Vice President - OH
Spicer Group · Independence
VICE PRESIDENT
OHIO
POSITION SUMMARY
Spicer Group is seeking a strategic, growth-oriented executive to serve as Ohio Region -Vice President and provide overall leadership for the company’s operations, market presence, and business strategy throughout Ohio. This role is accountable for translating enterprise priorities into an actionable regional plan, aligning service-area capabilities with market opportunities, strengthening client and partner relationships, and building the people, offices, and operating structure needed for sustainable growth.
The Ohio Region Vice President will work closely with executive leadership, service group leaders, Marketing, Business Development, and corporate support teams. The successful candidate will balance external market leadership with disciplined internal execution, serving as a visible representative of Spicer Group while ensuring that regional growth, staffing, financial performance, project delivery, risk management, and culture remain aligned.
THE COMPANY
Spicer Group is a multi-disciplinary engineering, surveying, planning and professional services company with offices in Ohio, Michigan, and Georgia. We continue to expand our geographic footprint while providing our teams with strong technical and corporate support. Spicer Group is committed to maintaining tightly held private ownership, creating meaningful ownership opportunities for high performers who uphold our core values and build successful teams. Spicer Group was given the prestigious 2026 Circle of Excellence Platinum Award, recognized by PSMJ.
Spicer Group prides itself on our core values of commitment to growth, great client relationships, excellent services and solutions, maintaining a team environment, and integrity in all we do. We are seeking a leader who will model these values and embed them in regional decisions, relationships, and results.
Spicer Group, Inc. offers a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our respect and commitment for our employees, their contributions, professional goals, and personal goals. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Competitive Pay
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Options
- 401(k)-match program
- Paid Holidays
- Sick and Vacation Days
- Profit Sharing
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Professional Development
- Excellent Working Conditions
- The latest industry technology
- Work-Life Balance
- Fitness Reimbursement
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Regional Strategy and Executive Leadership
- Develop, maintain, communicate, and execute a multi-year Ohio regional strategic plan encompassing the company’s primary service areas and priority markets
- Own the Ohio P&L, annual budget, forecast, backlog, collections, project risk, quality performance, and client-satisfaction outcomes
- Convert the regional strategy into annual operating priorities, measurable goals, budgets, staffing plans, office plans, market-development initiatives, and clear accountability
- Engage service group leaders to define the technical capabilities, leadership, staffing, investments, and delivery support required to advance the Ohio plan
- Participate in executive and regional strategic planning; provide timely market intelligence, performance updates, risk assessments, and recommendations to company leadership
- Promote alignment between Ohio operations and Spicer Group’s company-wide vision, standards, policies, core values, and long-term ownership strategy
Operational and Financial Performance
- Oversee Ohio regional operations, including office locations, staffing capacity, workload coordination, utilization of shared resources, and operational consistency across the region
- Partner with Finance and company leadership to develop regional budgets, forecasts, investment priorities, and performance targets; monitor revenue, backlog, profitability, cash flow, receivables, and other agreed-upon operating indicators
- Establish a regular operating rhythm for reviewing regional performance, resolving barriers, assigning ownership, and following through on strategic and operational commitments
- Coordinate with service and project leaders to support successful project delivery, including appropriate staffing, quality, schedule, budget, client communication, and risk management
- Identify and address operational, contractual, reputational, staffing, and market risks that could affect regional performance or client service
- Evaluate office-location needs and lead the planning, selection, establishment, integration, and ongoing effectiveness of Ohio offices as the regional strategy evolves
Business Development and Market Growth
- Build and maintain a strong, qualified pipeline of business opportunities through direct client engagement, relationship development, strategic prospecting, partner collaboration, and cross-selling of Spicer Group services
- Identify priority markets, geographies, clients, agencies, and partners; establish account and pursuit strategies that support sustainable, profitable growth
- Partner with Marketing and Business Development to create and execute regional campaigns, client-development plans, pursuit strategies, thought-leadership activities, conference participation, and community engagement
- Lead or support key Go/No-Go decisions, teaming strategies, proposal development, interviews, contract discussions, and executive-level client engagement for strategically important opportunities
- Develop strategic relationships with public and private clients, municipalities, agencies, developers, institutions, industry partners, and other organizations important to the Ohio market
- Represent Spicer Group at conferences, company events, client events, civic activities, professional organizations, and other venues that strengthen the company’s reputation and market presence
Talent, Organization, and Culture
- Lead regional workforce, staff planning and local hiring efforts, with emphasis on recruiting leaders and technical professionals needed to support the Ohio strategy and committed workload
- Partner with Human Resources and service group leaders to define roles, select candidates, onboard new employees, support retention, and build a cohesive regional team
- Mentor and develop Ohio leaders; clarify decision rights and performance expectations; support succession planning and the growth of future regional, service, and project leaders
- Create an environment of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, professional development, client service, technical excellence, and integrity across offices and disciplines
- Ensure regional communication is timely, consistent, and transparent so employees understand priorities, decisions, progress, and how their work supports the broader strategy
Strategic Partnerships, Acquisitions, and Integration
- Identify potential strategic alliances, teaming partners, and acquisition opportunities that strengthen Spicer Group’s Ohio capabilities, client access, geographic reach, or leadership depth
- Support merger and acquisition activities in Ohio in collaboration with company leadership and designated external advisors, including target identification, relationship development, preliminary evaluation, due diligence support, and integration planning
- Help ensure that acquired or newly established teams are effectively integrated into Spicer Group’s culture, systems, client strategy, operating expectations, and service network
Client Service, Delivery, and Enterprise Collaboration
- Serve as an executive sponsor for selected strategic clients, pursuits, projects, and partnerships, providing leadership attention and helping resolve issues before they affect relationships or results
- Connect Ohio clients and opportunities with the full capabilities of Spicer Group, encouraging collaboration across service groups and geographic regions
- Partner with Corporate Services, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Business Development, Information Technology, Quality, and other support functions to execute regional priorities effectively
- Perform other related executive, operational, and business-development duties as assigned
The list of duties and responsibilities is intended to be representative of the work performed in this role. The omission of a specific duty does not preclude assignment of other responsibilities that are reasonably related to the position.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- Executive presence and sound judgment, with the ability to make decisions, communicate priorities, address difficult issues, and represent the company credibly with employees, clients, partners, and community leaders
- Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, with a collaborative leadership style and the ability to influence across organizational lines
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation, negotiation, organization, and prioritization skills
- Ability to work independently while maintaining close alignment with executive leadership and service group leaders
- Ability to manage multiple strategic and operational priorities in a deadline-driven, project-based business
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly throughout Ohio and periodically to other Spicer Group locations, conferences, and company or client events
- Physical presence is an essential function of this role
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, surveying, business, finance, marketing, planning, architecture, construction management or a related field
- Progressively responsible leadership experience in engineering, surveying, architecture, planning, construction, infrastructure, or a related professional-services environment
- Demonstrated success developing and executing regional, market, or business-unit strategy with accountability for growth, operations, people, and financial performance
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships with external clients and partners and to convert relationships and market insight into a sustainable pipeline of work
- Experience leading multidisciplinary or geographically dispersed teams and coordinating shared resources across service groups or offices
- Experience with recruiting, organizational development, leadership coaching, performance management, and succession planning
- Working knowledge of project-based professional-services economics, including backlog, utilization, revenue, profitability, forecasting, collections, and risk management
- Established relationships and market knowledge within Ohio’s public infrastructure, municipal, transportation, land development, water resources, surveying, architecture, or related sectors are strongly preferred
- Experience evaluating strategic partnerships or acquisition opportunities and supporting post-transaction integration is preferred
- Professional licensure or relevant industry credentials are valued but not required
BENEFITS & PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY
Spicer Group offers a comprehensive total-rewards package reflecting our commitment to employees, their contributions, and their professional and personal goals. Offerings may include:
- Competitive executive compensation and annual bonus eligibility
- Health, dental, and vision insurance options
- 401(k) matching contributions and annual profit sharing
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage and life insurance
- Professional development, training, and education reimbursement
- Health and fitness reimbursement, employee assistance resources, and other employee programs
- Potential ownership and leadership opportunities consistent with company policies and eligibility requirements
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Learn more about Spicer Group and career opportunities at www.spicergroup.com
Spicer Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled
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