Energy Practice Leader, Infrastructure

Woolpert•Columbus, OH

About The Position

The Energy Practice Leader provides strategic, operational, and business leadership for Woolpert’s Energy Practice. The role drives the practice’s vision, growth, profitability, and market position while supporting client satisfaction, employee engagement, and project delivery performance. The leader develops and executes growth initiatives, oversees practice operations, leads business development, and builds high-performing teams. The role also advocates for the Energy Practice across Woolpert and collaborates across markets, disciplines, and service lines to accelerate growth and deliver innovative client solutions. The Practice Leader is accountable for revenue growth, net revenue performance, EBITDA, backlog growth, utilization, hiring and staffing plans, client satisfaction, and employee retention and engagement. Success is measured by performance in these areas as well as strategic account growth, leadership development, market share expansion, cross-selling, and succession planning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline.
15+ years of progressive leadership experience in the energy, utility, or infrastructure consulting industry.
Demonstrated success leading large-scale business units, service lines, or practices.
Proven experience managing P&L performance.
Demonstrated success developing strategic client relationships and growing revenue.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across multiple offices.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license or another industry-recognized credential.
Executive leadership experience within an engineering, consulting, utility, or infrastructure organization.
Experience leading organizations with annual revenues exceeding $10 million.
Existing network within electric utility, renewable energy, power delivery, or energy infrastructure markets.

Responsibilities

Establish and execute the Energy Practice vision, strategy, and annual business plan in concert with the Water and Energy Utilities Market Director.
Develop growth initiatives aligned with Woolpert’s corporate objectives and evaluate opportunities for geographic expansion, new services, and strategic partnerships.
Identify emerging market opportunities, technologies, and industry trends; serve as an executive advocate for the Energy Practice across the organization.
Own practice revenue, backlog, and profitability objectives and monitor sales, net revenue, utilization, backlog, and EBITDA performance.
Lead strategic client development and executive-level client relationships; partner with Program Directors and Client Service Leaders to drive sales growth.
Participate in major pursuits, proposal strategies, interviews, and contract negotiations.
Expand Woolpert’s market presence across utility, renewable energy, transmission, distribution, pipeline, and energy infrastructure sectors.
Ensure consistent project delivery excellence, lead resource planning and workforce forecasting, identify and mitigate risks, and promote continuous improvement.
Provide leadership, coaching, and accountability for Program Directors and senior staff; develop succession plans for critical leadership positions.
Partner with Talent Acquisition and HR to recruit talent and support employee development, retention, and leadership growth.
Foster an engaging, collaborative, high-performance culture.
Promote innovation, thought leadership, and technical differentiation; maintain awareness of industry regulations, technologies, and market drivers.
Represent Woolpert at conferences, client forums, and professional organizations, and strengthen its brand through publications, presentations, and industry involvement.