Job Type
Full-time
Description
If you are a team player with a passion to drive your career to lead and grow our Building group's Structural/Civil Division at Popli Design Group (PDG), then this is the opportunity for you!
Expectations: The Director's primary role is to foster the growth of the division, both internally and with external clients, through direct engagement and collaboration with consultants. Building and maintaining relationships with key industry leaders is essential to drive business opportunities and benefit PDG. Additionally, the Director is responsible for forecasting and identifying when the division requires additional support. It should be acknowledged that roles and responsibilities may vary over time and may not always align precisely with the outlined expectations. Flexibility and adaptability are key in fulfilling the Director's overall responsibilities.
Financials:- Support the VP of Building Design Services (BDS) in the development of the Department budget
- Maintains the Department backlog and recommends corrective actions
- Reviews, develops and recommends corrections to the utilization
- Supports the VP of BDS in the development of financial targets
- Identifies potential issues with financial targets and recommends corrective actions
- Holds accountable staff for timesheet submission
- Ensures divisional billing reports are completed and returned and holds staff accountable if necessary
Standards:- Support the ongoing development & implementation of BDS standards
- Support the ongoing QA/QC process
- Support the development & implementation of Structural and Civil Engineering standards
Strategic Plan/Business Development:- Work with the VP of BDS to develop and maintain a strategic plan with 1, 5, and 10-year goals
- Work with Team leaders to achieve the strategic plan goals
- Work to strengthen local and regional relationships with owner clients and consultant clients
- Identify strategic clients/projects to pursue
- Attend local and state events beneficial to the growth of PDG
- Attend trade shows as necessary for the development of a market
- Prepare, in conjunction with the marketing group, proposals
Staff Needs/Accountability- Host Bi-Monthly division meetings
- Hold Team Leaders and Staff accountable
- Deliver end of year salary performance and incentive comp to team
- Perform annual reviews of Team Leaders and set annual professional goals
- Mentor team to achieve their set goals
- Work to create synergy between other divisional offices and team leaders
- Be available for all major project related issues
- Be available for all major staff related issues (personnel disputes, scheduling, utilization, etc.)
- Regular visits to remote offices where departmental staff are housed
- Manage departmental training requirements
- Relay company/professional development training needs (PM, presentation, software training, etc.) to VP of BDS
- Maintain departmental long-term staffing needs
- Work with HR to perform departmental recruiting including review resumes, interviews, develop offers, fill out employee initiation forms, perform new hire tours, etc.)
Preferred Education, Certification & Experience: - BS in Civil Engineering
- NY State Licensed Professional Engineer (Required)
- 15+ Years of Structural or Civil/Site design experience with state agencies (DASNY, OGS, SUCF), healthcare, higher education and K-12 education as well as local municipalities.
- 5+ Years of managing a group with P&L responsibilities
- CPESC, LEED AP, and/or ENV SP certification a plus.
- A Valid Driver's License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) is required.
Good faith salary range is provided, and salary package will be commensurate with experience.
Salary Description
170,000 - $225,000
