VP of Federal Programs CA, TX, GA at Odin

Are you ready to join Team Odin and find the career you have always wanted?

Odin is an award-winning contractor delivering turnkey environmental, geotechnical, and civil construction projects nationwide. We’ve become our clients’ trusted collaborators through our commitment to safety, quality, partnering, and community. Through project development, design, construction, and operation, we ensure that the impacts of each step support our client’s requirements and protect and preserve the surrounding communities.

Headquartered in California’s Sacramento Valley, the heart of one of the most extensive levee systems in the U.S., with multiple regional operations offices nationwide, our team understands firsthand the significance of the large infrastructure projects that we undertake. We specialize in working alongside public and private sector clients on diverse and complex Environmental Remediation; Geotechnical, Heavy Civil, and Habitat & Wetland Construction; and Emergency & Disaster Services projects. We work with our clients to achieve their business and regulatory goals, while maintaining a focus on benefits to surrounding communities and their environments. As members of these communities, we know it is those who call these towns and cities “home” who will ultimately benefit from our work, be it flood protection, environmental cleanup, habitat restoration, reliable infrastructure, or disaster response.

With growth comes hiring and we are looking to hire a top-Quality VP Of Federal Programs to the team!

MAJOR FUNCTION

The VP of Federal Programs provides leadership, direction and strategic vision in the development and implementation of the procurement process of heavy civil federal programs nationwide. Reports directly to the company’s CEO.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Embrace Odin’s Core Values in all aspects of the job.
• Leads pursuits and general federal business development activities across the nation.
• Manages strategic teaming, partnering and joint venture strategies in federal sector.
• Leading capture teams and process.
• Participates in risk evaluations/ considerations, proposal process and preparation contribution.
• Responsible for ensuring all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations are observed wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the company.
• Review and recommend terms on confidentiality, teaming, and other agreements within our federal programs.
• Participates in SAME Small Business Conferences.
• Counsel executives on federal contracts and subcontracts ethics and compliance matters and develop, present, monitor training programs to communicate those to staff.
• Possess problem solving abilities.
• Demonstrate leadership qualities in highly stressful situations; make decisions quickly and decisively, often with limited information.
• Strong organizational, management and leadership skills, including performance management, talent development, workload management, and process improvement.
• Perform other job-related duties, as needed.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, QUALIFICATIONS, & EXPERIENCE:

• A bachelor’s degree and 10 or more years of work experience in federal program space – with at least 7 of those in a managerial position – is required.
• Experienced in prospect identification, strategic capture planning and proposal development for federal jobs.
• Broad understanding of Federal Government & State Agencies, their structures and procurement/acquisition processes, including FAR
• Respective Agency contracting strategies.
• Experience with USACE, Navy, EPA, DOD, National Park Service, etc.
• Experience with State Agencies overseeing Water Management and Resources, Flood Prevention and Control, etc.
• SBA, notably HubZone and 8a
• Experienced in qualifying opportunities and maturing them through the evaluation, go-no-go, risk evaluation and proposal process.
• Experienced with MATOC & IDIQ
• Has a solid understanding of direct hire construction companies who own equipment assets which are used to provide/deploy the company’s services.
• Excels at customer relationship building for both federal customers and business teaming partners.
• Executive level written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to communicate and interact effectively at all levels and across all functions within the organization.
• Highly proactive and responsive to internal and external customers.
• Ability to exercise independent judgement and advise project leadership on complex issues.
• Good problem-solving/decision-making skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with employees, clients and subcontractors.
• Regular use of the telephone and email for communication is essential.
• Hearing, vision, and speaking within normal ranges is essential for normal conversations, to receive ordinary information, and to prepare or inspect documents.
• Good manual dexterity for the use of common office equipment such as computers, calculator, copiers, and fax machines
• Good reasoning ability is important, must be able to understand and utilize management reports, memos, and other documents to conduct business.
• Primarily an office position. Occasionally, site visits and field project visits are required. Travel to offices and projects in various locations around the country as needed. The following physical activities are often, but not always, associated with site visits:

• Must be able to stand or walk on a project site for extended durations.

• When on project sites or if performing some types of work or activities, must wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including, but not limited to: earplugs, protective eyewear, gloves, hard hat, steel-toed work boots, and high visibility safety apparel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This job is primarily performed indoors in a traditional office setting and occasionally outdoors on a construction site.

The following environmental/atmospheric working conditions are commonly, but not always, associate with the performance of this position. The actual working conditions will vary.

· Job site environment, including, but not limited to, machines, tools, heavy equipment, chemicals, solvents, dust, and fumes

· Occasional exposure to extreme weather conditions

· Uneven ground

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, citizenship, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

Odin Environmental ("Odin") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Odin, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Odin mailing address, fax machine, or email address, directly to Odin employees or to Odin’s resume database will be considered Odin property. Odin will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Odin will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Odin’s Human Resources Manager to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid, fully executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Odin will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such an agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Odin’s Vice President of Contracts or his/ her designee. No other Odin employee is authorized to bind Odin to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.