Director of Engineering Information Management Practice

Access Sciences seeks a visionary leader to shape, grow, and lead our Engineering Information Management (EIM) Practice. This role is responsible for developing and executing a strategy to deliver embedded document and drawing management services to clients who design, build, and operate large capital assets across multiple industries. The Director will drive practice growth, manage client relationships, develop talent, and refine service offerings to maximize client value. It is a hands-on responsibility that must balance forces that are constantly competing for attention: strategy, business development, client management, talent development, and thought leadership. This is a strategic role, requiring creativity, innovation, and problem solving.

We define Engineering Information Management as an essential program - strategy and tactics executing the lifecycle of capital project information, from inception to handover.

The EIM program is at the core of functional areas and roles such as:

• Project Information Governance - including policy, standards, specifications, metadata, templates, procedures, and contract deliverable requirements
• Document and Drawing Control - including Native formats, Databases, Digital Twins, Building Information Models (BIM), and Geo Spatial Data
• Enterprise and Project Information Frameworks - including requirements, taxonomy, system interfaces, workflows, migrations, user acceptance testing (UAT), and rollouts

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a growth strategy for the EIM practice, including new service offerings and market expansion.
• Identify opportunities to innovate and enhance current service offerings and opportunities to gain efficiencies and increase revenue and margins.
• Identify opportunities for consulting project engagements that lead to embedded EIM services.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to set and achieve revenue, margin, and utilization targets.
• Build, lead, and mentor a team of engineering information professionals delivering embedded managed services to clients.
• Analyze resources skill sets against service offerings and emerging technologies, regulations, and industry trends and grow or seek to acquire talent to meet the changing needs of prospects and clients.
• Oversee operational excellence within the practice, including resource planning, service refinement, and performance management.
• Represent Access Sciences at industry events, contribute thought leadership, and stay abreast of trends in engineering information management.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience building and scaling a practice area or managed services offering. A plus if this is in the engineering, construction, or capital asset industries.
• Practical knowledge of engineering document control, drawing management, and related systems (e.g., EDMS, BIM, CAD).
• Demonstrated success in developing new service offerings and expanding client portfolios.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years' experience in engineering information management, document control, or related disciplines.
• Experience integrating consulting projects to enhance managed services value.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Documented certifications or ongoing professional development activities that demonstrate current, up-to-date knowledge, practical application, and continued growth in the field.
• Track record of thought leadership in engineering information management.

Professional Attributes:

• Flexible mindset, with a willingness to be open to new ideas.
• Good listening skills that foster open dialog, coupled with an ability to empathize with your clients and employees.
• Strong communicator who can convey complex concepts to clients, executives, and team members.
• Strategic thinker with operational savvy and a strong bias for execution.
• Collaborative and team-oriented, building trust and encouraging knowledge-sharing.
• Change agent who champions innovation, drives process improvements, and leads the team through transformation.

Benefits:

Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Life, PTO, Sick time, Holidays, Cell Phone Reimbursement, 401(k), and Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

About Access Sciences:

Access Sciences is an employee-owned, nationwide information management firm partnering with clients to organize unstructured information and deliver embedded managed services support. We foster a collaborative, growth-oriented culture focused on delivering exceptional client value.

Access Sciences has a top-tier track record of EIM program delivery spanning 40 years with over 200 clients in 20 industries, including many Fortune 500/Global 500 companies.