VP- Senior Client Manager

  At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future. Building for the long-term means that all our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving.

It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way. About Us: Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more. Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Summary:  We are looking for a VP- Senior Client Manager that is proficient and confident in their abilities as a Technical Lead as well as a strong facilitator/manager of workflows, especially with experience in mission critical type projects in sectors such as data centers, defense, infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, etc. This role will operate as a primary point of contact for selected large-scale key clients in the Federal / Mission Critical Division and influence across other business units within the overall Salas O’Brien network, working on a day-to-day basis with a core group of mixed discipline teams to deliver projects that meet the objectives of the clients.

As the VP of the Chattanooga office (remote start), the candidate would be the primary lead for early project development and strategically navigate complex problems with clients and keep them satisfied while creating opportunities for repeat work. Additional focus areas of this role will be client mission support and technical project management on high profile projects. There will also be expectations to work with other managers/leaders in developing action plans to solicit and secure new work, implement new goals, objectives, and priorities for the broader Salas O’Brien network, identifying prospective markets and clients.

Responsibilities: Client Engagement and working with the Divisional Director, Project Executives and Team Leaders in any technical aspects of business development and early project development activities Leading the technical project proposal activities, including assisting with technical writing for case studies/qualifications, project fee generation, and alignment of project technical staff. Responsible charge for the client maintenance on key mission critical and advanced manufacturing programs Senior Technical Project/Program management for high profile projects/programs Direct MEP Engineering staff in execution of work for mission critical and advanced manufacturing project deliverables Collaborate as a member of the Strategic Planning and Implementation (SPI) teams for Data Centers/Telecommunication and Federal markets Lead the Strategic Planning and Implementation (SPI) efforts for Chattanooga area business development Participate and engage in weekly divisional leadership mee