Associate Vice President

Full Time

Dallas / Hybrid

Posted 0 months ago

Summary/Objective

The Associate Vice President (AVP) will report directly to the Vice President (VP) of the Data Center and Critical Infrastructure Practice of the Security, Technology and Consulting (STC) division. This role will assist the VP of Data Center & Critical Infrastructure practice and be responsible for growth across all service lines, the quality of our deliverables, management, training, and mentoring of practice members.

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Essential Functions

Provide leadership and support for global clients and projects while delivering a high level of customer service and client satisfaction. Improving efficiency of design, project execution processes, and technical specifications.
Proposal and fee estimation creation and review process for new and on-going engagements.
Principal-level project oversight and interaction with STC client base.
Able to provide and or support needs assessments, master planning, capital improvement budgeting, security systems design, technology designs, security department optimization, project management, and security improvement programs.
Leverage extensive experience in the development and implementation of standards for Data Center and Critical Infrastructure markets.
Support market sector growth and existing client growth and expansion of services.
Proactively keep practice lead and leadership fully informed of customer engagement, status, issues, and activities.
Proactively oversee changes in project scopes, identify potential crises, and devise contingency reaction plans.
Support Practice lead with training, supervising, and mentoring of employees so they may perform their duties at the highest level of excellence, professionalism, and quality.
Facilitate effective project team and cross-functional interactions (Technical, Operations, BD, Marketing, etc.) by working successfully as a part of a team and business functions to achieve positive results.
Develop and maintain connections with key industry personnel and manufacturers by attending events and keeping up on industry trends.

Competencies

Leadership & Navigation
Business Acumen
Relationship Management; Mentoring
Communication
Consultation
Ethical Practice

Supervisory Responsibility

This position manages employees as assigned and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department.

Preferred Education and Experience

Minimum of twelve (12) years of technology design and consulting experience
Ten (10) + years of experience working with the large-scale datacenter design and consulting projects
Ten (10) + years of experience working with critical infrastructure design and consulting projects
Bachelor of Business Administration degree or equal work history experience
Industry Certifications such as PSP, RCDD, CPP, CSC etc.
Software Application Requirements: MS 365, Smartsheet, and Bluebeam

Travel

Travel for business development, client growth, and interfacing with design consultants.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are generally Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but client expectations sometimes necessitate working outside of traditional business hours.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Guidepost Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.