Northwest Program Mgnt Practice Leader

HW LOCHNER INC•Seattle, WA

23d•Hybrid

About The Position

Founded in 1944, Lochner is a trusted infrastructure services provider for aviation, surface transportation and water clients who need high-quality, forward-looking solutions to complex challenges. Our vision is to become a Top 100 leader in the A/E industry, centered on an agile, engaged, and empowered workforce coming together to embrace the art of the possible and make a lasting difference in our world. As a people-centric company, Lochner's purpose is to empower our team to put their knowledge to work, enhancing communities across the US. To achieve this, we hire candidates of all experiences and skillsets because amazing things happen when people with diverse backgrounds come together to solve problems. We believe collaboration is more than a buzz word — it is a guiding principle in which every point of view is valued and heard and is the driving force in delivering our best work. At all levels of the organization, we foster an entrepreneurial spirit and culture of autonomy to advance our strategic vision and continually seek our next success story.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of professional experience, with specific expertise in transportation/transit infrastructure.
Has led and delivered significant projects of scale through effective team and budget management.
Experience with Sound Transit, King County, WSDOT.
Strategic and growth minded leadership.
Demonstrated track record of positioning and scaling a business and team for growth.
Ensures effective governance, at the project and business level.
Demonstrated track record of building strong relationships.
Ability to develop effective and trustworthy long-term relationships with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders in the transportation industry.
Ideally brings an established network locally, with relevant partners.
Strong written and verbal communications skills.
Adept at leveraging communications skills both externally (business development, writing proposals, community engagements, stakeholder and partnership development, leading client presentations/meetings) and internally, to drive the development and engagement of strong teams.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or similar degree.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the continued performance and growth of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Program Management team.
Lead client service and project delivery in the PNW/Washington market.
Oversee program management staff, manage resources and budgets, and provide technical and project oversight.
Direct daily operations and financial outcomes of the PNW program management group.
Support the region’s growth strategy by developing and implementing business plans.
Lead, manage, and provide technical expertise for mid-to-large size projects and programs.
Manage multi-disciplinary teams.
Manage project scope, budgets, and schedules.
Apply effective stakeholder management.
Develop project schedules, scope, and budget, as well as other fundamental project management capabilities.
Provide strong leadership and interpersonal skills directing support staff while utilizing effective communication skills.
Help develop the program management vision and support business plans to drive the region's growth, leveraging a strong understanding of the local marketplace, competitive landscape, and opportunities.
Work closely with the State Business Development Lead and Marketing team on development and implementation of local marketing and growth strategies.
Position the firm for key pursuits through early client engagement, strategic teaming, and capture planning.
Represent the firm at client meetings, industry events, and other business functions.
Develop relationships with local leaders from key teaming partner firms and take active leadership roles in professional organizations at the local level.
Support office in developing strategic teaming partnerships and subsequent agreements.
Schedule periodic meetings with key client personnel in coordination with PMs, staff, and other members of leadership as appropriate.
Leverage experience and relationships in the local market to support business pursuits.
Support the development of office-level action plans to support the regional business plan and encourage strong debate and analysis for growth in an area or discipline.
Support compliance with company expectations for staff utilization and implement corrective action plans when/where needed.
Resolve high-level operational concerns or problems as soon as practicable and take actionable steps to remediate impacts and enhance performance.
Assess and anticipate talent needs to best understand current and future gaps and bench strength.
Support team recruiting efforts to align with growth strategy.
Drive alignment between regional strategy, project delivery performance, and resource planning to ensure sustainable growth.
Support and drive profitability of the Seattle office and associated projects.
Measure and monitor budget and operational performance and communicate key metrics and information regularly to the leadership team.
Where possible and in agreement with regional leadership, maintain a defined level of chargeability.
Work closely with other leaders in the Region and support collaboration utilizing workshare opportunities, leverage regional expertise for local projects and programs.
Maintain client communication in coordination with other offices and assure satisfactory client experience, project production, and Quality Assurance / Quality Control procedures align with corporate and client requirements.
Oversee succession plans and where appropriate, support development of defined successor(s) across the team.
Perform honest and candid performance evaluations of direct reports.
Recommend salary increases for subordinate staff for approval by leadership.
Ensure office complies with applicable laws, regulations, and corporate policies / procedures.
Drive regional business growth to support attainment of Lochner’s nationwide growth strategies, and annual sales goals.
Leverage an entrepreneurial approach to refine local strategy and position the business for sustained success.
Contribute to long-term growth in the region by building the program management capabilities required to secure current business and penetrate new markets.
Stabilize the business and reinvigorate the culture.
Engage and inspire the team, with a focus on sustainable growth through recruitment, retention, and professional development.