If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will be recognized as an influential leader who contributes to the long-range strategic direction of an office. You will work in partnership with Office Practice Leader (OPL) and Office Business Practice Leader (BPL) and other firm leaders to develop, support and implement key practice initiatives that advance an innovative engineering practice in line with the firm’s strategic plan.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO

Discipline and Practice Leadership: Focus on the benefits and value of truly integrated design, reinforce cross collaboration of disciplines, discuss and generate new ideas and innovative approaches that differentiate CannonDesign and help solve our client’s greatest challenges.

Implementation of Business Plan: Responsible for the development and implementation of the firm wide business plan in the Chicago office, including key strategies developed by and with the National Market Directors and the Chicago Leadership Team.
Responsible for engaging office and market leaders to participate in the process, take ownership, communicate and champion the initiatives set forth.
Drive collaboration and integration to obtain successful results including the quality of the design work, process improvement, innovation and profit goals. Facilitate and maintain a regular rhythm of proactive internal communication amongst the disciplines within your office.
Ensure adherence to discipline design standards, unify firm wide deliverable consistency, and promote continuous improvement toward industry best practices. The visibility, profile and reputation of the firm, its leaders and all CannonDesign employees are of the utmost importance.
Be a strong voice for Engineering practice. Promote the firm and our work. Office Engineering Leaders shall anticipate writing one externally published article and speaking at one event per year at a minimum. SOELs hall actively participate in at least one professional society related to their field.
Develop and execute a plan to have regular (at least monthly) internal and external marketing outreach (emails, newsletters, jive site, website, social media, etc.) in collaboration with the Marketing and Communication department.
Lead resolution of potential discipline specific issues involving clients, team performance, design matters, etc. recommending solutions and engaging in conflict resolution. Coordinate with other senior leaders as required.
Serve as a Client Leader when appropriate and as a subject matter expert to win work and assist other teams in winning work. You will have a personal goal of achieving top line success with an expectation of exceeding $1.0M annually in net signed fees.
Engage in efforts to expand our prime engineering practice in addition to our traditional integrated A/E practice.

Staff Management and Development: Lead by example. Mentoring and growing emerging professionals is an important responsibility for all leaders at CannonDesign. Assist in establishing an environment that exemplifies leadership, integrity, humility, respect and responsibility, along with collaboration, experimentation, innovation, quality, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Be a strong proponent of interdisciplinary design integration.

Work with Office Engineering Leaders (OELs) and Office Discipline Leaders (ODLs) relative to staffing, skills assessment, recruitment and professional development to help develop high performance teams.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Minimum 15 years of relevant experience required.
Current PE in Mechanical, Electrical or Civil, or SE, in the United States is required.
Broad knowledge of engineering building systems and integrated/sustainable design is essential.
Must have professional Acumen and maturity demonstrated by the ability to communicate authentically and respectfully.
Outstanding organization, multi-tasking, and time management skills is required.
Strong presentation skills is required.
Exceptional client and people leadership skills is a must.
Some travel required.

The salary range for this position to be filled in the Chicago, IL office is $163,300 to $204,100 annually. This salary range is the range we believe is the anticipated range of possible base compensation at the timing of the posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the anticipated salary range for the position. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits. Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.

ABOUT OUR FIRM

CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge. We don’t just dream up solutions — we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and the society. At the heart of everything we do is Living-Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better. It’s more than a philosophy — it’s who we are, and it drives us to make a meaningful, lasting difference every day.

ABOUT WORKING HERE

We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
We are committed to ensuring our practice is equitable for all employees, representative of the communities around us – and focused on the future of design. We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives.
We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.

Please note that candidates can only apply to our positions on our company Careers site. It’s not uncommon for scammers to create positions that look legitimate on other sites; never enter your information or apply for CannonDesign positions on any platform. Should an issue arise that you feel we should be aware of, please contact us. Please provide your resume and portfolio when applying.

As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.

CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor, or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law. It is also CannonDesign’s policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.

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