Associate Practice Area Director/ Healthcare Design
About The Position
As a global leader in consulting, engineering, and commissioning services, we specialize in highly technical buildings and the systems that bring them to life. We are currently seeking a performance-driven, highly motivated leader to collaborate with our national life science and Healthcare leadership team with the opportunity to grow into and oversee this practice area in the region (located in northeast or west region offices). This is an exciting opportunity to leverage our well-established legacy and brand with existing clients and innovative projects. We are looking for this candidate in our headquarters in New York City, New York. In this high-level role, you will lead the efforts to pursue, win and execute healthcare projects including in-patient hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, behavior health facilities, medical office building and other facilities. You will provide management review and oversee our regional life sciences team including development of business plans, target pursuits and execute a wide variety of life science projects, organizational structures, and processes. This role will report to the Region leader for the firm. Our dynamic work environment provides the optimal setting to take your engineering career to the next level. From our supportive culture, diverse workforce, and competitive compensation to our flexible work schedule Monday to Thursday in the office for 9 hours and Friday for 4 hours remotely at home and fun social events, it is everything you will need for an exciting, challenging, and rewarding career. As a management owned private entity, we seek to reward our key leaders with ownership opportunities to drive overall performance and recognition.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering; exceptional candidates may substitute significant years of experience
- 15+ years of Life Science design experience, preferably minimum of 5 years in consulting engineering or A/E firm
- Minimum of 7 years of management experience
- 7+ years’ experience in developing business for engineering
- Thorough knowledge of MEP systems
- PE registration highly desired
- Effective team player with the ability to work independently or in a team environment
- Excellent organization skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Responsibilities
- Oversee and expand on existing staff, coordinate the execution of healthcare activities in your region and maintain client satisfaction.
- Generate new revenue and increase existing revenue streams within the Healthcare Market Focus.
- Stay externally focused on developing and deepening your network of prospective clients and business partners, including owners, architects and PM/CM firms, as well as key general contractors.
- Track leads for major pursuits, forecast a pipeline of projects and develop winning strategies and teams.
- Stay abreast of the market both regionally and nationally and keep key team members at the technical forefront of this practice area
- Develop an appropriate network within the company to facilitate identification and sharing of relevant information between our national team for staffing and project pursuits
- Focus on ensuring technical excellence of project delivery and providing expert resolution of issues
- Develop, review and coordinate the regional practice area business plan in conjunction with the national life science and Healthcare plan including coordinating the business plan with other practice areas, geographies, and services
- Demonstrate a knowledge of OSHPD
- Demonstrate a knowledge of Design/Build proposals and contracts
- Coordinate goals with other members of the national team to help execute business plan
- Develop strategies and tactics to explore and penetrate new clients to increase national sales and higher margin work
- Oversee project financials and interoffice / client reporting structure
- Work towards revenue generation goal of $1 million to $3 million (annual average for two years)
- Develop and articulate the firm’s value proposition in the market segment to develop market distinction
- Lead and/or support sales presentations while focusing on selling integrated services
- Be an active leader and problem solver guiding our team and our partners to successfully deliver exceptional Life Science projects
- Write articles, white papers and speak at industry conferences and events
- Responsible for strategic recruitment of senior staff with market specific experience; provide leadership to newly hired direct reports
Benefits
- Robust, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance and supplemental benefit plans
- 401(k) plan with a generous employer matching program
- Training and professional development courses
- Professional development incentive bonuses
- Dynamic Employee Resource Groups
- Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
- Transit/parking employer stipend
- ½ day work from home Fridays all year long
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
