Director of Strategic Initiatives

Responsibilities

This position will support and develop strategic initiatives, facilitate planning sessions and drive change activities required to achieve business opportunities, growth, and financial profitability. The role requires a high degree of independence, initiative, judgment, and follow-through on a wide range of sensitive and complex issues and will report directly to the SVP. This position receives invaluable exposure to the strategic vision and the breadth and depth of work of our senior leadership. Success in this role requires strong strategic thinking skills, exceptional attention to detail, a proven ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously, and a willingness to be tested on difficult projects and initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Support and promote the achievement of the strategic plan of ECS; potential areas of strategic initiatives would include:

• Market Sector Leader for stadiums, arenas, convention centers, airports, and other strategic national and regional clients

• Provide strategic support to the development, growth and national expansion of our services by providing support to the Corporate Director of National Accounts

• Provide strategic support to the refinement/shift of our safety culture by collaborating with and providing support to the Corporate Director of Safety

• Provide strategic support and leadership for the national expansion and growth of our Regional Environmental and Facilities Service lines

• Provide strategic support to the ECS Risk Management Committee by assisting and collaborating with the Corporate Director of Risk Management (Corporate Chief Engineer) and Task Force Group Chairs in addressing various friction point areas

• Provide strategic support to the ECS Recruiting team by assisting with the sourcing and recruitment of strategic level candidates to bolster the company's strategic national expansion plan

• Champion the development and research of building on company strengths, identifying potential new markets and business opportunities, increasing share of market, and obtaining a competitive position in the industry;

• Directly lead key strategic workstreams and initiatives intended to strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of organization-wide processes and systems;

• Contribute to analyzing, planning, researching, and development of organization's objectives and strategic initiatives;

• Develop relationships with strategic clients; and liaise with partners to solve issues, communicate needs, and create synergy;

• Establish, maintain, and expand productive, professional relationships with key personnel of strategically important and typically large customers;

• Support workstreams related to strategy development and implementation, growth planning and implementation, and annual planning processes;

• Manage major organizational initiatives and workstreams as required, which may include leading cross-functional teams to address emerging needs; designing and implementing new processes or systems; or leading and implementing organizational change;

• Manage and/or support projects to enhance strategic and administrative support and effectiveness of the CEO, COO, and senior leadership;

• Lead and support additional future strategic initiatives as determined by the Subsidiary Executive Team, Corporate Development, COO, or CEO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience; Masters or MBA Preferred
• 8+ years in various aspects of driving strategic initiatives across organizations

About Us

ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 2,800 employees in 100+ offices and testing facilities coast to coast. ECS is currently ranked #66 in Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms (April 2025), #144 in Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2024) and #50 in Zweig Group's Hot Firm List (June 2025). For additional information about ECS click here.

We love our employees and we show this through providing some great benefits, including paid time off, health and other insurance plans, retirement and college savings plans, and more. Click here to learn more about the great benefits at ECS.

ECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.