SVP of IT

This is a highly visible executive leadership position with responsibility for ensuring that technology is a strategic enabler of the firm’s business. The SVP of IT will lead the strategy, people, systems, and infrastructure that allow our professionals to collaborate, serve clients, and deliver complex engineering projects across our offices.

The successful candidate will bring strong enterprise IT leadership experience, a business-oriented mindset, and the ability to balance strategic transformation with operational excellence. This leader will oversee IT operations, cybersecurity, infrastructure, end-user support, enterprise business systems, data governance, and software engineering while partnering closely with executive and operational leaders across the firm.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Set the Technology Strategy

• Develop and execute a multi-year technology strategy and roadmap aligned with the firm’s business objectives, growth plans, and operational needs.

• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on technology investments, opportunities, risks, and priorities.

• Establish technology standards, governance, policies, and practices that support a secure, scalable, and high-performing environment.

Lead IT Operations & Infrastructure

• Provide executive oversight of IT infrastructure, networks, cloud and on-premises environments, end-user technology, and technology support services.

• Ensure high levels of system availability, reliability, performance, and business continuity, including disaster recovery.

• Lead the technology environment supporting collaboration, project delivery, data processing, and workshare across multiple offices.

Protect the Firm

• Own the firm’s cybersecurity strategy, risk management, policies, compliance, and ongoing improvement of its security posture.

• Establish effective practices for identity and access management, data protection, vulnerability management, incident response, and regulatory and contractual compliance.

• Ensure technology risks are identified, prioritized, and appropriately addressed.

Enable Business Systems & Software

• Provide strategic leadership for core enterprise business systems and applications, including ERP and other systems critical to the firm’s operations.

• Oversee software engineering and application development capabilities that support business needs.

• Partner with business leaders to ensure technology investments improve productivity, service delivery, and the employee experience.

• Establish effective processes for evaluating, implementing, integrating, and optimizing enterprise technology.

Lead Data & Emerging Technology

• Establish enterprise data governance practices that promote data integrity, security, accessibility, and value.

• Partner with Technology & Innovation leadership on digital transformation, automation, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies.

• Monitor AEC and technology trends and identify opportunities to strengthen the firm’s technology capabilities and competitive position.

Manage the Business of IT

• Develop and manage the annual IT budget and ensure effective allocation of technology resources.

• Lead strategic vendor relationships, contract negotiations, licensing, and technology procurement.

• Evaluate investments based on business value, total cost of ownership, risk, scalability, and long-term sustainability.

Build a High-Performing Team

• Lead and develop a high-performing technology organization through directors and managers.

• Establish clear accountability, priorities, performance expectations, and professional development opportunities.

• Foster a culture of service, collaboration, continuous improvement, security, and accountability.

We are looking for a technology executive who combines deep technical understanding with strong business acumen and executive presence., * Significant progressive experience leading enterprise information technology functions, including IT operations, infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, and business systems.

• A demonstrated record of developing and executing technology strategies that produce measurable business outcomes.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary technology organizations through subordinate leaders.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity, risk management, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, networking, enterprise applications, data management, and technology governance.
• Experience overseeing software engineering or application development functions.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including budgeting, total cost of ownership, vendor management, licensing, and technology investment decisions.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to translate complex technology issues into clear business implications and recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, transformation, and adoption of new technologies.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• The ability to influence and collaborate effectively across an organization, including where formal authority does not exist.
• Experience in an engineering, architecture, construction, or other professional-services environment is highly desirable.

A bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, information systems, business, or a related field is preferred; equivalent education and experience will be considered. Relevant certifications such as CISSP, ITIL, PMP, or similar credentials are desirable., Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Budgeting, Business Analysis, Business Growth, Business Skills, Business Solutions, Business Support, CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Computer Security, Construction, Consulting, Continuous Improvement, Contract Negotiation, Customer Support/Service, Data Management, Data Processing, Disaster Recovery, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Emerging Technology, Employee Assistance Plan, Engineering, Engineering Consulting, Enterprise Applications, Establish Priorities, Help Desk, Hybrid Cloud, ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library), Identity Data Management, Incident Response, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Security, Leadership, Licensing Negotiations, Life Insurance, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Operational Strategy, Operations Planning, Organizational Skills, Prescription Drugs, Problem Solving Skills, Process Development, Productivity Management, Professional Services, Project Management Professional (PMP), Purchasing/Procurement, Regulatory Compliance, Resource Management, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Service Delivery, Software Development, Software Engineering, Strategic Planning, Surveying, Sustainability, Systems Engineering, Systems Reliability, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technical Support, Technical/Engineering Design, Total Cost of Ownership, Trend Analysis, Vendor/Supplier Licensing, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Planning, Vendor/Supplier Relations

We offer excellent benefits, including but not limited to:

• Medical, dental, prescription and life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and 8 company paid holidays (and Veteran’s Day for our veterans)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Plan
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Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. Halff is a drug-free workplace. This offer of employment is contingent upon the receipt of a clear drug screen and background check prior to your first day of employment. This position may be subject to random drug testing pursuant to federal regulations. #ExpProf #LI-GN1

This is an opportunity to join a successful, established firm at an important point in its technology evolution.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Shape the firm’s technology strategy and influence how technology supports future growth.
• Lead a broad and meaningful technology portfolio, from cybersecurity and infrastructure to enterprise systems and software engineering.
• Work directly with executive leadership and business leaders across the firm.
• Build and develop a high-performing IT organization.
• Influence investments in emerging technologies, including AI and automation.
• Make a visible impact on the way our professionals collaborate and deliver work for clients.
• Join an employee-owned organization where long-term success is shared by our people., We are an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with a long history of serving clients across the Sunbelt. Our professionals provide planning, design, surveying, and engineering services across a broad range of infrastructure and development projects.

Our culture is built around technical excellence, client service, collaboration, professional growth, and long-term relationships. As we continue to grow, technology will play an increasingly important role in how we operate, serve our clients, and create opportunities for our people.

The Best Candidate

The person we are looking for is more than an experienced IT operator. You are a business leader who happens to be an IT executive.

You understand that reliable infrastructure and strong cybersecurity are foundational, but you also know that the ultimate purpose of technology is to help people work better, make better decisions, serve clients more effectively, and help the business grow.

If you are energized by that challenge-and want the opportunity to shape the technology future of an established, growing, employee-owned engineering firm-we would like to hear from you., Halff is a full-service infrastructure consulting firm planned, designed, engineered, constructed - and purposed - for people. Since 1950, we’ve been creating smart solutions that improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality.

Halff was founded on a core tenet: Focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow. It’s no wonder, then, that our employees and the culture they create result in our firm consistently being named a Top Workplace in America.

Our industry-leading professionals collaborate to meet tough challenges in creative ways. You can view Halff’s full complement of services here