Director, Kentucky Area Manager

Parsons Corporation•USA KY (Virtual Office), KY

13d•$157,500 - $283,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Parsons has been improving the region’s highways and bridges for more than 80 years. Our team in Kentucky has delivered landmark projects such as the Ohio River Bridges Project and the I-69 Ohio River Crossing. As a full-service engineering company, we serve as an extension of our customers’ staff to help plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure that improves quality of life, promotes economic growth, enhances mobility, achieves sustainability and resiliency standards, and supports our customers’ visions. Parsons is seeking a Director to lead our team. Reporting to the Vice President East Central Regional Manager, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and managing the operational aspects of projects and staff. The successful candidate would take over as the face of Parsons with local clients and help pursue/win new work by proactively engaging and maintaining a visible presence with KYTC stakeholders. Your background as an accomplished Project Manager with the agency will be a great complement to our collaborative and experienced team eager to help you thrive and continue building on our achievements. You’ll benefit by being the main point of contact for Parsons in Kentucky both externally and internally, and you’ll be responsible for ensuring the successful execution of projects, profitability and growth of the operation through winning new projects and maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency. Additional responsibilities include leveraging key accounts, closely coordinating and collaborating across business lines while providing innovative leadership. We have an established management and project delivery team that will support leadership initiatives and business imperatives.

Requirements

4-year degree in Civil Engineering or related technical/business field.
Licensed Professional Engineer in Kentucky, with considerable work experience in Kentucky and/or neighboring states.
20+ years of managing diverse transportation infrastructure projects with a track record of successful delivery of KYTC projects.
Background in civil engineering with design of highway, bridge or traffic projects.
Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
Experience leading and participating in business development activities.

Nice To Haves

Experience meeting operational business goals and strategizing on market development including P&L ownership a plus.

Responsibilities

Overseeing and managing the operational aspects of projects and staff.
Acting as the face of Parsons with local clients.
Pursuing and winning new work by proactively engaging and maintaining a visible presence with KYTC stakeholders.
Being the main point of contact for Parsons in Kentucky both externally and internally.
Ensuring the successful execution of projects, profitability and growth of the operation through winning new projects and maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency.
Leveraging key accounts.
Closely coordinating and collaborating across business lines.
Providing innovative leadership.