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Chicago, IL - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Overview

AEC Director of Global Delivery and Risk

Hybrid or Fully Remote

Position Summary

Seeking a new career challenge Then Woolpert is seeking you! Woolpert is hiring a Director of Global Delivery and Risk to join our dynamic Buildings Sector. This position reports to the Sector Leader and is primarily responsible for managing discipline leaders Architecture Interiors MEP Engineering Site/Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Urbanism & Planning Management Consulting Project Management to meet high performance financial and budgetbased goals while maintaining the quality and timeliness of deliverables and improving employee satisfaction and effectiveness. This position is responsible for overall Discipline efficiency and the allocation of resources globally. Position can be hybrid in any of our Woolpert offices or a remote opportunity is also available.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

As a Director of Global Deliver and Risk you will:

  • Assist Sector Leader and Director of Operations in identifying technology equipment and staffing needs for effective and efficient discipline operations.
  • Ensures employees are properly fit for position and role by appropriately placing and ensuring continuous training and development.
  • Mentors and coaches Discipline Leaders; oversees the Discipline management of project scope and budget based on appropriate salarygrades and design/technical capabilities of employees.
  • Establishes employee performance goals provides regular feedback and works with employees to achieve individual and discipline goals.
  • Conducts regularly scheduled Discipline meetings to discuss resources and technical issues and to ensure teamwork within and between practice areas and service lines as necessary.
  • Maintains resource allocation tool to determine appropriate employee assignments and make workload decisions regarding hiring and terminations in coordination with the Sector Leader and Director of Operations.
  • Maintains a proactive quality control and quality assurance plan for each discipline.
  • Assigns scopes of services schedules and budgets to Disciplines Leaders and ensures completeness timeliness and quality of deliverables within budget.
  • Assists Discipline Leaders and project directors/managers during the proposal phase by helping them determine staffing budgets and schedules for proposed scopes of services; assists in negotiation of contracts as needed.
  • Assigns tasks from project plan to team leaders including scope budget and schedule for and ensures team leader understanding of deliverable standards.
  • Provides technical assistance and support Discipline Leaders as needed.
  • Makes sure both Design and Technical leads are assigned to every project to ensure projects meet standards.
  • On occasion the Director of Global Delivery may assume the role of program director business developer project manager design lead or technical lead depending on individual skill sets and passion.
  • Participates in professional civic and business events to establish and enhance Woolpert presence.
  • Communicates and coordinates with practice leaders project managers and other disciplines / sectors to enhance sales and crosssell Woolpert services.
  • Uses their network to support business development opportunities.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

  • Minimum 15 years of leadership experience within the Buildings AEC Industry overseeing at least 250 A/E staff (managing a global staff is a plus).
  • Bachelors degree in Engineering Architecture or related field; additional degree in business a plus.
  • Professional state Registration(s) in either Architecture or Engineering a plus.
  • Strategic thinker who can connect vision and strategy to tactical .
  • Strong presence and leadership skills with proven experience in building and managing crossfunctional teams.
  • Strong organization development skills with confidence to develop and delegate.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead build and hold teams accountable and achieve results.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate engage and build trust with clients and staff.
  • Strong market knowledge with financial analytical and business acumen.
  • Must be a proactive selfstarter with a record of accomplishment in making good decisions.
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.

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.

Level up your career with Woolpert. Apply today and join our team to help shape the future of tomorrow!

Why Woolpert

Woolpert is looking for supportive goaloriented and careerminded individuals who are or are looking to become industry leaders in their fields. We blend design excellence with innovative technology and geospatial applications to deliver exceptional value to our clients. When you join us youll join a team of experts who are passionate about their work and dedicated to building the next generation of industry leaders. Woolpert embraces progress and innovation creating limitless opportunities for your career growth.


Our vision:http://woolpert/aboutus/

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 601.35(c)

To all agencies: Please no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert viaemail the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolperts Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolperts applicant process is hired no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

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