Kleinfelder · 5 days ago
Land Development Practice Leader
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expKleinfelder is a company that specializes in engineering, science, and construction solutions, dedicated to improving infrastructure. They are seeking a dynamic Practice Lead of Land Development to oversee the Austin Land Development department, responsible for managing business operations, achieving financial goals, and developing staff while ensuring compliance with company standards.
ArchitectureCivil EngineeringRisk Management
Responsibilities
Create an annual business plan with your Project Managers and present it to the Area Manager - Vice President. The plan will focus on qualitative and quantitative aspects
Establish department objectives by collaborating with team members and management. Working with staff and management
Oversee business development activities, including coordination with BusDev team and promoting your technical team to engage in BD
Establish team’s BD plan:
Cultivate key client relationships
Develop growing pipeline and proactively build and maintain relationships with current and future clients
KPI: revenue, team utilization, net revenue multiplier, DSO, profitability, etc
AR collections, effort vs contract value, project profitability, change order submission, monthly invoicing
Risk management; contract review, proposal review, licensing review
Consistently update the department’s financial forecast
Ensure current company and departmental standards are met
Ensure templates are utilized and functional
Ensure operational excellence and a repeatable process for deliverables
Maintain an Open Door Policy
Communicate employee and company objectives and goals
Promote an entrepreneurial growth environment
Initiate and follow-up on reviews, support and provide details for improvement plans, and ensure successfully development of staff
Monitor and guide implementation of training program
Mentor staff on industry, project, process knowledge, and best practices
Manage all members of the team with authority to recruit, interview, onboard, train, evaluate, promote, and discipline
Communicate with Human Resources regarding hiring, review, promotion, retention, and termination of employees
Support regional recruiting efforts. Working with regional in-house recruiters:
Identify, interview, and hire key talent
Build an organizational chart and hire towards those goals
Monitor compensation requirements for staff and adjust accordingly
Approve timesheets and PTO, expense reports, and corporate credit card expenses
Understand the safety manuals and protocols
Engage Health and Safety to educate, as needed
Maintain awareness of the safety aspects/requirements of projects from a team perspective and appropriate engagement, direction, and training with safety for the support needed
Meet professional education requirements
Review professional and market segment publications
Participate in applicable professional societies and trade associations
Promote internal communication and encourage dialogue within project teams, across market sectors, and throughout the organization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree required
Professional Engineer (PE) license required
Typically, a minimum of fifteen (15) plus years of experience in civil engineering - land development
Proven ability to lead teams, develop talent, and lead business development efforts
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
401(k) plan
Paid holidays
Company
Kleinfelder
Kleinfelder is an employee-owned engineering, science, and architecture consulting firm.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-09-19Acquired
Leadership Team
David Goershel
Executive Vice President - South Division Director
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