Discipline Director – Civil Structural Architecture

Discipline Director - Civil Structural Architecture
Direct hire
Onsite - Richardson, TX 

The Discipline Director - CSA (Civil, Architectural, and Structural Engineering) is responsible for managing staff within Civil, Architectural, and Structural Disciplines. Manages career development for discipline staff while aligning capabilities to meet current and future market needs. Ensures the team meets task schedules, produces quality deliverables, and respects project budgets and earned value projections. Cooperates with and supports Project Management in achieving contracted deliverables and target profitability margins on projects. Manages the discipline budget.

•    Adopts and promotes the commitment to always provide a safe workplace that strives for an Incident and Injury Free environment where everyone goes home safe every day
•    Ensures company safety policies and the Site Specific Plan are proactively communicated and consistently enforced on all projects
•    Attracts and retains premier talent through recruiting, mentoring, training and other employee development activities
•    Encourages and promotes an atmosphere of collaboration, creativity, ingenuity, progress, efficiency, and enthusiasm within the respective Discipline, including contributing to professional association workgroups, industry forums, and technical seminars and conferences
•    Functions as a senior level client liaison, soliciting feedback from clients regarding team performance, potential projects, and other support needed. Through this process, establish strong client relationships in order to position Exyte as the preferred partner for key clients
•    Collaborates with Discipline Directors, Project Managers and Construction Managers to develop and integrate processes and procedures (Project Execution Systems) including Quality Management and Continuous Improvement Programs
•    Supports development and effective use of Project Controls including budget and cost analysis, project scheduling, use of the Fee Development Guide (FDG), and Earned Value Analysis
•    Accountable to the Director Design Operations for the Discipline
•    Responsible for managing a multi office organization
•    Responsible for providing a balance of support, guidance, empowerment and accountability of the Discipline staff
•    Manages annual Forecast projections, financial performance assessment, and ongoing staffing and utilization forecasts
•    Establishes and maintains a succession strategy for key positions including the Director in the discipline
•    If a registered Professional Engineer, the Discipline Director is expected to serve as the Company’s Engineer in Responsible Charge or qualifier (for purposes of acquiring and maintaining corporate licenses) in all jurisdictions in which he/she maintains a professional registration. The Discipline Director may also be required, as business needs dictate, to seek licensure in additional jurisdiction
•    Other duties as assigned

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.