Principal-in-Charge/Vice President - Urban Development

About the role

Huitt-Zollars, Inc has a full-time opportunity for a Principal-in-Charge/Vice President for our Rio Rancho office. The candidate will have at least 15 years of experience and will be a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.

Responsibilities

• Function as a Lead Principal-in-charge and as a Senior Project Manager on key projects.
• Identify contacts/clients/opportunities for new work.
• Train/mentor staff and review work for quality assurance.
• Grow the Federal and Institutional group.
• Ensure the Project Manager and/or Project Teams have the resources necessary to meet scheduling and budget commitments on projects.
• Interface daily with clients, develop proposals, negotiate scopes and fees, ensure timely billing and collections and prepare change orders.
• Strategic planning of Federal and Institutional marketing.
• Responsible for assigned portion of office sales goals.
• Prepare project work plan and schedule for projects.
• Manage the preparation of design and construction drawings.
• Direct a staff with varied levels of experience and expertise.
• Plan, direct, and monitor all aspects of projects with a high degree of technical complexity.
• Review work and propose changes to design, and to comply with building codes.
• Prepare plan of action to resolve project issues.
• Supervise project team cooperatively with the project designer.
• Provide technically sound designs for our clients.
• Ensure quality controls measures are being adhered to on project delivery.
• Initiate and lead kickoff calls or high-level design calls with client in addition to preparing monthly forecasting and client cost estimates when appropriate.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Must be a licensed PE in New Mexico with a minimum of 15 years of experience and 8 years of project management experience.
• Experience with producing accurate and complete construction plans and reports.
• Ability to work independently in a team environment and to manage multiple projects with limited supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written skills, communicating engineering information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to train/mentor staff and review work for quality assurance.
• Solid leadership and management skills, self-motivated, and possess a strong ability to meet deadlines, satisfy clients, and solve complex problems.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, and Civil3D are all a plus.
• Solid organizational and attention to detail skills.
• Willingness/ability to assume increased responsibilities when presented.
• Consistently deliver proactive communication with clients. When client issues arise, address or expeditiously escalate to discipline lead.
• Develop relationships with clients that allows for ease in communications and problem solving.
• Troubleshoot issues and recommend solutions, effectively implement and document for internal and external stakeholders.