Director of Design I - Strategic Planning Design and Consulting

The Haskell Company

4h•Remote

About The Position

In this role, you will lead design and/or consulting team members in a business unit and/or within an office and participate in business development for market(s) assigned. You will participate in the recruitment, development, and retention of design and consulting team members as assigned within a business unit, office and/or region.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering preferred
10+ years of progressive experience in a design discipline leading to being an independent lead designer and culminating with successfully performing design management and coordination activities as a manager and/or director.
Project management - experience managing multiple large projects with several disciplines including a process engineering team.
Professional registration or registration eligible
Knowledge and experience in design project management including, but not limited to, budgeting, scheduling, proposal writing, staffing, coordination, forecasting, conflict resolution, and change management
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Knowledge of design document production and presentation software
Communications, negotiations, management and leadership skills

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred

Responsibilities

Lead projects as described in the Project Design Director job description.
Utilizes knowledge of architecture and engineering business practices to lead team members to achieve effective project outcomes and financial goals.
Monitors project assignments of team members assigned and advises business unit leader when staff are expected to be under - or over - utilized
Advises and coordinates with business unit leader on assignments of projects to team members
Participates in planning for organizational changes
Assists D&C leadership in change management communications plans.
Assists the D&C leadership in developing budgets
Monitors utilization and expenses of assigned team members and reports on deviations from budget
Assists the Design and Consulting leadership in developing business strategies as they relate to team members
Serves as a champion for the D&C and corporate strategies and initiatives
Conducts performance reviews and career development for team members
May be directed to be responsible for office leadership and team member engagement
Participates in the development of D&C policies and procedures as assigned
Travel Up to 30% annually
Other duties which may be assigned as needed