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Associate Managing Director I

Syska Hennessy Group

The Role

Overview

Oversee regional engineering practice, drive revenue, manage teams and client relations.

Key Responsibilities

  • client acquisition
  • technical excellence
  • financial reporting
  • business planning
  • team leadership
  • market strategy

Tasks

-Develop strategies and tactics to explore and penetrate new clients to increase national sales and higher margin work -Be an active leader and problem solver guiding our team and our partners to successfully deliver exceptional projects -Lead and/or support sales presentations while focusing on selling integrated services -Write articles, white papers and speak at industry conferences and events -Stay abreast of your respective market both regionally and nationally and keep key team members at the technical forefront of this practice area -Oversee project financials and interoffice / client reporting structure -Develop, review, and coordinate the regional practice area business plan in conjunction with the national market plan including coordinating the business plan with other practice areas, geographies, and services -Responsible for strategic recruitment of senior staff with market-specific experience; provide leadership to newly hired direct reports -Focus on ensuring technical excellence of project delivery and providing expert resolution of issues -Coordinate goals with other members of the national team to help to execute business plans -Develop an appropriate network within the company to facilitate the identification and sharing of relevant information between our national team for staffing and project pursuits -Develop and articulate the firm’s value proposition in the market segment to develop a market distinction

Requirements

  • pe
  • mep
  • bachelor's
  • management
  • 7+ years
  • team player

What You Bring

-Minimum of 7 years of management experience -Effective team player; ability to work independently or in a team environment -7+ years’ experience in developing business for engineering, or construction -15+ years of relevant market design experience -Excellent organization skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously -Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering; exceptional candidates may substitute significant years of experience -Flexible to regional travel to sites within the East Coast; international occasion travel may be necessary -PE registration required. -Thorough knowledge of MEP systems

Benefits

-Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO) policy -½ day work from home Fridays all year long -401(k) plan with a generous employer matching program -Training and professional development courses -Professional development incentive bonuses -Robust, comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans -Dynamic Employee Resource Groups -Transit/parking employer stipend

The Company

About Syska Hennessy Group

-Two mechanical engineers launched a firm that would define MEP systems for iconic high‑rise structures. -Over nearly a century, it has grown into a global powerhouse integrating consulting, engineering, commissioning, and ICT services. -Typical assignments include mission‑critical data hubs, airports, hospitals, universities, museums, and corporate campuses. -Specialists design mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, lighting, AV, telecom, security, and vertical‑transport systems. -Standout facts include pioneering air‑conditioning in the Frick Collection, river‑water cooling for the UN HQ, and designing the Lincoln Center.

Sector Specialisms

Commercial

Healthcare

Industrial

Energy

Infrastructure

Institutional

Fire/Life Safety

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Architectural Lighting

Vertical Transportation

Commissioning

Sustainability and Decarbonization

Building Systems

Water Resources

Government

Residential

Hospitality

Educational

Mechanical

Electrical

Plumbing

Electronic Security

Fire Suppression

Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC)