Structural/Forensics Market Leader - WGI

We are currently seeking a Structural/Forensics Market Leader to be part of our Buildings Division in our Chicago office.

At WGI, you will find talented, passionate associates providing exceptional service in collaborative, team-driven environments, all while having fun and enjoying the work they do. We work to stay ahead of the curve by investing in the latest tools and technology. As one of the nation’s top consulting firms, we consistently strive to promote efficiency, cultivate a culture our associates can proudly embrace, and empower our associates to advance their career growth at WGI, and beyond.

WGI is always looking for remarkable individuals to join our team and help us grow in our vision. If you think you are an innovative, self-motivated team-player, and want to shape your community, join our WGI team today!

WGI offers a complete Benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD & STD, Life Insurance, 401k with match, PTO, Holidays, HSA with company contribution, Pet insurance, and Employee assistance program.

The Market Leader is the leader of a team for the assigned market sector. This team usually has a specific geographic area that they serve. This leader directs a team within a local office serving a defined geographic region and can have other teams working alongside. The Market Leader is responsible for all aspects of the operation including winning work, recruiting and developing team members, getting the work done while meeting financial and team member growth targets. This role includes accountability for building a successful practice leader in an office or area and corresponding with the market sector director to get the resources needed to execute the corporate vision.    

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• Proficiency

  • Regularly markets services to current and prospective clients to ensure a growing practice in the specific area of expertise
  • To monitor and assist the team in meeting all financial goals as well as to ensure the upcoming pipeline of work is adequate to meet company goals and growth
  • Recruit team members, assign, direct, and evaluate their work, and oversee the development and maintenance of team member competence
  • Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules and processes, and making decisions regarding the purchase of materials or services with the direct involvement of the Market Director
  • Combine, review and check all multidiscipline proposals that are issued to clients to ensure accuracy and estimating consistency

   

  Program/Project Management

  • Prepare budgets, bids, and contracts, and get approvals from the Director
  • Ensure that every project has a signed contract to establish a baseline for client billing
  • Familiarity with parking structures and or plaza design and/or rehabilitation
  • Familiarity with forensics investigation and or due diligence
  • Participate in planning, cost development and management, and scheduling for assigned projects.
  • Meet with clients, contractors, and agencies to develop strong professional relationships.
  • Willingness to travel regionally to meet with clients, contractors and other partners
  • Manage project(s) revenue, multipliers, billings and quality

    

  Marketing/Business Development 

  • Ability to market and win work to meet revenue goals
  • Develop and manage existing clients
  • Attend designed conferences as industry leader
  • Cross-sell WGI’s services internally and externally
  • Work closely with WGI’s internal marking and business development teams
  • Develop and manage proposals as needed

   

  Communication

  • Develop and maintain an organizational structure that maximizes efficiency across the sector organization and develop career paths for personal
  • Recommend or direct disciplinary action or termination of employees
  • Ensure the market as a whole is responsive and communicates effectively 
  • Fully shoulder all client feedback and relay praise to team, or provide corrective measures if the client is not fully satisfied

   

  Accuracy

  • Coordinate and mentor Team Leaders to provide quality projects that ensure client satisfaction
  Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering/technical work performed in the market sector in all offices utilizing company-wide standards

• • Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or related field; Master of Science Degree in Structural Engineering or MBA preferred
  • Ten (10) or more years of experience post-graduation
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license or other professional license required;

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visas.

Physical Demands

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Work is performed in an office setting.  Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate a computer, keyboard and mouse.  Use of a telephone headset will allow for virtual communication with team members through Zoom and/or Microsoft Teams.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods, use hands/fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms, speak and hear.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

If you have what it takes to join our growing organization and want to be part of a dedicated team, please apply today. In return, WGI provides a competitive salary and an outstanding work environment. WGI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

WGI does not accept any unsolicited resumes. Should any 3rd party agency or recruiter forward or submit any resume(s) to a WGI associate without a pre-existing contractual agreement, the submitted resume(s) will be deemed the property of WGI, and no placement fee will be provided.

All agencies and vendors are required to have a signed WGI vendor agreement from the WGI Chief HR Officer permitting them to work directly through our Talent Acquisition team. Obtaining this signed vendor agreement is the only way you will receive payment. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of our staff will not be binding.

All third-party recruiting/supplemental staffing agencies are expected to familiarize themselves and abide by this policy.