Higher Education Practice Director

Leadership & Organizational Alignment

• Embody Pfluger’s core values.
• Actively contribute to the Leadership Team.
• Represent Pfluger’s higher education expertise internally and externally.
• Create a unified approach to design, client engagement, and growth.
• Set and oversee people, product, and process goals.

Higher Education Product Development & Delivery

• Provide ultimate oversight of the firm’s higher education work.
• Provide higher education project guidance.
• Champion design and delivery excellence.
• Maintain expert knowledge of higher education design trends, regulations, and delivery methods.
• Lead strategic engagements with higher education institutions.
• Serve as a primary point of contact on key pursuits and projects.
• Support Managing Principals, Regional Higher Education Practice Leaders, and project teams.

Business Development

• Build and nurture long-term client relationships.
• Pursue potential client opportunities.
• Oversee the development of proposals, interview strategies, consultant selections, and contract negotiations.
• Maintain oversight of the firm’s higher education pipeline.
• Analyze practice trends and performance data.
• Represent Pfluger at higher education conferences.

People Leadership & Talent Development

• Directly supervise and manage higher education staff.
• Mentor and support junior staff.
• Develop high-performing teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading higher education projects.
• Proven ability to lead and grow a successful higher education practice.
• Knowledge of architecture principles and practices.
• Demonstrated proficiency in projects of the greatest size and complexity.
• Experience in mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
• Professional degree in Architecture required.
• Licensed Architect in the state of Texas required.
• Minimum of 15 years of architectural experience, with a focus in higher education work.

Benefits

The position requires commuting 3 days per week to Pfluger’s local office and as required to Pfluger’s other offices and client sites.