Sector Leader - Mission Critical

Overview

Lead Mission Critical sector, overseeing data center projects and client relations

Key Responsibilities

• emergency response
• client advocacy
• workload planning
• financial monitoring
• mentoring
• proposal management

Tasks

-Responsible, in partnership with the business leader, as the sector representative for jobsite and client related emergencies. -Be the client advocate and bridge to the project team on projects to ensure that all requirements are represented. -Evaluate sector workload, staff assignments, project planning and quality assurance. Identify and coordinate with business leader and operations leader for sharing of project workload and staffing resources across sectors. -Assist project managers with up-front planning aimed at providing quality documents within established hourly budgets and supporting them to meet performance objectives. -Serve as one of the company’s main participants and spokespersons with prospective clients, professional organizations, and the public, playing a lead role in the marketing of the company’s professional services. -Facilitate efforts, both in pursuing and processing work, to further the sector’s growth and development with the goal of establishing and maintaining a strong presence for the sector across locations. Such efforts are to be within the established firm policies, procedures, and workflows. -Oversee sector business activities in coordination with other sector leaders, including client and project commitments. -Monitor financial performance of the sector projects. Provide guidance to project managers when project financial goals are not being met. -Mentoring project managers and team members as needed. -Represent the company as principal-in-charge on select projects, when requested or required, and provide other direct billable services as appropriate to meet the company’s overall chargeability goals. -Assist the sector’s business leader and operations leader, to help identify a core team of experts within each technical discipline (as appropriate to the size and geographic reach of the sector) to service clients and provide technical expertise specific to the sector. -Ensure that project managers are following the HED design process with completion of the appropriate quality review milestones. -In coordination with the sector business leader, oversee principal-in-charge project activities, including development, negotiation, and implementation of the professional services proposal/contract process; establishment of project service delivery requirements, hour allocations, team structure and project schedule commitments; and projection of profit goals consistent with the company’s established policies, procedures, and resource capabilities.

Requirements

• data center
• project manager
• 15 years
• leed
• bachelor’s
• licensure

What You Bring

-Understanding of data center sector, client relationship skills and strong business skills. -Professionalism, assertiveness, decisiveness, integrity, and the ability to lead and influence, as appropriate for a senior level position that is highly visible to clients and staff. -Computer literate. -Strong business acumen. -Professional licensure or board approved certification is required. -Ability to motivate others and develop teamwork; excellent writing and speaking skills, and strong organizational skills. -Ability to interact appropriately in various business and social settings with all types of people. -Ability to work well with others under deadline situations. -Minimum 15 years of professional experience with a minimum of five years of Data Center design experience. -Capable of performing all the duties of a project manager is required. -LEED accreditation is preferred. -Bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering is required. -Extensive knowledge of all aspects of professional services from marketing through project close-out, including design and technical expertise.

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About Hed

-Leveraging integrated, multi-disciplinary planning, they combine architecture, engineering, landscape, and interior design. -Projects include LEED-certified data centers, performing arts centers, and innovative educational campuses. -Maintains steady financials as a privately held firm, reinvesting in long-term growth and design excellence. -Known for delivering cohesive, technically adept spaces that seamlessly combine form, function, and innovation.

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