Division Associate Director

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.

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Division Associate Director

Remote - work virtually from anywhere in the United States

DLB recognizes salary ranges from job boards do not necessarily reflect our pay ranges. In many instances we out-compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates.

The Division Associate Director provides strategic leadership for a Division within DLB's Design Department, overseeing multiple engineering disciplines, leadership teams, client programs, and operational initiatives supporting mission critical and data center projects. This role is responsible for establishing the Division's long-term vision, driving operational excellence, developing organizational strategy, and ensuring successful execution of business objectives.

Reporting to an Executive Director, the Division Associate Director is accountable for divisional performance, organizational growth, staffing strategy, client relationship management, and resource planning. This leader works collaboratively with Executive Directors, Directors, Associate Directors, and peer Division Directors to establish standards, develop policies, implement strategic initiatives, and strengthen collaboration across the Design Department.

The Division Associate Director serves as a senior organizational leader with broad decision-making authority, influencing departmental strategy, operational performance, talent development, and long-term business growth. Success in this role requires balancing strategic planning with operational execution while fostering a high-performing, collaborative culture that supports DLB's organizational goals and client commitments.

• Execute divisional priorities and strategic initiatives established by the Division Director.
• Oversee assigned client programs, ensuring successful delivery, operational consistency, and client satisfaction.
• Monitor divisional performance metrics and provide reporting, recommendations, and operational insights.
• Partner with leadership to develop operational plans supporting divisional objectives.
• Support organizational growth through resource forecasting, staffing coordination, and workload planning.
• Monitor operational risks and proactively recommend solutions.
• Collaborate directly with department leadership to shape organizational strategy and structure.
• Assist Division Director with change management initiatives and cultivate a high-performance culture.

• Assist the Division Director in executing organizational initiatives and divisional priorities.
• Assist in developing and implementing operational policies, standards, and best practices.
• Ensure efficient allocation and utilization of resources to meet divisional objectives.
• Support hiring, staffing strategies, succession planning, and organizational growth.
• Lead resource forecasting activities across assigned client programs.
• Assist in planning, budgeting, staffing, and operational coordination within assigned functional areas.
• Develop recommendations using operational metrics and reporting to improve divisional performance.

• Serve asseniorrelationship owner for strategic and major clients.
• Drive business development strategy and market positioning within the data center and MEP consulting sectors.
• Anticipate client and market shifts, aligning service offerings and capabilities accordingly.

• Champion technology strategy and digital transformation initiatives within the division.
• Drive the…