Director of Engineering

Overview

Lead education engineering practice, drive growth, client engagement, and team development.

Key Responsibilities

• financial management
• project execution
• business development
• client engagement
• resource allocation
• proposal writing

Tasks

A Director of the Education Engineering Practice leads the strategic growth, client engagement, and market leadership of their practice area, serving as a nationally recognized expert and trusted resource to colleagues and clients. Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, this role drives sales, develops service offerings, and fosters colleague development while ensuring operational excellence and financial sustainability in partnership with Operations Managers and Design Managers. -Maintain alignment with HEAPY’s Vision, Mission, Core Values, and firm-wide initiatives in all responsibilities and decisions. -Support practice culture by modeling leadership principles and enabling colleague empowerment. -Optimize financial performance of the practice by setting appropriate fees, monitoring budgets, invoicing, and profit/loss results. -Represent HEAPY externally through industry engagement, thought leadership, publications, and presentations. -Ensure exceptional client satisfaction and retention through proactive engagement and superior project delivery. -Oversee project execution to ensure adherence to quality standards, milestones, and service procedures. -Travel to offices to support client engagement, colleague development, and regional sales goals. -Cultivate a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the practice team. -Serve as a nationally recognized expert and trusted resource within the practice and industry. -Lead performance evaluation processes, including recruiting, promotions, merit increases, and workload planning. -Mentor and empower project managers and team members to deliver exceptional outcomes -Collaborate with Operations Managers and Technical Leaders to plan and allocate resources effectively across projects. -Achieve practice sales goals by fostering client relationships, retaining and expanding existing accounts, and developing new clients. -Represent HEAPY externally through industry engagement, presentations, and publications -Drive innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement—while shaping the next generation of learning environments -Serve as a nationally recognized expert and trusted advisor to clients and colleagues -Ensure best practices in pursuits, including client vetting, capture planning, go/no-go process, RFP/RFQ responses, interviews, and proposal writing. -Achieve sales goals through client development, thought leadership, and enduring partnerships -Encourage adoption of best practices and process improvements to enhance efficiency and client outcomes. -Drive strategic growth through development and execution of market strategies and service offerings, incorporating all HEAPY services. -Lead and develop project managers and practice team members, fostering career growth and professional development. -Lead strategic growth by developing and executing market strategies across higher education and K-12

Requirements

• professional engineer
• engineering degree
• mba
• client relationships
• design leadership
• communication

What You Bring

-Ability to communicate in person, electronically and via phone with other individuals. -Capable of working in physical positions that may include maneuvering self into different positions traditionally positions, traditionally is achieved by kneeling, sitting, standing, squatting, bending over, etc. -Professional credentials associated with the practice preferred, such as Professional Engineer (PE), BICSI RCDD, or approved Commissioning Certification -4-year degree in Engineering, or 15+ years of experience in engineering design or process engineering with a strong focus on client engagement and serving as a trusted advisor or owner representative of the specific market -Ability to remain sedentary at desk for long periods of time while operating a keyboard, mouse, stylus and using a computer screen. -Master’s degree in Business Administration encouraged -Ability to move, transport, or position items weighing up to 25 lbs. -Ability to access all areas of the jobsite with activities that include ascending and descending stairs, scaffolding, ladders, navigating elevation changes, etc. -Successful track record in building, nurturing and fostering new client relationships. -Ability to apply established protocols and practices in a timely manner. and follow safety guidelines for both company and clients. -Successful track record in directing and providing leadership for design teams from business development through successful completion of design concepts to thrill our clients. -Ability to work in all elements of indoor and outdoor environments which include the heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, etc. -Reliable transportation required. -Ability to gather, organize and evaluate information related to strategies, including long-range and short-range plans, objectives, staffing, innovations, and compensation.

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About Heapy

-Delivers mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, technology, and commissioning solutions. -Executes projects across multiple industries including aviation, healthcare, education, federal, industrial, life sciences, sports, arts, and utilities. -Engineer-led design-build model provides turnkey solutions for complex, mission-critical environments. -Completed over 1,000 MEP, technology, commissioning, and sustainability projects in 2023. -Approach includes advanced energy modeling, intelligent building systems, retro-commissioning, and capital financial consulting. -Combines technical expertise with creative problem-solving to create inspiring built environments.

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