Chief of Staff, Strategic Advisory & Lifecycle Resiliency Services Job Details | Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Black & Veatch - Coral Springs, FL

Part-time,Full-time - Senior

Coral Springs, FL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As the Chief of Staff for Strategic Advisory & Lifecycle Resiliency Services (SALRS) at Black & Veatch, you will serve as a key executive advisor to the President of SALRS. This role is pivotal in executing operational excellence and driving key strategic objectives, particularly in enhancing sales performance to meet organizational goals. You will be responsible for expanding the effectiveness of the President and ensuring that the SALRS organization operates at peak efficiency. Your duties will include supporting and facilitating the objectives of the SALRS Leadership Team, ensuring that leadership processes and governance are well-defined, effective, and communicated. You will also play a crucial role in information sharing and decision-making processes that drive results. In this position, you will build partnerships across the business, advocating for SALRS objectives and strategies within the broader organization. You will need to anticipate challenges that require immediate attention and diplomacy, providing leadership that enhances time management and the flow of information to and from the SALRS President. Your role will involve preparing the President for meetings and ensuring they are rarely surprised by developments. Key responsibilities include identifying and prioritizing opportunities for continuous improvement based on industry best practices, providing strategic inputs into the SALRS organization, and executing initiatives tied to SALRS growth strategies. You will also serve as a proxy for the SALRS President in various meetings, manage communications, and support the President in synthesizing insights and generating actionable outcomes. Additionally, you will engage with business leadership, consult on workforce matters, and support the development of SALRS strategy based on market trends. This role requires a proactive approach to workforce needs and the ability to interpret analytics to create compelling messages for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Execute operational excellence with a focus on driving key strategic objectives including sales performance to goals.
• Expand the bandwidth and effectiveness of the President and ensure that the SALRS organization is highly effective.
• Support and facilitate the SALRS Leadership Team objectives.
• Ensure that SALRS leadership processes and governance are defined, effective, and communicated.
• Build partnerships across the business and advocate for SALRS objectives and strategy with the broader organization.
• Anticipate challenges that require diplomacy and immediate attention.
• Provide leadership that influences better time management and flow of information to and from the SALRS President.
• Prepare the President for meetings and ensure they are rarely surprised.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities for continuous improvements based on leading practices across the consulting industry.
• Provide thoughtful inputs into the direction of the SALRS organization leveraging extensive experience across heavy industry sectors.
• Execute strategic initiatives tied to SALRS growth strategy, including designing and facilitating innovation workshops.
• Serve as an extension of or proxy for the SALRS President in various meetings and activities.
• Prioritize the President's time, travel, and schedule in coordination with the Executive Assistant.
• Oversee and manage communications in coordination with internal and external teams.
• Support the President in meetings by synthesizing key insights and generating tangible actions for stakeholders.
• Engage productively in business discussions and cultivate partnering relationships with management and professionals.
• Consult and provide solutions related to workforce and organizational matters in partnership with HR.
• Support the preparation of Executive Leadership Team presentations in conjunction with finance, strategy, and marketing.
• Aid in the development of SALRS Strategy and ensure regular updates based on market trends.
• Coordinate with Chief of Staffs in Sectors, Regions, Operations, etc.
• Align professional development with SALRS Leadership Team and HR Partner to prepare emerging leaders for growth opportunities.
• Anticipate workforce needs and develop forward-thinking solutions based on workforce analytics.
• Support leaders in chartering, building, and maintaining high-performing teams in conjunction with HR and Corporate Org Effectiveness groups.
• Work with SALRS Business Leaders to develop quarterly Leadership Team strategy meetings.
• Ensure leadership is prepared for external and internal client meetings.
• Coordinate IT efforts in support of the business.
• Ensure compliance with required training and company policies among SALRS professionals.
• Design and coordinate annual Leadership off-site team alignment/strategy sessions.
• Drive a monthly cadence on the review, insights, and reporting of all SALRS key activities, KPIs, and planned deliverables.
• Partner with Finance on budget and financial performance oversight.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience.
• Client services experience.
• 12-15+ years of business experience progressing through leadership roles and assignments that provide broad multi-functional capability.

Nice-to-haves

• Consulting, PM or commercial leadership role experience.
• Supervisory experience or oversight of project teams.
• Degree in business, economics, finance or engineering preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation starting day 1.
• 401K match.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Paid vacation and holiday time.
• Sick time and dependent sick time.
• Adoption reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Vendor discounts.
• Employment referral program.
• AD&D insurance.
• Pre-taxed accounts.
• Voluntary legal plan.
• B&V Credit Union membership.
• Performance-based bonus program.