Job Description
H2M architects + engineers, a multidiscipline architectural, engineering, and environmental consulting firm with offices in NY, NJ and CT seeks a dynamic Land Development Practice Leader to grow, develop, support and enhance our services work in a Doer-Seller role. The successful candidate will provide project management expertise, business development, client relationship management and coordination of civil-site engineering services within the Parsippany, New Jersey office. They will be responsible for strategically growing business development efforts along with leading and supporting projects and growing a civil team to support the work.Business Development/Operations/Project Management Responsibilities: Grow, develop and lead H2M civil related initiatives to expand and diversify the company's private sector land developer client base; collaborate with others on the development of clients and business development opportunities. Work with market/BD/discipline leaders within the firm to further develop and enhance client relationships with land developers. Support the development and performance of projects across various other H2M markets (education, energy, water/wastewater, municipal, public agencies). Maintain and develop relationships with a diverse group of existing and prospective clients; utilize the resources of H2M staff as internal contacts for new leads when suitable; operate in a team environment collaborating with others on the development of clients and business opportunities. Collaborates with civil discipline leadership and provides direction to staff in the pursuit and delivery of new work for the real estate, and other markets and the civil discipline. Provides technical leadership and oversight on the management on projects; works with other managers, civil engineers, landscape architects, planners, and staff in developing scope of work, budgets, schedules, and plans for civil related work. Motivate, manage and mentor civil staff in various areas to support the growth of the civil discipline. Commit time to understanding overall discipline/market performance drivers. Performs and manages civil-site engineering projects and secures plan approvals from agencies having jurisdictions. Responsible for the successful financial performance of projects managed. Respond to requests of others as needed and set up a communication protocol for existing and future clients to ensure expectations are met. This includes communication with project managers within the discipline/market. Participate in trade shows and be active in industry/relevant associations, including but not limited to, serving on committees, etc. Prepare/coordinate proposals in conjunction with the marketing and technical staff. Assist with Go/No Go decisions for responding to RFP's. Marshall the necessary resources on proposal opportunities which may involve developing a proposal strategy, writing portions of the proposal, and coordinating efforts of other technical writers to develop a winning proposal. Perform other responsibilities as needed to ensure the success of civil-site projects and BD efforts. Education and Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with min. 15+ years of demonstrated managerial level civil-site engineering, land development, and project management experience of mid to large-scale projects. This experience should include previous business development experience and demonstrated ability to grow and manage client relations (serving internal/external clients). Must be a licensed professional engineer in New Jersey. Must be able to generate new business from existing and new clients. Knowledge and understanding of seller/doer business model with private sector clients working in the land development industry. Ability to coordinate resource needs for site engineering project success and work collaboratively with teams in multiple disciplines and offices.