Lochner, an Egis company is recruiting for a Planning Lead, you will support the continued performance and growth of the West Region Planning practice by leading strategic planning efforts in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) market. This role will also provide leadership and support to the PNW Program Management initiatives.
Lochner joined Egis, a global infrastructure consulting, engineering, and operations firm, expanding our capabilities while preserving the values and culture that define who we are. Egis is a global leader in Transportation (all modes), Cities (vertical and horizontal infrastructure), and Community Resources (energy, water, and Environmental).
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Your Impact:
Under the direction of the West Region Planning Lead, you will support the continued performance and growth of the West Region Planning practice by leading strategic planning efforts in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) market. This role will also provide leadership and support to the PNW Program Management initiatives.
In this role, you will support business development and pursuing new opportunities, within the context of an ambitious growth plan, you will position and differentiate the team to win more projects and increase the company's market share, working with transportation clients and acting as a Subject Matter Expert in the delivery and oversight of these projects.
Project Management
Lead, manage and provide technical expertise for mid-to-large size projects and programs.
Manage multi-disciplinary teams.
Manage project scope, budgets and schedules
Apply effective stakeholder management.
Have experience in developing project schedules, scope and budget, as well as having other fundamental project management capabilities
Provide strong leadership and interpersonal skills directing support staff while utilizing effective communication skills
Marketing and Business Development
Help develop the vision and support business plans to drive the region's growth in planning and program management, leveraging a strong understanding of the local marketplace, competitive landscape, and opportunities.
Work closely with the state business development lead and marketing team on development and implementation of local marketing and growth strategies.
Position the firm for key pursuits through early client engagement, strategic teaming, and capture planning. Represent the firm at client meetings, industry events, and other business functions. Develop relationships with local leaders from key teaming partner firms and take active leadership roles in professional organizations at local level. Support office in developing strategic teaming partnerships and subsequent agreements.
Schedule periodic meetings with key client personnel in coordination with PMs, staff and other members of leadership as appropriate.
Leverage experience and relationships in the local market to support business pursuits
Business Strategy and Implementation
Support the development of office-level action plans to support the regional business plan and encourage strong debate and analysis for growth in an area or discipline.
Support compliance with company expectations for staff utilization and implement corrective action plans when/where needed. Resolve high level operational concerns or problems as soon as practicable and take actionable steps to remediate impacts and enhance performance.
Assess and anticipate talent needs to best understand current and future gaps and bench strength.
Support team recruiting efforts to align with growth strategy.
Drive alignment between regional strategy, project delivery performance, and resource planning to ensure sustainable growth.
Finance and Operations
Support and drive profitability of the planning and program management practice and associated projects.
Measure and monitor budget and operational performance and communicate key metrics and information regularly to the leadership team.
Operational Responsibility
Where possible and in agreement with regional leadership, maintain a defined level of chargeability.
Work closely with other leaders in the Region and support collaboration utilizing workshare opportunities, leverage regional expertise for local projects and programs.
Maintain client communication in coordination with other offices and assure satisfactory client experience, project production, and quality Assurance / quality control procedures align with corporate and client requirements.
Oversee succession plans and where appropriate, support development of defined successor(s) across the team. Perform honest and candid performance evaluations of direct reports. Recommend salary increases for subordinate staff for approval by leadership.
Ensure office complies with applicable laws, regulations, and corporate policies / procedures.
Results
Drive regional business growth to support attainment of Lochner's nationwide growth strategies, and annual sales goals
Leverage an entrepreneurial approach to refine local strategy and position the business for sustained success. Contribute to long-term growth in the region by building the planning and program management capabilities required to secure current business and penetrate new markets.
Stabilize the business and reinvigorate the culture. Engage and inspire the team, with a focus on sustainable growth through recruitment, retention, and professional development.
Demonstrated Leadership Capabilities
Strategic thinking
Driving results
Leading change
Leading people
Collaborating and influencing
Preferred Experience
Minimum of 15 years of professional experience in planning or program management, with specific expertise in transportation/transit infrastructure
Has led and delivered significant projects of scale through effective team and budget management.
Experience with Sound Transit, King County, WSDOT
Strategic and growth minded leadership
Demonstrated track record of positioning and scaling a business and team for growth. Ensures effective governance, at the project and business level.
Demonstrated track record of building strong relationships.
Ability to develop effective and trustworthy long-term relationships with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders in the transportation industry. Ideally brings an established network locally, with relevant partners.
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Adept at leveraging communications skills both externally (business development, writing proposals, community engagements, stakeholder and partnership development, leading client presentations/meetings) and internally, to drive the development and engagement of strong teams.
Education
Joining Lochner means gaining access to a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support your health and financial well-being throughout your career.
Lochner provides an extensive total rewards package that includes:
Competitive Premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision
Paid Time Off and Flexible Holiday Program
Company Paid Disability (includes paid Maternity Leave), and Life Insurance
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with Employer Contribution
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical Expenses and/or Dependent Care
Paid Family Leave
Retirement Plan with Employer Match
Flexible Work Schedules (Hybrid or Remote, when possible)
Wellness Program for Physical and Mental Health
Lochner Cares Non-Profit 501c3
Education and Training Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Discounts
Paid Time Off for Charitable Acts of Service
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Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Physical Requirements
The physical requirements must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Intermittent sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, stoop, crawl, and lifting. The employee must frequently lift and/or move light equipment up to 20 pounds. Must be alert to equipment in the field, occasional need to work near hazardous equipment and machinery, occasional need to walk on uneven ground, exposure to dust, gas or fumes, exposure to noise, extremes in temperature or humidity, and potential work at heights.
Equal Employer
Lochner is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. Lochner provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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