Civic Principal

About the role

The successful candidate will work together with architects, engineers, planners and other design professionals as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team. They will lead the Civic sector, develop capture plans and initiate relationships with key clients, and direct interview strategies and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and visioning for the Civic sector.
• Developing capture plans and initiating relationships with key clients.
• Maintaining an active and visible presence in the Civic sector, allocating time in proportion to annual fee goals for the local region.
• Leading the development of qualifications and proposals for Civic pursuits.
• Leading pursuit go/no-go and strategy discussions.
• Directing interview strategies and implementation.
• Preparing and negotiating project contracts.
• Serving as Principal-in-Charge on projects as appropriate.
• Working closely with local leadership to maintain project oversight throughout execution, including conformance to client expectations for technical/quality, financial performance, and schedule adherence.
• Providing mentorship and guidance to staff in support of career development.
• Collaborating with subject matter experts, and independently when appropriate, developing abstracts and presentations for industry conferences, seminars, workshops, and other similar events promoting program messages, research, project outcomes, lessons learned, trends, etc. related to facility design.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Architecture or related field
• Preferred Qualifications: Business Development experience with civic architecture including public safety, courthouses, cultural, and administrative buildings, experience and/or interest in sustainable design for spaces and buildings, current professional registration or certification in resident state, PMP certification, familiarity with Primavera P3 or SureTrak software, familiarity with Prolog software
• Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Architecture, 15 years related experience, A minimum 7 years project management experience, Registered Architect, Must have experience on large-scale projects, Must be able to lead a team on projects and make client presentations, Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project), Extensive knowledge and experience within the local and regional market, Strong team leadership, mentoring, motivational/organizational and people skills, Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Must be willing to travel