Director of Enterprise Applications

Barge Design Solutions•Nashville, TN

23h

About The Position

The Director of Enterprise Applications leads Barge’s Enterprise Applications Center of Excellence (COE) and is accountable for the stability, standardization, and intentional ownership of the firm’s most critical business and delivery platforms. This role ensures systems of record and delivery‑critical platforms—including ERP, CRM, CAD/BIM, GIS, and HR systems—are reliable, trusted, and consistently used so projects start clean, data is dependable, and teams can deliver predictable outcomes. This role prioritizes high‑value improvements that reduce friction and improve adoption, while protecting platform reliability and delivery stability. This role owns the strategy for the evolution of enterprise applications over time to better support delivery, scalability, and decision‑making. The Director ensures platforms remain relevant and valuable as the firm grows enabling employees and operations, while avoiding unnecessary complexity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, engineering, architecture, construction technology, or other relevant experience
8+ years of experience with enterprise applications and/or design technology platforms, including leadership responsibility
Demonstrated experience owning or governing systems of record and delivery‑critical platforms (e.g., ERP, CRM, CAD/BIM, GIS, HR systems)
Experience establishing standards, governance, and operating models that improve adoption and consistency across teams
Strong business partnership skills with the ability to work across Client Centers, Solution Centers and Business Services teams
Strong understanding of how enterprise platforms support project delivery, financial performance, and operational decision‑making
Ability to balance long‑term platform vision with near‑term delivery realities; comfortable holding a point of view on where platforms should go, while adjusting based on evidence and feedback
Ability to balance stability and standardization with improvement and modernization
Clear communicator who can translate platform decisions and standards into business impact
Strong judgment and prioritization skills; comfortable saying no to protect platform integrity
Ability to influence and drive adoption through clarity and trust and value realization
Ability to negotiate differing opinions and prioritize competing priorities
Ability to broker decisions across vested parties and hold boundaries

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the Enterprise Applications COE, including CAD/BIM, GIS standards, ERP, CRM, and HR platforms
Establish clear ownership, standards, and operating expectations for delivery‑critical systems
Define and maintain a forward‑looking view of enterprise application evolution, informed by delivery outcomes, operational pain points, and business strategy, vendor roadmaps and trends
Protect COE capacity for standards, administration, and platform health (non‑billable focus where applicable)
Own platform standards, configurations, and governance that directly impact project setup, quality, and rework
Ensure platforms are stable, predictable, and intentionally owned; prevent fragmentation, duplicate tooling, and inconsistent usage
Identify and lead select, high‑value improvements that reduce friction, improve adoption, or strengthen delivery outcomes
Partner with IT, Data and Innovation to ensure enterprise platforms integrate cleanly into downstream workflows and reporting
Partner with IT on security, access, reliability, and lifecycle management to protect operational stability
Define practical governance for enterprise platforms that protect reliability
Establish measures of success and communicate progress (standards adoption, reduced setup time, improved data quality, fewer workarounds)
Build and lead a strong COE team focused on standards, enablement, and platform health
Set clear expectations and accountability while fostering trust with delivery teams
Develop talent with deep platform expertise and strong business awareness