Director - Land Development
17 days ago
Salisbury
Job Description Atwell, LLC is a bold leader in the consulting, engineering, and construction services industry, delivering a broad range of creative solutions to clients in the real estate & land development, and energy markets. We have a strong national presence and a diverse, award-winning project portfolio. Atwell is a privately owned company, with 2,000+ passionate team members across 55+ locations and growing! Atwell, LLC is a proud recipient of the following 2024 awards: • Nine consecutive years in a row as a "Best Place to Work" (#16) by Zweig Group, • Recognized as #10 in the "Top 100 Fastest Growing AEC Firms" in the U.S. by Zweig Group, • Recognized as #71 in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms, ranked in every region., • Recognized in Crains "Fast 50" as one of the fastest-growing firms based in Michigan. As Director at Atwell, you will support and lead a team focused on diverse projects of various sizes, scopes, and details. You will be in a flexible and entrepreneurial work environment with a vibrant office culture and a national presence. Atwell is looking for civil engineering leaders who are interested in being subject matter experts in residential, commercial, or industrial land development. Responsibilities of a Director include the following: • Business:, • Manage business operations for your team, • Create an annual business plan with your Project Managers, Associate Directors, and present it to the Vice President, • Establish department objectives by collaborating with team members and management, • Oversee business development activities and support internal BD training, • Establish team plan:, • Maintain key client relationships., • Develop future business and proactively build and maintain relationships with current and future clients., • Achieve financial objectives:, • Manage revenue goals, • Team utilization, invoice ratio, EM, profitability, • Management of respective PM projects in terms of AR collections, effort vs contract value, project profitability, change order submission, monthly invoicing, • Risk management; contract review, proposal review, licensing review, • Manage invoices/subcontractors as needed, • Establish product objectives:, • Ensure that current company and service sector standards are met, • Ensure company templates are utilized and functional, • Ensure operational excellence and a repeatable process for deliverables., • Communicate with employees:, • Maintain an Open Door Policy, • Communicate company objectives, reports, and data, • Develop Staff:, • Performance Management: Initiate reviews, follow-up on reviews, address compensation of team members, review job titles vs. job duties, support and provide details for performance improvement plans and monitor success, • Training: Follow up on any training requested by employees, identify training tools for the team, • Mentor staff on industry knowledge, project knowledge, process knowledge, and best practices., • Manage staff:, • Supervise and direct all members of the team with authority to recruit, interview, hire, on board, train, review, and discipline (up to, and including, termination), • Communicate with Human Resources:, • Requisition: Responsible to identify and communicate need to the Talent Acquisition Team., • Support regional recruiting efforts:, • Support the national talent acquisition team by identifying, interviewing, and hiring key talent, • Build a regional organizational chart and hire toward those goals, • Onboarding new employees: Complete an onboarding plan, present the onboarding plan, and assist with their first timesheet., • Communicate any performance issues to HR for documentation, and termination of employees once approved by HR., • Responsible for Health & Safety:, • Understand the safety manuals and protocols related to onboarding, training, enforcement, and reporting., • Awareness of the safety aspects/requirements of projects from a team perspective and appropriate engagement, direction, and training with safety for the support needed, • Approve timesheets and PTO, expense reports, and corporate credit card expenses., • Maintain professional and technical knowledge:, • Attend educational workshops., • Review professional and market segment publications., • Participate in applicable professional societies and trade associations., • Bachelor's Degree required., • JD, MBA, or other advanced degree may be preferred, • Professional Engineer (PE) license required, • Typically, a minimum of fifteen (15) plus years of experience in civil engineering land development, • Proven ability to lead teams, develop talent, and lead business development efforts #LI-RD1 Pay Range$125,000—$190,000 USD Atwell Benefits: To attract and retain the best professionals in the industry, we aim to provide an excellent working environment and a progressive benefits program designed to support your personal and professional needs. Work/Life: • Generous Paid Time Off, • Paid Parental Leave, • Flexible work schedules are available for some positions, • Competitive Compensation packages, • Annual bonuses, spot bonuses and peer recognition awards, • 401K match - 1:1 up to 4% of compensation, • Tuition Assistance, • Student Loan Repayment up to $25K, • Paid Licensing / Certification Fees and Renewals, • Financial Rewards for Obtaining Licensure, • Employee Referrals up to $5,000, • Annual Wellness Reimbursement up to $500 for anything wellness related (Gym memberships, fitness tracker, home gym equipment, etc.), • Medical (BC/BS), Dental (Delta), and Vision (VSP), • Family Planning & IVF Benefits, • Pet Insurance, • Health Savings Account & Flex Spending Account options, • Employer paid LTD, STD, and life insurance, • Metlife Supplemental Benefits covering accident, hospitalization, and critical illness, • Member Assistance Program (MAP) with complimentary counseling sessions, legal benefits, financial consultations, and work/life referral services