Sector Leader - Mission Critical

Hed

A national architecture, engineering and design firm creating integrated planning and design solutions.

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

13 days ago ago

Expert & Leadership (13+ years)

Full Time

Greater Chicago Area

Onsite

Company Size

400 Employees

Service Specialisms

Architecture

Structural Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Interior Design

Sustainable Design

Planning

Mechanical Engineering

Healthcare Design

Sector Specialisms

Healthcare

Workplace

Housing

Mixed-use

Science and Technology

Higher Education

Pre K-12

Community Education

Role

What you would be doing

project planning

financial monitoring

contract management

design process

quality review

client advocacy

Mentoring project managers and team members as needed.
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.
Monitor financial performance of the sector projects. Provide guidance to project managers when project financial goals are not being met.
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.
Assist project managers with up-front planning aimed at providing quality documents within established hourly budgets and supporting them to meet performance objectives.
Be the client advocate and bridge to the project team on projects to ensure that all requirements are represented.
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.
Ensure that project managers are following the HED design process with completion of the appropriate quality review milestones.
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.
Oversee sector business activities in coordination with other sector leaders, including client and project commitments.
Responsible, in partnership with the business leader, as the sector representative for jobsite and client related emergencies.
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.
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.

What you bring

data center

leed

licensure

bachelors