunity pursuits, and helping others do the same. Hiring/team building ERM's operational leaders have overarching accountability to drive profitable delivery of our growth ambitions across the globe and within their regions respectively.OneWater Leads are expected to build the team that will deliver the client projects that ERM will deliver – both through hiring of new talent, and upskilling/focus on existing ERMers. The Role Profile Bringing this to life in Africa BU will take strong, integrated leadership with the following characteristics key: Demonstrated capability to lead as an "influencer" in the market in which they operate.Credible business builder with proven ability to grow and scale business inclusive of sales, delivery, financials, people.Strong collaborator, engaging with ERM commercial and operational leaders (because all elements of the business are crucial to achieving the growth ambition).Constructive engagement with and contribution to the global OneWater team's efforts. Day-to-day responsibilities will include: Lead the regional team across ERM's advisory and infrastructure solutions to capture the OneWater opportunity in Africa.Own accountability for the sales pipeline across all components of OneWater and ensure it is sufficient to achieve the budget requirements for FY26.Develop and drive a business plan that identifies success indicators at the 3-month, 6-month and 1-year milestones.Keep OneWater front of mind in the region leadership team (successes, challenges, and new opportunities to accelerate growth).Create and lead the conversation across the business (both Partners and staff) to fire up enthusiasm in the firm to get after the market and build the skills we will need.Identify the capabilities needed for delivery and work with recruitment to develop an ambitious hiring pipeline.Support new leaders (strategic hires and acquisitions) in their ERM integration. Reporting lines and integration plan Day-to-day you will report to the Africa BUMP and dotted line to two other global leads. To Apply We aim to build an inclusive culture by identifying, acquiring, developing and retaining a highly skilled and high performing workforce that reflects the diverse global marketplace in which we operate, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious preference, sexual orientation, physical attributes, or educational background. If you share our values and are interested in this role, please apply by sending your CV and a short cover letter explaining why you think you are suited to the role. ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. #LI-SG2 #Hybrid About Us At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world's largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the world's leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor. Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability. Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM's purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action. At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.
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