Civil Site Practice Leader

Job Title

Civil Site Practice Leader
Job ID

2024-2485
Job Locations

US-FL-Tampa US-FL-Orlando
Category/Group

Civil Group
Employment Type

Regular Full-Time
Location : Location

US-FL-Tampa
Job Post Information* : Posted Date

10/10/2024
Job Post Information* : External Company Name

American Structurepoint
Job Post Information* : External Company URL

www.structurepoint.com
Additional Locations

US-FL-Orlando

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license in Florida
• 8 or more years of experience leading diversified site development projects
• Extensive client contacts and relationships with private developers, local municipalities and permitting agencies
• Business development experience: writing proposals, leading presentations with the ability to win work, managing projects profitability, driving client satisfaction
• Able to effectively communicate positively at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor staff members

 

Responsibilities:

Workflow & Staff Management

• Assists the Vice President and Group Leader in the go/no-go process, teaming arrangements, workshare, submittals, presentations, and fee proposals
• Facilitate staff sharing between teams and other production groups
• Oversight of project schedules and profitability
• Monitor revenue, billings, profitability, and staff utilization
• Ensures team members are consistently engaged in projects
• Identify hiring needs and assist with recruiting & interviewing potential candidates
• Effectively deal with personnel issues within the group in conjunction with Human Resources and upper management
• Keep master group proposal tracking spreadsheet updated monthly to monitor workflow trends
• Identify and implement effective strategies to keep staff morale high

Staff Development

• Facilitate skill assessment and goal setting with staff members, including performance reviews
• Guide and mentor staff in creating and monitoring their career development plan
• Ensure proper staff training is provided
• Develop technical skills of Design Engineers, Project Engineers, & Project Managers
• Develop Project Managers to successfully manage all aspects of projects:
  • Prepare proposals, establish fees, bill projects, and to be responsible for the financial success of projects
  • Create and maintain client relationships
  • Delegate design tasks
• Motivate employees and facilitate open dialogue and feedback

Technical Leadership 

• Direct all aspects of the development of civil/site design projects, including but not limited to:
  • Design of site layouts, grading and drainage design, road design, utility design
  • Permitting of commercial & residential site development projects
  • Hydraulic/hydrologic analysis
• Facilitate coordination between groups on multi-discipline projects
• Aid in technical problem solving
• Ensures QA/QC process is adhered to
• Principal in charge of all Florida office civil/site projects

Project Management

• Prepare proposals, attend interviews, fee justifications, and contracts for the practice
• Plan, direct, and coordinate all project activities to ensure goals or objectives are accomplished within budgetary and schedule parameters
• Coordinate with the client, local government agencies, permitting agencies, utility companies, and land acquisition professionals as necessary to drive the project schedule.
• Track financial progress of individual projects and Project Managers
• Takes responsibility for the financial success of the practice
• Responsible for collection of Group AR as well as specific assigned clients
• Serve as representative of the firm at all required project meetings, presentations, and public hearings

Client Management, Marketing & Sales

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with current and potential clients
• Maintaining consistent communication with clients, addressing all project questions such as project scope, design expectations, project development process, schedule, extra work, and billings
• Partners with Business Development team members on marketing, client relationship development and management
• Secures projects from both new and existing clients

 

Performance Measures:

• Progress of practice’s staff development
• Staff retention
• Quality assurance/claim minimization
• Profitability of practice
• Revenue volume of practice
• Number of client relationships established and maintained
• Growth of Civil Practice throughout Florida