Architect 6 - Regional Team Leader Specifications

Overview

Architect 6 - Regional Team Leader Specifications

Ready to take the next step in your career? This role guides and supports a team, offering mentorship, training, and leadership to help them reach their full potential. The Infrastructure Services Group (ISG) is seeking a Regional Team Leader and Senior Specification Writer to lead our Specifications Group. We are looking for candidates with experience as a Senior Manager and Senior Specification Writer. This position can be based out of any CDM Smith U.S. location.

Responsibilities

• As a Regional Team Leader, play a key role in advancing CDM Smith's mission by : supporting employees' career journeys, communicating, integrating, connecting, and engaging with team members, and actively participating in team members' career paths (training, professional registration / certification, project assignments).
• Select suitable mentors for employees as part of the Career Compass Program; celebrate team milestones; conduct annual performance appraisals with technical mentors, project managers, and others.
• Leverage and apply intellectual property, particularly related to Community of Practice participation; recruit, interview, and hire new employees (as approved) to support workload and firm growth.
• Deliver a high-quality client experience; foster ownership of work product quality; coordinate workload and utilization goals within the Technical Services group; coordinate with TDM for staff assignments; deliver sales support as coordinated with the TDM.
• Approve time sheets and expense reports in a timely manner; ensure team members complete required training (Compliance, Health & Safety, Ethics, etc.) on time; ensure QA / QC and Health & Safety compliance in project delivery.
• Specification Program Management Tasks
• Manage the Specifications Writing Team focusing on Quality Assurance for construction specifications across multiple business units (TSU, CCI, FSU); build a customer-centered team focus within QA requirements.
• Monitor, update, and maintain the master specifications library with other writers and discipline leaders; recommend updates to specifications-related policies and procedures.
• Monitor Viva Engage and other firm-wide portals for spec issues; create, update, and maintain specification section development tracking; develop systems for coordination with subconsultants.
• Strategic Tasks
• Provide strategic planning on issues related to the preparation of the firm's construction specifications, including evaluating digital platforms for delivering specs and integration with software such as Revit and ProjectWise.
• Coordinate and train NAU administrative staff to prepare specs; participate in CSI events and professional development; maintain best practices for spec preparation; prepare processes for proposal budgets and scopes; maintain relationships with OGC on legal aspects of specs, including various contract types.
• Work with Project Managers to schedule spec tasks and understand funding regulation impacts on project manuals (AIS, BABAA, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications

Certification / License Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Travel

Skills and Abilities

EEO Statement

We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities across disciplines and locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy-related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other protected characteristic.

Background Check and Drug Testing Information : CDM Smith reserves the right to require background checks and drug testing for designated positions. Details provided as part of the application process.

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