Job Description

This is a full-time in-office position.

The Vice President – International (VP) will lead a major segment of the operations of Sheladia's international division. The VP must be capable of managing and directing a multi-disciplined team. They will collaborate with their peers in Sheladia’s other business units as needed to achieve corporate goals of growth and profitability while serving its purpose of delivering excellence in service and serving our clients’ needs. This position bears responsibility for strategic planning, client relations, marketing, proposal development and operations.

This position is full-time and fully on-site, based at the corporate headquarters in Rockville, Maryland with international travel up to 25% of the time.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Work closely with other business division executives to achieve overall company objectives
Work closely with the executive leadership to plan and implement both short and long-range operational goals
Develop operations plan and forecasts; conduct regular operating cost analysis, manage operating costs and budget performance
Develop and implement the business plan for the international division
Drive the international division operational performance and capabilities
Build and maintain relations with clients and partners to promote strategic interests of the firm and for ongoing and prospective projects
Communicate regularly with industry peers
Direct and oversee business development, proposal preparation and marketing initiatives
Lead and direct multi-disciplined international team to ensure project completion within budget and schedule and at the required level of quality
Provides oversight for all project managers’ projects while focusing on improving performance
Travel overseas as necessary to maintain client relations, participate in contract negotiations and/or provide high-level project management/site visits
Ensure proper project tracking and reporting
Take leadership initiative in working with all internal team members, and all client departments including cost/scheduling, procurement, quality assurance, contracts, legal, labor relations, finance, accounting and other services and departments as required to successfully manage the project, and achieve an integrated project team approach to the work
Review contracts, scope documents, budgets, and invoices
Review and comment on all change orders, and contracts/sub-contracts, and represent the client interests to ensure control over and validate that all change orders are current, fair and adequate
Mentor and supervise staff and promote staff development and retention
Promote team building opportunities, create individual career plans and work with human resources for staff engagement
Coordinate recruitment of staff as needed
Other duties as needed

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering required. An advanced degree is strongly preferred. Transportation engineers highly preferred.
Minimum of fifteen (15) years’ international development and A&E work experience, with experience managing A&E projects in a leadership role.
Experience with U.S. government funded contract vehicles (USAID strongly preferred; MCC; MCA). An understanding of donor banks and host country funded contract vehicles is a plus (World Bank, ADB, etc.).
Proven experience in business development and client relations, with a strong track record of establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships.
Relevant experience overseeing U.S. government and/or multilateral bank funded projects in developing countries required.
Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing budgets, schedules and contracts for infrastructure project delivery.
Excellent oral and written communications, critical thinking, creativity, and marketing strategy development experience for A&E services.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Additional Information

Proposed Salary: $160 - 200k annual

Other compensation: opportunities for annual increase and bonus, and other types of bonuses

Sheladia provides employees the opportunity to work in a diverse, multi-cultural environment with exposure to and collaboration with multiple disciplines on a variety of projects. You will work in a hands-on, collaborative team environment.

Benefits

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Medical insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Our office building provides our employees with plenty of free on-site parking, free access to a fitness center, complete with locker rooms, showers and towel service, a yoga studio/meditation room, an on-site cafe, lovely outdoor seating and dining area, and next to a community park with walking paths and sports fields.

Sheladia Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Compensation commensurate with experience.

Job Type: Full-time

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