VP - Strategic Growth & Engagement (51509)

What You'll Do

Strategic Growth Leadership

• Develop and execute a multi-year growth strategy aligned with Collins Engineers' business objectives.
• Expand market presence through strategic partnerships, contractor engagement, and alternative delivery opportunities.
• Identify emerging markets, geographic expansion opportunities, and high-value relationships.
• Advise executive leadership on industry trends, competitive positioning, and growth investments.
• Mentor internal business development and technical leaders on relationship-building and pursuit strategies.

Build Influential Industry Relationships

• Cultivate executive-level relationships with leading contractors, delivery partners, teaming firms, and industry stakeholders.
• Establish long-term strategic partnerships that create recurring opportunities across regions and service lines.
• Position Collins Engineers for early involvement in major pursuits by understanding partner goals, challenges, and future project pipelines.
• Represent the firm at industry conferences, contractor forums, professional organizations, and strategic events.

Lead Alternative Delivery Market Development

• Drive growth in design-build and other collaborative delivery markets.
• Monitor industry trends, procurement methods, contractor strategies, and capital program developments.
• Identify opportunities early enough to influence teaming structures, project scope, and delivery strategy.
• Collaborate with operational leaders to align firm capabilities with market demand.

Capture Management & Pursuit Leadership

• Lead capture planning and pursuit strategy for key opportunities.
• Develop winning strategies, teaming approaches, and value propositions.
• Guide qualification decisions, competitive analysis, and go/no-go recommendations.
• Support proposal development, executive presentations, and interview preparation.
• Conduct post-pursuit evaluations to strengthen future win rates and business development effectiveness.

Strengthen Market Visibility

• Develop executive engagement and thought leadership strategies.
• Champion Collins Engineers' market presence through speaking engagements, industry participation, and strategic communications.
• Work closely with marketing leadership to develop messaging and content that supports growth objectives.
• Serve as a visible ambassador for Collins Engineers and its expertise in alternative delivery and strategic partnerships.

Executive Leadership & Reporting

• Provide regular updates on pipeline performance, relationship development, pursuit activities, and strategic opportunities.
• Help shape annual business development plans and investment priorities.
• Track and measure growth performance, pipeline health, win rates, and return on business development investments.
• Foster collaboration across business units to ensure pursuits are aligned, differentiated, and positioned for success.