Vice President – International Division

This is a full-time in-office position.The Vice President – International (VP) will lead a major segment of the operations of Sheladia's international division. The VP must be capable of managing and directing a multi-disciplined team. They will collaborate with their peers in Sheladia’s other business units as needed to achieve corporate goals of growth and profitability while serving its purpose of delivering excellence in service and serving our clients’ needs. This position bears responsibility for strategic planning, client relations, marketing, proposal development and operations.This position is full-time and fully on-site, based at the corporate headquarters in Rockville, Maryland with international travel up to 25% of the time.The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:Work closely with other business division executives to achieve overall company objectivesWork closely with the executive leadership to plan and implement both short and long-range operational goalsDevelop operations plan and forecasts; conduct regular operating cost analysis, manage operating costs and budget performanceDevelop and implement the business plan for the international divisionDrive the international division operational performance and capabilitiesBuild and maintain relations with clients and partners to promote strategic interests of the firm and for ongoing and prospective projectsCommunicate regularly with industry peersDirect and oversee business development, proposal preparation and marketing initiativesLead and direct multi-disciplined international team to ensure project completion within budget and schedule and at the required level of qualityProvides oversight for all project managers’ projects while focusing on improving performanceTravel overseas as necessary to maintain client relations, participate in contract negotiations and/or provide high-level project management/site visitsEnsure proper project tracking and reportingTake leadership initiative in working with all internal team members, and all client departments including cost/scheduling, procurement, quality assurance, contracts, legal, labor relations, finance, accounting and other services and departments as required to successfully manage the project, and achieve an integrated project team approach to the workReview contracts, scope documents, budgets, and invoicesReview and comment on all change orders, and contracts/sub-contracts, and represent the client interests to ensure control over and validate that all change orders are current, fair and adequateMentor and supervise staff and promote staff development and retentionPromote team building opportunities, create individual career plans and work with human resources for staff engagementCoordinate recruitment of staff as neededOther duties as needed