Senior Vice President - Public Works Practice Area Leader (PAL)

Senior Vice President - Public Works Practice Area Leader (PAL) - can sit in Dallas, Houston TX, or Irvine, CA

Role Description: Huitt-Zollars is seeking a Practice Area Leader (PAL) / Business Unit Leader for our Public Works practice area, functioning as a key member of Huitt-Zollars' Senior Leadership Team. The Practice Area Leader (PAL) is responsible for managing overall business aspects of their assigned business unit. The (PAL) is a strong client manager, marketer, business leader, mentor, and operations manager - essentially a mini-CEO running their business unit within the organization.

Location: Dallas, Houston TX, or Irvine, CA

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

Employment Type: 40 FT Hours

Compensation Type: Salary

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Registration: Registered Professional Engineer

Duties:

• Develop and maintain strategic client relationships essential to the long-term success of the organization. This includes serving as Principal-in-Charge (PIC) or Project Manager (PM) for key projects and/or clients.
• Develop and maintain relationships, internal and external, with key partners and organizations essential to the long-term success of the organization.
• Work in close coordination and collaboration with the President, COO, CMO, and other PALs to achieve the organizations financial and strategic plans.
• Overall responsibility for P/L and sales/growth of Practice.
• Assures current and long-term growth and success of practice area.
• Assist with the development and update of the Practice Area portion of the Corporate Strategic Plan.
• Works closely with Principals to develop Business Plan for Practice within geographic markets in which the firm operates.
• Establish, monitor, and take corrective action for sales goals and revenue for Practice.
• Assist with hiring of key staff.
• Establish and implement Practice-wide standards.
• Identifies and mentors' top performers within the practice toward continued growth and advancement.
• Proactively identify market trends and recommend appropriate strategies to adjust to markets.
• Network with and recruit key team members for public works projects.
• Establish and drive initiatives that promote Company vision and culture and achieve company objectives.
• Minimum 20% utilization on projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• This position is responsible for forward-looking business planning and strategy development, aligned with the overarching corporate goals, and relies on collaborative efforts within the larger organizational framework.
• The role encompasses ultimate responsibility for profit and loss by driving business development, creating a culture focused on client needs and ensuring operational excellence to optimize profitability within their practice area.
• Fosters company culture within practice area.
• The role requires robust coordination with other practice area leaders to foster a company-first mentality, guarantee optimal personnel utilization and project coverage while leveraging centralized support functions for effective business process execution.
• The role involves developing skills of Principals-in-Charge (PIC) and identifying top talent at the project level for career progression and focuses on succession planning to maintain a robust talent pipeline within their practice area.
• The role is that of a subject matter expert. Represents the company in their field by being actively involved in industry organizations and various industry events.
• Ensure risk mitigation through mentoring / coaching PICs in contract review and serve as final authority on contract review when needed.
• Understands macroeconomic conditions, industry trends and local regulations that may affect practice area to influence strategic decisions.
• Minimum 20% utilization on projects.

Role Competencies:

• Executes Strategy: Ensuring that people remain focused on accomplishing strategic goals by thoughtfully planning tasks and overcoming obstacles
• Takes Strategic Perspective: Maintaining a broad and long-term perspective on the business and its external environment and making decisions accordingly
• Risk Management: Mitigating risks at the enterprise-level
• Influential: Having the credibility to persuade others to support one's ideas and move initiatives forward
• This position is also required to adhere to Huitt-Zollars' Core Value and Leadership Competencies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer.
• 15 or more years of engineering experience.
• Book of business and clients within the public works market.
• Understanding of market trends, knowledge of current leaders and peers within the public works engineering community on a national level.
• Proven ability to meet specific performance metrics as it relates to sales and operational goals.
• Proven skills in engaging both current and new clients that are both introduced through firm-wide connections and individual strategic pursuits.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and possess strong writing skills to represent the firm externally as well as internally.
• Ability to identify and mitigate risk through experience, proactive measures, mentoring, and adherence to standards.
• Ability to create business plans under the Huitt-Zollars framework and lead plan implementation.
• Proven ability to lead an entire practice area and grow the practice through strategic initiatives and business development efforts.

About Huitt-Zollars:

• Huitt-Zollars, Inc. is a leading Architectural and Engineering (A/E) private ESOP firm established in 1975. Since then, our firm has been providing innovative planning, engineering, architectural and interior design, construction and program management, and design-build services to our clients.
• Located in more than 20 locations throughout 10 different US states, Huitt-Zollars holds a vision to improve the environment in which we live, work, and play. Employees/co-owners can expect to collaborate with their team, listen to client and community needs, and deliver world-class professional services. Learn more about a career with #teamHZ by viewing our LinkedIN Life page.

Benefits & Perks:

• Health insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Dental insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Vision insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• MDLive Telehealth
• Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term Disability
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Employee Morale/Teambuilding events and activities
• Paid Vacation/Annual Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Benefits
• Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements
• Term Life / AD&D insurance
• Cancer and Specified Disease insurance
• Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times
• The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Huitt-Zollars in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. Currently, Huitt-Zollars does not sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.

Huitt-Zollars does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters without a previously signed third-party agreement. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to any Huitt-Zollars hiring manager or employee will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency submitting the unsolicited resume. Huitt-Zollars will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Human Resources team and without an active, fully executed service agreement.

Huitt-Zollars is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or any other legally protected status. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the company will make reasonable accommodations to assist in the application process upon the request of an applicant. No question on this application is intended to secure information to be used for discriminatory purposes.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 60-300.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of protected veteran status or disability and require affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.