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Regional Director (Houston, TX)

Houston, TX 77056

Posted: 06/13/2025 Employment Type: Direct Hire/Perm Job Category: Engineering Job Number: 634482 Is job remote?: No

Job Description

A Regional Director responsible for leading a regional engineering team in the execution of projects and programs for clients.  Provide direction, guidance, and support to assigned personnel. Responsible for financial results of assigned region. Manage region personnel to ensure client expectations are met and projects are delivered on-time and within budget. Develop business opportunities with both existing and potential clients to expand region revenue and profitability.

Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering. 
  • This position requires at least 10 years of related experience, with a minimum of 5 years managing groups of engineers and project managers.
  • Specific experience with natural gas utility projects, ideally project management of gas projects: Experience either working for a gas utility or another similar EPC company that supports natural gas utility clients
  • Experience in construction and commissioning support.
  • Registration as a Professional Engineer preferred. PMP also preferred.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Skills:
  • Demonstrated ability to identify and creatively resolve problems in a team environment.
  • Ability to respond in a flexible manner and to reprioritize work as the situation demands.
  • Must possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Public Speaking
  • Excellent follow-up skills, organizational skills and time management skills are necessary.
  • Ability to prepare and coordinate engineering reports, calculations, studies, and presentations.
  • Ability to elicit cooperation from internal resources and clients.
  • Ability to read and interpret communication styles of team members and clients who come from both technical and non-technical disciplines.
Job Responsibilities:
  • Frequent and consistent networking and business development contact with existing clients to identify and secure new business opportunities. Develop and maintain client relationships.
  • Direct and manage employees, operations, and activities towards the accomplishment of defined objectives related to revenues and profitability for assigned region. Participate in the preparation of region budgets and goals.
  • Promote Company EPC’s services and offerings to existing clients and to potential clients to maximize resource utilization and provide an avenue for sustained profitable growth of the region.
  • Direct activities of assigned personnel to ensure client deliverables are understood and achieved within the given timeframe and within budget.
  • Create and maintain a work environment where employees can efficiently utilize their skills and knowledge, fulfill their responsibilities, and maximize their potential.
  • Maintain full knowledge of all Company services offered. Utilize service knowledge to effectively advise customers and expand current service offerings.
  • Stay abreast of latest trends and developments in methods, techniques, equipment, tools and supplies that might be incorporated into processes to increase efficiency.
  • Manage all aspects of employment cycle including hiring, training, performance reviews, discipline etc.
  • Prepare and disseminate periodic reports regarding the region’s activity and progress against stated goals. Address deviations from projections in a pro-active manner.
  • Direct local safety and quality programs. Ensure work product compliance with all government regulations and company policies regarding these programs.
  • Monitor change-orders and accounts receivable balances for assigned clients. Interact with Company accounting and client stakeholders to resolve outstanding balances in a timely manner.
  • Work with Human Resources to ensure proper staffing levels are maintained. Participate in weekly staffing resource allocation meetings.
  • Work with Human Resources to coordinate the training and development of assigned staff. Includes internal training, professional licenses, and certifications (PE, PMP) and industry specific training as well as equipment specific training.
  • Ensure assigned personnel comply with Company policies and procedures.
Pay: $180K - $210K 
Excellent benefits!
Great work life balance!


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