Project Director, Industrial Projects - MDS Staffing
Minneapolis, MN
About the Job
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 Industrialteam 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.