TECHNICAL SPECIALIST FOCUS: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

LEVEL DOING TECHNICAL WORK PROJECT EXECUTION SALES & MARKETING MENTORING & STAFF DEVLPMT

CONTR. TO FIRM'S STATURE

MASTERY • Author/leader in the development of a CDM Smith standard of practice and/or guideline,

• Developer of widely used technical tool.

• Appointed by firm as a technical leader in a specialty area.

• Called upon to solve the most complex technical problems.

• Manages the execution of the firm's most complex tasks in area(s) of expertise within budget and schedule parameters, often using resources from multiple offices.

• Lead practitioner, or equivalent for multi- unit/location/discipline program (i.e., the firm's largest and most complex projects or programs).

• Active member of firmwide strategic market task force or appointed as division market leader.

• Assists in contract negotiations and advises project teams.

• Achieves sales targets in market area as shown in "Thanker/Thankee" report.

• Has history of identifying technical innovations/project approaches that lead to project wins.

• Delivers papers nationally in direct support of CDM Smith market strategy.

• Is routinely requested to attend sales/marketing calls with existing and potential clients.

• Is sought internally as national expert.

• Skills provide CDM Smith with distinct advantage over the competition.

• Leads technology transfer (e.g., through activity on the discipline forum, lunchtime seminars, etc.).

• Mentors mid-level staff.

• Has demonstrated success as a mentor.

• CDM Smith University course developer and instructor,

• Discipline leader or subdiscipline leader.

• Embraces diversity,

• Provides quality input into PFDFs and appraisals of technical staff.

• Conducts quality appraisals as requested.

• Presents at national conference(s)

• Directs submittal to national awards competition and wins award.

• Called upon externally by clients/prof. organizations and/or journals to speak about the most complex issues in his/her area of expertise.

• Lead author of peer-reviewed paper, trade journal article, or conf. paper.

• Principal investigator on industry-funded research proj. (AWWARF, WERF').

• Leader (i.e., Tech. Advisor, Lead Practitioner, QA Officer, or equivalent) of national award- winning project.

• Technical committee chair of national organization.

• AAEE certification, or equivalent

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST FOCUS: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

LEVEL DOING TECHNICAL WORK PROJECT EXECUTION SALES & MARKETING MENTORING & STAFF DEVLPMT

CONTR. TO FIRM'S STATURE

PRACTICE • Participates in the development of standards or guidelines.

• Discipline-appointed champion or caretaker of technology or tool.

• Called upon to solve technical problems of average complexity.

• Delivers high-quality work as a technical task leader.

• Holds required professional engineering (PE) license in home state or required state.

• Has an MS or PhD.

• Successfully manages project tasks to completion.

• Local/unit-level lead practitioner or equivalent,

• Has completed PM1 courses and passed exam.

• Recognized as key sales/marketing resource at the unit or local level.

• Serves as area market leader or some equivalent position.

• Provides consistent, cost-effective and responsive solutions to proposal team.

• Assists with contract negotiations.

• Understands and supports CDM Smith's negotiations and wins processes.

• Involved in continuing ed. activities.

• Subdiscipline leader.

• Contributes content to discipline site.

• Co-authors papers/presentations with junior-level staff.

• Serves as mentor to junior-level staff who have declared themselves to be oriented toward the Technical Specialist focus of the Degreed Technical Professional path.

• Provides quality input to PFDFs and performance appraisals.

• Conducts quality appraisals a requested.

• CDM Smith University instructor.

• Staff actively solicit this person's advice and input.

• Embraces diversity.

• Contributing author of peer-reviewed paper, trade journal article, or conference paper.

• Invited participant in recognized external technically oriented organizations.

• Technical committee chair of local organization or member of national committee.

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST FOCUS: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

LEVEL DOING TECHNICAL WORK PROJECT EXECUTION SALES & MARKETING MENTORING & STAFF DEVLPMT

CONTR. TO FIRM'S STATURE

FOUNDATION • Has a well-established understanding of proven technical solutions in their preferred technical area.

• Called upon to solve technical problems of minimum complexity.

• Still has wide range of technical focus.

• Holds necessary professional registration(s) or certification(s).

• Qualified by education to function at this level

• Completes assignments on time and within budget.

• Completes PM fundamentals and taking PM1 training modules.

• Participates in sales calls.

• Works as directed on proposals.

• Helps to prepare capture plans.

• Participates in discipline forums.

• Connects with entry- level staff that will likely pursue the technical specialist path (e.g., entry-level PhDs.).

• Serves as mentor to new junior-level staff.

• Embraces diversity.

• Participates in and presents at local technical society meetings and conferences.

• Coauthors paper and/or technical professional publications/forums.

• Member of appropriate professional organization/societies.