Integrated Architecture & Engineering Department Lead

GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc. seeks a Department Manager to oversee all activities within the department and coordinate with other departments. This role includes monitoring scope, budgets, staffing, and schedules, while providing resources and quality control across projects.

You will lead technicians, interns, designers, and engineers, organize weekly staff meetings, and drive improvements in project management processes, methodologies, and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Registered Professional Engineer.
• At least 10 years’ related experience, some of these managing people.
• Proficient use in MS Office as well as discipline-specific and project management software applications.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with other Department Managers, and Project Managers to determine scope, complexity, planning and scheduling requirements of firm-wide projects.
• Defines departmental budget projections and is responsible for manpower requirements and other departmental direct costs to accomplish work.
• Prepares business reports, correspondence, and Business Development assistance.
• Point of Contact for marketing activities within the Department.
• Works with Department Principal and firm leadership to pursue marketing opportunities.
• Assist in company wide effort to implement and improve project management methodologies, systems and tools.
• Reports departmental status to leadership on a regular basis.
• Assigns department personnel to project teams to provide planning, design and technical support as required. Determines appropriate individual qualifications for assignments.
• Directs and supervises the activities of technicians, interns, designers, and engineers.
• Organizes and conducts weekly departmental staff meetings to discuss staffing assignments, project priorities.
• Provides and encourages educational opportunities to enhance staff growth and expertise.
• Seals and signs all Departmental work going out of the office. Proactively monitors the design and production process of projects in the Department. Provides assistance in planning, designing and directing projects including studies, analyses, construction documents, and presentations.
• Serves as a primary departmental technical spokesperson and technical resource.
• Assumes the Project Management role for selected projects, accomplishing the required management, design and technical tasks to include all aspects of the project from programming and design through construction administration.
• Prepares project description, project data information as request by Business Development Department for use in proposals and marketing materials.Participates in project interviews and presentations as requested by Business Development Department.
• Ensures the quality, accuracy, and completeness of departmental work.Implements and maintains firm’s quality control procedures and production standards.
• Establish, implement and maintain departmental design and technical standards. Assists in the development and coordination of inter-departmental policies and procedures.

Skills

Project management

Staff management

Cross-functional coordination

Budgeting

MS Office

Project management software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering

Tools

MS Office Suite

Project management software

Job description

GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc. seeks a Department Manager to oversee all activities within the department and coordinate with other departments. This role includes monitoring scope, budgets, staffing, and schedules, while providing resources and quality control across projects.

You will lead technicians, interns, designers, and engineers, organize weekly staff meetings, and drive improvements in project management processes, methodologies, and standards.