Management and Administration

Project Director, Industrial Projects

Responsibilities

Team & Project Leadership

• Be a collaborative partner, providing innovative thinking into our projects, studio, and market delivery, promoting design research that advances our market strategy and be a leading voice with clients in the Region and within the Firm.
• Act as Client advocate and perform Client support and relationship responsibilities.
• Grow, develop, and build a team of direct reports, including conducting supervisory activities, staff coaching and development, communication, accountability, and growth planning.
• Provide project leadership and oversight of market team and assist as necessary to ensure quality, efficient delivery and profitable project performance, and innovative, responsive design.
• Act as Lead Project Manager and Assist Project Management by monitoring and reviewing the project performance and technical quality and in contract negotiations, and scope/fee negotiations with strategic partners.

 Business Development

• Provide vision, strategic direction, planning and thought leadership for designated agencies.
• Establish annual business goals, strategies, and tactics to compliment the National Firmwide Industrial business plan with actionable items for designated agencies.
• Work closely with Business Development staff and Sector Leaders to nurture client relationships, develop new business and secure new clients.
• Become a leading voice within your market, in front of clients, sharing your thought leadership attending client-industry events, and conducting, writing, and speaking.
• Develop and position the firm for responding to RFPs and Solicitations including building strategic teaming relationships, evaluation, and Go/No-go process of opportunities for AE services and lead responses to active pursuits in collaboration with marketing staff and project personnel.
• Achieve annual growth and profit goals.
• Lead proposal development and interviews to win work.
• Maintain strong written and verbal skills to facilitate, communicate and present to multiple levels of industry audiences, clients, and internal staff.

 Leadership & Management

• Assist with leadership and management of the Industrial team in the Minneapolis studio setting expectations, leading projects, assisting with project, development, and project execution.
• Manage the personnel needs to meet marketing and project requirements, recruit and retain staff. 
• Act as a mentor for the Industrial team by taking an active role the development of department personnel.
• Proven track record in developing services, building, and implementing new operational, processes to improve and expand delivery.

Qualifications

• Professional expertise demonstrated through 15+ years of project management experience for architecture/engineering projects.
  • Project experience in the Industrial market is preferred.
  • Experience leading large and small user groups through a project design process for large projects.
  • Working knowledge of current construction materials and methods and variety of project delivery and contracting processes.
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture, Engineering, or Interior Design from an accredited college or university.
  • Registered Architect, Interior Designer, Professional Engineer preferred.
  • Proficiency with Deltek Vision, Bluebeam, and MS Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project) preferred.