Applications Development Director jobs in Roanoke, VA

We are seeking a dynamic project management professional to join our team in Blacksburg office as our Director of Land Development.   This role provides oversight for project teams, conducts business development initiatives to help maintain a steady backlog of work,  and helps our marketing division prepare and submitt proposals as needed.   The Director manages workflow, ensuring all production staff members are being utilized to their fullest potential by directing work pipelines to prevent bottlenecks and ensure business continutiy.   This role will also engage in targeted business development campaigns, and will serve as a mentor to our interns, designers and engineers. 

The ideal candidate will have or be:

• Strong capacity for values-based leadership. 
• An agile thinker who likes the challenge of building consensus and solving problems. 
• A motviator of people. 
• Outgoing, with the ability to drive business relationships that lead to future work. 
• Organized, with excellent time management skills. 

For this role, we require a minimum of 7 years' professional experience, with a valid PE license.  We also require at least a minimum of an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from accredited academic institution.  Professional experience in managing teams in a consulting engineering environment is required, as is strong working knowledge of land/site development concepts.   We prefer a candidate who can demonstrate their ability to both maintian current client relationships and build new ones.   

We value diversity, and are committed to hiring the best applicants for our engineering practice, and therefore we encourage minorities, women and other underserved groups to apply. Compensation includes paid leave, health insurance with a health savings account (HSA), 401k with a company match, free group life insurance, an incentive program and much more.  Hurt & Proffitt is 100% employee-owned, allowing us to focus on our customers and staff rather than shareholders.   We are committed to our clients, and committed to performing meaningful work that impacts our communities. If you feel you meet these requirements, please submit your cover letter and resume here.