Regional Office Leader

BRPH • Atlanta, GA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

BRPH is seeking a Regional Office Leader for its Atlanta, Georgia office. This role is responsible for the performance, growth, culture, and market presence of the assigned office and its region. The leader will translate BRPH's Architecture and Engineering (A/E) strategic plan into a regional growth and operating plan, focusing on client service, talent, quality, profitability, and market position. This is a matrixed leadership role requiring collaboration with executive leadership, business unit leaders, market and practice leaders, project managers, discipline leaders, and corporate services. The Regional Office Leader will balance enterprise priorities with local market needs, promote cross-office collaboration, and ensure internal performance and external growth activities are aligned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a closely related A/E discipline required.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in the architecture, engineering, design, or consulting industry, including experience in at least one BRPH market sector.
• A minimum of five years of experience as a Project Manager in an A/E environment, with demonstrated responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, quality, client relationships, and project financial performance.
• Prior management or supervisory experience required, including demonstrated success leading through a matrixed organization and influencing teams outside a direct reporting line.
• Proven success developing and growing large or strategic accounts, shaping pursuit strategy, winning work, and expanding client relationships.
• Demonstrated business and financial acumen, including experience with workforce planning, budgets, revenue, backlog, utilization, project profitability, billing, or collections.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, negotiation, verbal communication, and written communication skills.
• Strong organization, prioritization, judgment, decision-making, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing internal and external demands.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and consistently exercise sound professional and ethical judgment.
• Professional registration or certification appropriate to the individual's discipline is required.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly within the assigned region and periodically to other BRPH offices, client locations, conferences, and project sites.
• Must be a US Citizen or a Permanent Resident

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading an office, region, multi-disciplinary team, or business unit with responsibility for growth, operations, and financial performance.
• Established relationships within one or more BRPH strategic markets and active participation in relevant industry, economic development, or community organizations.
• Experience developing leaders, building succession plans, and guiding organizational change or capability growth.
• Advanced business, leadership, or technical education relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Translate and execute the firm's A/E strategic plan into a regional growth and operating plan with clear priorities, accountable owners, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Support annual business, workforce, and investment plans in coordination with various leadership teams.
• Support AE and business unit leader strategies in developing a multi-year view of regional market demand, strategic client needs, capability gaps, succession requirements, facilities, technology, and other investments.
• Make decisions that balance local needs with firmwide priorities and reinforce collaboration across offices, markets, disciplines, and business units.
• Serve as the visible senior leader for the office, reinforcing BRPH values, ethical conduct, accountability, inclusion, and a client-focused culture.
• Create a positive, two-way communication link between corporate and team members through regular office meetings, leadership updates, and listening sessions.
• Partner with Human Resources and functional leaders to recruit, select, onboard, deploy, develop, and retain talented associates.
• Provide mentoring and staff-development support and feedback to BUL and discipline leaders.
• Support performance, conduct, engagement, or retention concerns promptly and consistently in partnership with appropriate people leaders and Human Resources.
• Support regional workforce planning by forecasting demand, evaluating capacity and skill mix, and coordinating staff sharing across offices and business units.
• Supervise or coordinate the general administration of the office, including facilities, office services, technology needs, safety, security, emergency preparedness, and business-continuity planning.
• Develop with the AE President the regional office operating budget and related forecasts; monitor expenses and make recommendations for corrective action or investment.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, delegated authorities, confidentiality requirements, records-management practices, and applicable legal, safety, and professional standards.
• Create a professional, efficient, and welcoming office environment that supports associate productivity, collaboration, recruiting, client engagement, and the BRPH brand.
• Partner with Project Managers, discipline leaders, and Business Unit Leaders to monitor the regional project portfolio for scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, risk, client satisfaction, and overall health.
• Participate in project-health reviews and provide early leadership intervention, resources, or escalation support for at-risk projects, client concerns, staffing gaps, or performance issues.
• Assist with and reinforce QA/QC project reviews, design standards, technical excellence, lessons learned, and consistent application of the firm's project-delivery and risk-management processes.
• Promote integrated, multidisciplinary delivery and connect clients and project teams to the full range of BRPH capabilities.
• Lead the regional business-development and client-growth plan in alignment with strategic markets, target accounts, revenue and backlog goals, and the firm's approved go-to-market priorities.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with strategic clients, prospects, and influencers.
• Develop or coordinate account plans for priority clients.
• Identify, qualify, and advance high-value opportunities; lead or support capture planning, go/no-go decisions, teaming strategy, proposal development, interviews, pricing strategy, negotiations, and post-selection debriefs.
• Support with business unit leaders accurate, timely information in the firm's approved business-development and forecasting systems for regional office opportunities.
• Monitor client satisfaction and resolve issues quickly.
• Promote cross-selling and coordinated pursuit of BRPH services across markets, disciplines, and offices.
• Serve as the primary regional focal point for economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, market-specific associations, professional organizations, civic leaders, universities, and other strategic community stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships, teaming relationships, consultant networks, and industry connections.
• Monitor regional economic, demographic, competitive, procurement, and investment trends; communicate relevant intelligence and recommend actions to firm leaders and pursuit teams.
• Represent BRPH at client, industry, recruiting, and community events and contribute to thought leadership, speaking opportunities, panels, and other activities.
• Lead community-support and sponsorship activities that align with BRPH values, strategic markets, talent priorities, and the office's desired regional impact.
• Protect and enhance the BRPH brand by ensuring consistent, professional representation in all external interactions and by coordinating public-facing activity with Marketing and Communications.
• Participate actively in leadership, business-planning, and provide clear reporting on regional results, pipeline, staffing, project health, market conditions, and required decisions.
• Communicate enterprise priorities and leadership decisions to office team members and provide constructive local feedback, market intelligence, and recommendations to firm leadership.
• Coordinate with Business Unit, Market, Practice, Project, and Corporate Services leaders to clarify ownership, resolve conflicts, and ensure that commitments are executed consistently.
• Support adoption of new systems, processes, standards, organizational changes, and strategic initiatives within the office and region.
• Perform other duties and assume additional responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Growth and retention of strategic clients, quality of the opportunity pipeline, win rate, repeat business, and expansion of BRPH services within priority accounts.
• Client satisfaction, timely resolution of issues, and a consistent reputation for responsive, high-quality service.
• Successful recruiting, onboarding, engagement, retention, development, and succession of associates and leaders.
• Effective cross-office and cross-business-unit collaboration, resource sharing, and contribution to enterprise priorities.
• A safe, compliant, efficient, and positive office environment with strong communication and community presence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior