Regional Practice Director

Regional Practice Director

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree is required for this role.
• Generally, at least 20 years of related experience or equivalent is required.
• Experience working in the A/E/C industry required.
• Proven leadership ability.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Effective change management.
• Ownership and accountability.
• Advocate Living-Centered Design.
• Promote ethical culture.
• Collaborative team player.
• Encourage entrepreneurial behavior.
• Sound judgment and business acumen.
• Inclusive leadership of diverse teams.
• Risk management approach.
• Effective internal communication and team motivation.

Responsibilities

• Ensures project management and process leadership best practices, including work planning, contracting, risk management, fee development, and resource management, are understood and consistently implemented across all offices in the region.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director of the region, Business Office, Legal Team, and Quality to address commercial and risk issues.
• Assess, evaluate, mentor, and take appropriate actions to help staff achieve success and improve outcomes in these areas.
• Responsible for the financial performance of the region.
• Define initiatives and actions to achieve high-quality service and performance, along with solid financial results and targeted profitability.
• Collaborate with Office, Market, and Service Leaders to develop fee and staffing strategies, including process approach, to achieve successful project and financial outcomes.
• Monitor project performance and conduct audits, directing changes to ensure satisfactory results.
• Work with the Business Office and Regional Controllers to implement and monitor financial strategies and processes that meet both office and region profitability goals.
• Lead the regional revenue forecasting and recognition process, taking appropriate action to ensure satisfactory results.
• Responsible for implementing project delivery methods, including Design Technology, Quality, Sustainability processes, and engineering and interior design integration.
• Embrace innovative ideas and workflows to enhance delivery efficiency, exploring new tools such as software or AI.
• Foster a design-centric culture using Living Center Design to achieve outstanding results for clients.
• Responsible for regional staffing and recruitment strategies.
• Collaborate with various leaders to identify resource needs and strategic investments, providing oversight and guidance.
• Facilitate our firm’s SFMO (Single-Firm, Multi-Office) model to support client requirements.
• Plan resources firmwide to align with profitability, staff development, quality goals, client expectations, and strategic office growth.
• Provide oversight and guidance to regional leaders to assess, align, recruit, and develop regional resources.
• Foster the development of a diverse team of professionals that support a design culture, and the strategic objectives of the region as outlined in the business plan.
• Implement a mentoring program for future leaders of the firm.
• Encourage team members to understand Living-Centered Design and demonstrate its role in their work and business operations.
• Focus on achieving results, lead with a clear direction, and motivate others to meet the business and practice objectives of the Firm.
• Participate actively in firm-wide meetings and events.
• Provide leadership by communicating goals, outcomes, directions, initiatives, policies, etc. to the staff for implementation or information purposes.
• Develop and implement internal communication processes to keep staff informed and encourage collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.