About the Job:
Imperium Global's client is an award-winning contractor delivering turnkey environmental, geotechnical, and civil construction projects nationwide.
Headquartered in California’s Sacramento Valley, they specialize in working alongside public and private sector clients on diverse and complex Environmental Remediation; Geotechnical, Heavy Civil, and Habitat & Wetland Construction; and Emergency & Disaster Services projects.
With growth comes hiring and they are looking to hire a top VP of Federal Programs to the team.
Locations Available:
Roseville, CA
The Woodlands, TX
Cumming, GA
MAJOR FUNCTION
The VP of Federal Programs provides leadership, direction and strategic vision in the development and implementation of the procurement process of heavy civil federal programs nationwide. Reports directly to the company’s CEO.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
• Leads pursuits and general federal business development activities across the nation.
• Manages strategic teaming, partnering and joint venture strategies in federal sector.
• Leading capture teams and process.
• Participates in risk evaluations/considerations, proposal process and preparation contribution.
• Responsible for ensuring all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations are observed wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the company.
• Review and recommend terms on confidentiality, teaming, and other agreements within our federal programs.
• Participates in SAME Small Business Conferences.
• Counsel executives on federal contracts and subcontracts ethics and compliance matters and develop, present, monitor training programs to communicate those to staff.
• Possess problem solving abilities.
• Demonstrate leadership qualities in highly stressful situations; make decisions quickly and decisively, often with limited information.
• Strong organizational, management and leadership skills, including performance management, talent development, workload management, and process improvement.
• Perform other job-related duties, as needed.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, QUALIFICATIONS, & EXPERIENCE:
• A bachelor’s degree and 10 or more years of work experience in federal program space – with at least 7 of those in a managerial position – is required.
• Experienced in prospect identification, strategic capture planning and proposal development for federal jobs.
• Broad understanding of Federal Government & State Agencies, their structures and procurement/acquisition processes, including FAR
• Respective Agency contracting strategies.
• Experience with USACE, EPA, DOD, National Park Service, etc.
• Experience with State Agencies overseeing Water Management and Resources, Flood Prevention and Control, etc.
• SBA, notably HubZone and 8a
• Experienced in qualifying opportunities and maturing them through the evaluation, go-no-go, risk evaluation and proposal process.
• Experienced with MATOC & IDIQ
• Has a solid understanding of direct hire construction companies who own equipment assets which are used to provide/deploy the company’s services.
• Excels at customer relationship building for both federal customers and business teaming partners.
• Executive level written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to communicate and interact effectively at all levels and across all functions within the organization.
• Highly proactive and responsive to internal and external customers.
• Ability to exercise independent judgement and advise project leadership on complex issues.
• Good problem-solving/decision-making skills
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with employees, clients and subcontractors.
• Regular use of the telephone and email for communication is essential.
• Hearing, vision, and speaking within normal ranges is essential for normal conversations, to receive ordinary information, and to prepare or inspect documents.
• Good manual dexterity for the use of common office equipment such as computers, calculator, copiers, and fax machines
• Good reasoning ability is important, must be able to understand and utilize management reports, memos, and other documents to conduct business.
• Primarily an office position. Occasionally, site visits and field project visits are required. Travel to offices and projects in various locations around the country as needed. The following physical activities are often, but not always, associated with site visits:
- Must be able to stand or walk on a project site for extended durations.
- When on project sites or if performing some types of work or activities, must wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including, but not limited to: earplugs, protective eyewear, gloves, hard hat, steel-toed work boots, and high visibility safety apparel.
The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position.
