Higher Education Market Leader

LS3P • Charleston, SC

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About The Position

The Charleston Higher Education Market Leader is a local team leader responsible for implementing the firm’s higher education strategy at the office level, growing local business relationships, and consistently meeting revenue goals. The role allocates time evenly across revenue goals, client relationship management, subject matter expertise, and team development management.

The Market Leader serves as a subject matter expert who regularly presents to clients, builds and retains client relationships, and consistently wins new opportunities. Working with office and market leadership, this person executes local market strategy, leads teams, aligns resources, supports business development, and oversees design quality and project delivery within the office.

LS3P describes its practice as grounded in design excellence, integrity, empowerment with accountability, collaboration, balance, stewardship, and caring. The firm has 12 offices and emphasizes a unified “one firm” approach. It offers ongoing engagement with design teams, opportunities to develop skills and contribute to projects, collaboration and research, professional development and mentoring, community service, and schedule flexibility.

Requirements

• Licensed Architect.
• At least 8 years of experience in the target market.
• Proven track record of business development and client leadership.
• Skilled in client engagement and retention.
• Understanding of financial metrics and resource planning.
• Familiarity with regulatory, design, and operational nuances of the higher education market.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable presenting to clients.

Responsibilities

• Implement the firm’s higher education strategy at the office level.
• Grow local business relationships and consistently meet revenue goals.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and regularly present to clients.
• Build client relationships and consistently win new opportunities in the area of expertise.
• Focus on client relationship management and project acquisition.
• Align teams and resources within the office.
• Execute market strategy within a specific office or region.
• Lead local teams and collaborate with office leadership.
• Oversee design quality and project delivery within the office.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities in partnership with local and market leadership.
• Lead proposal efforts and interview strategies in partnership with the National Market Leader.
• Plan resources and use financial metrics to support the market.
• Collaborate effectively with design, marketing, and executive teams.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development allowance for educational opportunities.
• Leadership development and mentoring across sectors, markets, offices, and the firm.
• Participation in community service and outreach occasions supporting local and national organizations.
• Flexibility and balance in your schedule.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed