Senior Vice President - West Region

Are we the road to your future?

Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of commitment to developing the nation’s infrastructure and is consistently ranked among the top 100 engineering and design firms in the nation. Volkert is 100% employee-owned and our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) returns value to our 1400 employee-owners through our commitment to continual, sustainable growth. Our employee-owners share a stake in building our growth and success within our core values of Quality, Service, Safety, and Ethics. Our company’s culture of respect and responsibility leads us to approach our clients and communities as partners and friends and to regard our colleagues as a family.

As part of the next phase of geographic growth in support of our sustainable growth model, Volkert is currently initiating a search for an experienced Senior Vice President (SVP) of our new West Region, consisting initially of the states of Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

This position will provide executive leadership of the West Region with responsibility for the success and growth of regional marketing and operations according to our sustainable growth goals and metrics. The West Region SVP will provide technical direction and lead client-facing teams and support the continued growth of our services through effective business development, marketing, and sales. The SVP will also ensure that our deliverables are developed according to the company’s high standards of quality and that our clients are provided with service that meets their expectations as well as Volkert’s. The successful candidate will grow service lines across multiple disciplines within Planning, Environmental, Design, Engineering, Program Management, and Construction Management. Finally, the West Region SVP, with corporate executives and other regional SVPs, will be part of a corporate leadership team with the privilege of helping to shape the company, its direction, and its future.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide leadership, direction, and performance guidance to ensure all staff are well supported and provided appropriate opportunities for growth and professional development
• Leads engineering operations and activities, which include planning, design, and directing infrastructure projects.
• Support the long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of civil engineering work for Volkert
• Provides expertise and guidance on projects and systems and collaborates with senior leadership to determine business goals or initiatives and to develop, carry out, and meet company needs, goals, and objectives.
• Provide proactive and strategic leadership for the civil engineering discipline and function, offering direction, expertise, and support to ensure project and work deliverables are successfully achieved within the West Region.
• Lead business development efforts
• Lead mid to large scale engineering projects or tasks including managing scopes, budgets, subcontractors, schedules, and reporting to ensure successful outcomes for our clients.
• Serve as one of the engineering discipline’s lead representatives to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local agencies, clients, subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities.
• Assures development of project plans and cost-effective systems in line with the organization's business plan and vision.
• Establishes and administers budgets for multiple projects, monitors and controls costs, and reviews and approves cost-control reports, cost estimates, and staffing requirements for projects.
• Responsible for control of work-in-process, ensures accurate client billings, and monitors outstanding accounts receivable and collection efforts on West Regions’ projects.
• Supervises and monitors client relationship strategies.
• Assist with recruitment and growth of the region
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development
  
  

What You Need To Have

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) required (multi state is preferred)
• 15+ years of relevant experience in engineering and civil design
• Experience leading and mentoring staff, including assigning and prioritizing work and managing against KPIs.
• Advanced proficiency with civil engineering principles, practices, processes, and standard of care.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant civil construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and business impact on the organization.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact with employees effectively, persuasively, and tactfully at all levels of the organization.
• Frequent travel
  
  

Volkert Perks

• Competitive compensation
• Flexibility and a positive work/life balance
• Challenging and innovative projects
• Employee referral program
• Professional development
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
• Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• Wellness incentives
• Additional voluntary benefits
  
  

The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.

“ For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference .”

– Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Denver CO