The Carlisle Group has been retained to find a Vice President of Information Technology. Our client is a privately owned electrical contractor, founded in 1919, and has its headquarters in York, PA. They employ approximately 620 employees and do business with companies throughout a 7-state footprint. They are experiencing record growth! This position would work out of their headquarters in York with an opportunity for a hybrid work environment after an initial period of getting acclimated and building rapport with the team and leadership.
Position Summary:
This role is responsible for being a leader who can combine modern information and technology expertise with implementation. The VP of IT is accountable to drive best practices in IT systems, including new technologies, change management, and future capacity planning. The role will participate in strategic business planning, analysis, and risk assessments for newly identified technology opportunities. As it relates to technology, the VP of IT will be responsible for operational budgeting, industry benchmarking, professional development, contract negotiations, asset procurement, and leading the IT team.
Responsibilities:
- Daily oversight of the IT department and infrastructure.
- Development of IT strategy and associated budget.
- Evaluate, recommend, and help implement solutions that will enable functional business efficiencies.
- Proactively forecast organizational needs, recommend hardware, software, network, security, and cloud-based services.
- Establish and maintain security plans and protocols to ensure security of data, network access and backup systems.
- Implement back-up and disaster recovery procedures, information security, and control structures.
- Produce detailed timelines for infrastructure and software upgrade releases and technology projects with associated impacts to the organization.
- Create and execute tactical plans in alignment with corporate strategy.
- Analyze business needs, evaluate systems & technologies, assess ROI, and champion implementation/adoption.
- Coordinate with other departments to develop and deliver training activities for existing, new, or emerging technologies.
- Monitor, maintain, and manage network architecture and key business systems.
- Negotiate and administer supplier contracts and service provider agreements.
- Identify, lead and mentor talent to build a strong IT talent/succession pipeline.
- Gain working knowledge of or proficiency with construction software programs such as Viewpoint, CAD/BIM, and AccuBid.
- Manage technical aspects of communication and document management tools including GoToMeeting and SharePoint.
- Make recommendations for new/altered technologies that would contribute to overall cost savings and/or productivity improvements.
- Ensure hardware standards are appropriate and followed by all (FBA).
- Assist in developing long-term strategies and capacity planning for meeting future technological needs.
Accountabilities:
- Leadership, Management, Accountability (LMA) – this includes all vendors, procurement, and budget oversight.
- System Architecture (hardware and software), operation, maintenance, and reliability.
- Data management, storage, and back up.
- User support, asset tracking, and management.
- Business Continuity Plan, Disaster Recovery, and security.
Core Competencies:
- Excellent leadership skills
- Ability to create a best-in-class customer service experience.
- Strong integration understanding to drive automation throughout systems.
- Expertise and experience with Microsoft and Android operating systems and software.
- Familiarity with the construction industry and construction-related software preferred but not required.
- Expertise in facilitating communication between operations and administrative teams.
- Ability to be a team player, flexible, and able to work in fast-paced and evolving environment.
- Demonstrated experience in budgeting, analytical, organizational, prioritization, planning, scheduling, and time management skills.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree is preferred, or equivalent combination of experience and education.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in information technology. Industry experience in construction or manufacturing is preferred.
- 6+ years of management and leadership experience with 4+ years of experience leading a department.
- Experience leading an IT team in a company producing $250M+ in revenue.
- Demonstrated experience in developing teams and scaling the IT department to support company growth.
- Ability to communicate effectively with department/business lines leaders to support their needs. Deliver excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
- Experience in developing long-term strategies and capacity planning for meeting future technological needs.
- ISO 27001 certification experience is strongly preferred.
