What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Standards position at American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)?
ASCE is seeking an experienced Director, Standards to lead our centralized Standards Office. This is a high‑impact role overseeing the strategy, growth, and general direction of ASCE's cross-organizational standards development operations.
What You'll Do
As Director, Standards, you will guide the strategy, quality, and impact of ASCE's standards activities. In this leadership role, you will:
- Direct the ongoing activities of the Standards Office, assuring goals, budgets, and priorities are developed and objectives are successfully achieved
- Create and maintain an overarching Standards Development Plan to guide content strategy and portfolio/product development
- Conduct market research to assess the need for and likelihood of use and adoption of ASCE standards and supporting products in various subdisciplines of civil engineering
- Create and manage budget, financial product plans, and P&L
- Collaborate with colleagues throughout the organization, at other SDOs and professional societies, at governmental agencies, and so forth to actively stimulate the initiation of new standards-related activities, products, and programs
- Ensure ANSI-accredited Rules compliance; maintain Rules and procedures
- In collaboration with ASCE's Engineering Programs and Government Relations staff teams, execute strategies to accelerate broad adoption and incorporation of standards into regulatory code
- Contribute to standards product-related strategy with leadership in other ASCE divisions (Engineering Programs, Publications, Education, Membership, Conferences, Business Development, and others)
- Increase volunteer engagement in standards committees and activities
What You Bring
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business, management, marketing, or standards development
- Broad knowledge of standards development and strong business acumen
- 10–12 years of experience in a professional association or society, including supervisory experience
- Experience in STM publishing, market research, and/or strategic leadership is strongly preferred
- Strong leadership, communication, relationship‑building, and decision‑making skills
- Demonstrated success managing a team of 5 with potential future department growth
- Willingness to travel as needed to standards committee meetings (if not local to Reston VA), as well as code hearings, conferences, and other events
Why ASCE?
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a global nonprofit professional membership association dedicated to the advancement of the civil engineering profession to serve the public good. To accomplish ASCE's mission, ASCE staff works together as a team, based on a foundation of trust, striving for individual and organizational excellence. To achieve our shared goals, we maintain a relentless focus on members and a commitment to continuously grow and improve individually and collectively. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results. All qualified candidates including historically excluded individuals, protected veterans, women, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Based in Reston, VA, this position has hybrid and full remote work from home flexibility.
For consideration, submissions of interest must contain a resume and cover letter.