Director of Project Management, Growth & Integration Management Office

Job Description

Job DescriptionCompany Description

SOCOTEC is a provider of niche consulting services within the architecture, engineering and construction industries focusing on high-performance buildings and specialty structures. Through an integrated, holistic approach, our professionals provide solutions for building envelope, energy efficiency, sustainability, code advisory and construction advisory projects.

SOCOTEC’s combination of expertise, experience and methods are increasingly recognized as best-in-class fueling significant growth.

SOCOTEC is proud to announce that it has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work by the renowned global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Work®.

Job Description

We are opening a new position and seeking a dynamic, curious, and self-motivated candidate to coordinate the activities related to growth and expansion at SOCOTEC. As the Director of Project Management in this space, they will play a critical role in pulling together and ensuring the execution of all the activities related to acquisition integration and location expansion. The Director will implement and lead the SOCOTEC US Integration Management Office. They will oversee the integration and main organic growth initiatives.

Reporting into our CEO, this candidate will ensure visibility to the progress of work essential to the increase of our business footprint. Leveraging superior organization, collaboration, and financial acumen skills, this position will oversee the end-to-end execution of SOCOTEC’s advancement.

Key Responsibilities

Growth Focus:

• Collaborate in the identification of potential growth opportunities alongside our operational leaders. Identifying opportunities for new services, acquisitions, green field initiatives such as new geographies, etc.
• Use project management methodologies to build visible project plans, monitor scope, timeline, budget, and resources, ensuring alignment with internal stakeholders and parent-company requirements.
• Identify needs and requirements alongside the leadership team to include sales support, human resources, equipment, and license requirements, alongside internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate and manage cross-functional teams through the promotion of collaboration and clear communication.
• Create and manage project schedules, identify critical path tasks, and adjust as necessary to ensure timely project completion.
• Identify potential risks to project timelines, costs, and quality. Propose strategies to mitigate risks to project execution.
• Maintain accurate documentation for all phases of a project, including contracts, licensure requirements, and progress reports.
• Partner with leaders to identify and propose new organic growth opportunities.
• Provide regular reports and updates directly to the CEO and Leadership teams.

Integration Focus:

• Collaboration with the M&A team to develop and populate the document repository for all deal documents needed for implementation.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all integration project deliverables, collaborating directly with our CEO.
• Managing post-close activities such as obtaining proper financial documentation for controllership, operational execution, billing, budgeting and forecasting, and related KPI’s.
• Lead accounting workstream meetings, collaborate with stakeholders on making key decisions, and understand and manage accounting handoffs and dependencies.
• Managing multiple integrations concurrently while also assisting in building out and adoption of integration tools such as playbooks, process flows, and work plans.
• Incorporate IMO practice from our corporate parent company, SOCOTEC Group.
• Develop and execute the post-deployment follow-up protocols to ensure implementation success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or related field.
• Minimum 5 – 7 years of experience, with four (4) or more years' experience focused on pre- and post-merger integrations.
• Experience documenting, communicating, and responding quickly to inquiries and challenges.
• Proven leadership skills with experience working with a high degree of ambiguity.
• Demonstrated experience operating in an unstructured & collaborative environment.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to align on a shared vision, across teams, departments, as well as titles (from admins to senior executives).
• Experience analyzing and compiling large data sets tied to various processes throughout a deal lifecycle and post M&A deal experience, preferred.

Additional Information

Job Type: Full-Time

Salary Range: $160,000-$190,000

Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

For more information, please visit www.socotec.us

SOCOTEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.