Director of Strategy - Innovations

<p class=""p1""><strong>Do you believe no challenge is too complex to solve? You&rsquo;ll fit right in at U.S. Engineering. We deliver award-winning mechanical contracting, construction, service, and maintenance solutions with a focus on performance and innovation. Our team of skilled and collaborative professionals drives every project from preconstruction through final testing, always aligned with our clients&rsquo; goals.</strong></p> <p class=""p2"">&nbsp;</p>

Kansas City, MO

U.S. Engineering

<strong>We are five generations of mechanical contracting. That&rsquo;s over 125 years of helping to reduce total cost of ownership for hospitals, data centers, commercial buildings, educational institutions and industrial plants. Our storied expertise combined with disruptive innovation leads to smarter investments and higher-performing facilities for our partners.<br /></strong> https://www.usengineering.com/

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Full Time

Overview: The Director of Strategy is the President's partner in turning USEI's strategic plan into standard, repeatable ways of working across its three functional groups. The role owns the cross-functional handoffs, workflows and communication rhythms that let Project Development, Site Operations and DfMA operate as one delivery system.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Job Scope:&nbsp;</strong></span> <h2 style="font-weight: 600;">Key relationships and role boundaries</h2> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Director of Strategy leads through influence, not authority: the VPs keep ownership of how work is done inside their functions, and this role owns how work moves between them.</span> <table style="font-weight: 400;"> <thead> <tr> <td>Role</td> <td>Relationship</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>President, USEI</td> <td>Reports to; acts as chief of staff for strategy and planning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vice Presidents</td> <td>Partner on workflows, handoffs, KPI reporting, communication</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Director, Process Optimization</td> <td>Close, frequent collaborator. Process Optimization focuses almost entirely on Site Operations; Strategy owns cross-functional standards</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Director, Human Resources</td> <td>Collaborate on team engagement and development</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Talent Development</td> <td>Partner on development and execution of training programs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Application Development</td> <td>Partner with Application Development in creation of analytical tools, platform for hosting standardized processes, and AI implementation</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Management Responsibility:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">Supervisor &ndash; responsible for hiring, performance management and pay administration for subordinates. May eventually will have direct reports if needed based on growth.</span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">Acts as a Project Manager &ndash; management of a project team, on which the individuals comprising the team may vary by project.</span>
Responsibilities: <strong>Strategic plan execution</strong> <ul> <li>Translate the annual USEI strategic plan into a tracked portfolio of initiatives, each with an owner, milestones and measures.</li> <li>Run a monthly initiative review with the Innovations Management Team and report status to the leadership team quarterly.</li> <li>Lead preparation and follow-through for leadership summits and the annual strategic planning cycle.</li> </ul> <strong>Cross-functional process standardization</strong> <ul> <li>Map and standardize the major handoffs between functions.</li> <li>Drive adoption of standard workflows.</li> <li>Maintain a single library of USEI standard processes, templates and playbooks, and retire duplicate or outdated versions.</li> </ul> <strong>Communication and alignment</strong> <ul> <li>Design the operating rhythm that keeps the three functions aligned: meeting cadences, decision rights, and escalation paths.</li> <li>Own internal communication of strategy and change so every leader and team member understands what is changing and why.</li> <li>Partner with HR Director to interpret engagement survey results and team feedback to target communication and collaboration gaps.</li> </ul> <strong>Performance visibility</strong> <ul> <li>Partner with Management Team to define company-level KPIs that connect functional results to the strategic plan.</li> <li>Build a leadership dashboard that shows initiative progress alongside operational performance.</li> </ul> <strong>Collaboration beyond USEI</strong> <ul> <li>Coordinate with USEC, USES, USEMX and Holdings on shared processes and intercompany resources.</li> <li>Support the President on special projects such as organizational design, , AI best practices and implementation, and communication with USE Holdings Board of Directors</li> </ul>
Requirements: <strong>Required</strong> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in business, construction management, engineering, or a related field.</li> <li>10+ years of experience in management of strategy and cross functional team collaboration.</li> <li>Demonstrated success standardizing processes or leading change across multiple teams without direct authority over them.</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication, including presenting to executive and field audiences.</li> <li>Technically proficient in Excel, Power BI, Salesforce, and similar analytical software.</li> </ul> <br /><strong>Preferred</strong> <ul> <li>MBA or formal training in strategy, Lean, or operational excellence.</li> <li>Experience in developing strategic roadmaps</li> <li>Partnerships with C-suite, boards, and executive teams</li> </ul> Experience in a high-growth organization or in a chief of staff or strategy role.<br /><br /><strong>Core Competencies:</strong> <ul> <li>Strategic mindset</li> <li>Business Insight</li> <li>Accountability</li> <li>Power of Influence</li> <li>Communicates Effectively</li> <li>Plans and Aligns</li> <li>Takes Action</li> </ul> <br /><strong>Physical and/or travel demands:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><br />Occasional travel to active national sites, DfMA office in Loveland, CO, industry conferences, and strategic customer meetings.