Practice Leader - Power

Duties, Responsibilities & Other

• 10+ years of experience in outdoor lighting design and asset or electrical distribution design industry preferred.
• Experience leading a team of project managers and designers to deliver various types of overhead and underground outdoor lighting projects utilizing utility design standards.
• Project Management experience required, with experience in managing and growing a design team.
• Experience in developing and managing project managers.
• Experience managing client expectations and developing business.
• Proposal preparation including scope, schedule and fee.
• Contract management and billing.
• Strong design knowledge in outdoor lighting and electrical distribution required.
• Prepare written technical proposals, assemble teams to meet client criteria, and develop professional relationships.

Leadership And Management

• Supporting Duke Energy in distribution design delivery, invoicing, designer development and customer satisfaction.
• Utilization of Dynamics for project health, invoicing, subcontractor payments, etc.
• Provide leadership and guidance to Project Managers (PMs) and Senior Project Managers (Sr. PMs), and staff within the practice.
• Support the professional growth and development of Sr. PMs, PMs, and staff.
• Provide technical project and staff oversight.
• Assume responsibility for the business within the practice, focusing on achieving budgeted margins, project health, and effective cash management across collective projects.
• Collaborate closely with other Practice Leaders to share best practices and optimize collective success.
• Hire and manage work routine of all assigned staff and assign job activities as required.
• Track and coordinate practice performance results.
• Provide project and client leads to other practice leaders to grow their practices.
• Serve as project manager on select projects.
• Assume responsibility that all projects within practice follow the quality control procedures outlined in the approved Quality Control Manual for the specific Practice.
• Works within the specific Practice and all internal agents to improve quality and production key performance indicators (KPIs) scores relative to similar internal organizations and establish KCI as a top 25% performer bench marked to its external peers.

Recruitment, Retention, And Professional Development

• Lead recruiting and retention efforts to attract and retain top talent within the practice.
• Develop and deliver timely annual employee performance appraisals for assigned staff.
• Mentor staff, leading in their training and development.

Financial Management

• Timely and accurate bi-weekly invoicing of Duke Energy with attention to financial details to ensure seemless payment from the client.
• Lead negotiations of contract terms, scopes, and fees with clients/subconsultants.
• Lead project schedule development from inception to completion for projects with Practice.
• Develop monthly progress reports and invoices for projects.
• Prepare monthly staff utilization plans.
• Operate within specified corporate or project budget parameters.
• Manage project administration in accordance with internal and contract specific requirements and forward to the Regional Director and operations manager.
• Provide monthly cash management (WIP/AR) comments to Finance and the Project Management Office.
• Provide weekly new project budget data and invoicing data to project analysts.

Business Development And Marketing

• Drive business development initiatives by maximizing opportunities with existing and new clients, gathering valuable insights for business planning purposes, and cross-selling other KCI services where applicable.
• Lead project opportunity evaluation, consultant selection, and the preparation of qualification/experience statements within Practice.
• Lead identification of new business opportunities, coordinating and participating in project presentations to clients and other external groups, developing and organizing proposal teams and promoting KCI’s capabilities among existing and prospective clients within Practice.

Client Relationship Management

• Develop and maintain Duke Energy relationships by soliciting performance feedback, identifying client needs, and positioning the firm to be assigned the next project.
• Provide input for the annual business development plan to achieve sales target to the Regional Director.
• Provide and review annual market research in preparation for annual business plan development.
• Provide market trends to the Regional Director and Discipline Director for strategic planning purposes.

Safety And Project Management

• Develop project specific safety plans as needed.
• Ensure compliance with all Federal, state, and local safety rules and regulations.
• Deliver all projects on time, within budget and at a high level of quality while fully meeting the scope.
• Maintain effective use of equipment and personnel.