Engineer Program Director

Overview:

The Program Director position is primarily responsible for sales and growth within Woolpert’s industry-leading Transportation Planning, Design, and Geospatial services . This position is also responsible for working across practice areas and service lines to develop business opportunities and assure services are performed in a manner compatible with the goal of being an industry leader. The Program Director is a “seller-doer” that serves as a Principal Consultant and Subject Matter Expert on complex, multiple cross-discipline project teams with a focus on enhancing the client’s position and Woolpert’s value proposition with a strong client focus.

• Builds and enhances existing client relationships to identify and initiate additional project opportunities within a client base for the service line, practice area and firm.
• Identifies and creates new client relationships that match the client and project type focus and overall business strategy of the service line and practice area.
• Promotes Woolpert as an industry leader for specified market/practice and service(s) with new and existing clients.
• Collaborates with other PD’s, PM’s, and others within Woolpert in the lifecycle of project identification and pursuit.
• Supports the preparation and coordination of firm presence at practice-related trade, professional, or civic marketing functions.
• Supports the creation of proposals and marketing material to support the firm’s continued client strategy
• Assists project managers in or perform negotiation of project schedule, fee, scope and contract term
• Mentors Project Managers.
• Works with Project Managers to identify, address and resolve any project issues impacting client goals, objectives and/or client satisfaction.
• Defines and communicates client needs and expectation
• Ensures continuous stakeholder (client, client’s manager, etc.) communications addressing, resolving and anticipating project issue

• Must have a BA/BS and 16 years related experience, MA/MS and 14 years related experience, or 20 years related experience.
  
• Directly responsible for selling approximately $3,000,000 on an annual basis.
  
• Must be mentally and physically capable of performing all essential duties required of the position.
  
• Must be able to make sound decisions/recommendations based on the evaluation and synthesis of information and data.
  
• Must demonstrate an enterprising, innovative, proactive management approach.
  
• Must possess high levels of demonstrated leadership ability.
  
• Must be able to research and define multiple project scopes, schedules and budgets.
  
• Must be able to establish and maintain rapport with clients, vendors, management and employees.
  
• Must possess strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
  
• Must possess excellent facilitation and/or meeting skills.
• Must possess excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills.
  
• Must have Microsoft Office suite skills.
  
• Must be able to travel as required to meet the needs and demands of the practice.
  

Woolpert, Inc. is a cutting-edge national architecture, engineering and geospatial (AEG) firm that delivers value to clients by blending site and architectural design excellence with innovative technology and geospatial applications.  Woolpert is certified as an Employer of Choice by Great Place To Work®.  We believe great companies are built from exceptional people and amazing clients

Unique Benefits

Certified as a Great Place to Work®, Woolpert is one of the fastest growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) companies in the world. With over 60 offices and countless projects around the globe, Woolpert makes a real difference at home and abroad. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

• Diverse experiences: Work on meaningful projects that improve quality of life around the world.
• Freedom to work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Unlimited vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more: Choose the benefits that work best for you.

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