Practice Manager

Lenexa, 8345 Lenexa Drive, Lenexa, Kansas, United States of America

Posted Monday, July 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM

At Henderson, we're about more than just buildings
We're about the people, experiences, and potential found inside. We’re a company of problem-solvers and innovators known for our technical excellence and ability to come up with out-of-the-box solutions. We love the process of bringing buildings to life. And we're changing the industry by integrating the building design and construction process.

As an ESOP, each of our employee-owners are an essential part of our mission to lead the industry in innovation, sustainability, and client experience. With a vision to build a better world, Team Henderson has a people-first culture and diverse portfolio of world-class facilities.

It’s What We Do

We provide total building system design services across multiple high-growth markets for industry leaders. You'll get to use your talent to work on projects for some of the biggest names in mission-critical, higher education, sports, healthcare, grocery, restaurant, and retail within the sectors we serve in business, community, grocery, health, retail, & venue.

It’s How We’re Different

We're about more than just buildings. We're about you. You, and the hundreds of passionate employee-owners who make us who we are. We’ve always committed to providing an inclusive workplace where people can bring their full self to work and helps people reach their full potential – both as professionals and individuals. Together, we dream up innovative solutions for industry-wide problems, design spaces that become landmarks, and toast the good life at our happy hours.

Take a peek into what makes us different here:

Henderson Engineers is seeking a Practice
Manager
to join their Retail Sector. The Practice Manager supervises production staff executing the work of the practice, including assigning project responsibilities, managing work performance, guiding employee development efforts, and fostering positive employee engagement. The practice informs employment needs and decisions for production staff within the practice. The practice maintains production systems, standards, and processes that meet client needs and contributes to strong client relationships and development opportunities.

This role is highly matrixed and may include accountabilities to all members of the Sector Leadership team for their sector. This position is a full-time role based on the needs of the practice.

Minimum Qualifications for the Role are:

• Bachelor’s degree in any engineering, construction management, science, technology, marketing, or business preferred.
  • Years of relevant experience in leadership/management position will be considered in lieu of requisite education.
• Eight (8) or greater years of relevant experience, with a minimum of two (2) years in personnel or project management experience.
• Proven track record in contributing to the growth and development of client-focused engineering teams, as well as ability to motivate, direct, and coach staff.

We would love for you to apply if you have..

• Demonstrates excellent motivation, team leading / personnel management , and the ability to achieve goals and objectives.
• Broad proficiency of engineering design fundamentals and advanced knowledge of the A&E industry, codes, design guides, and standards. Knowledge may apply to a broad range of practice, project, or program types.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in all core competencies as described and characterized in this job description.
• Direct experience in design and/or management of complex, unique projects.
• Demonstrates a strong technical competency and problem solving skills.

Skills and Duties you will be Responsible for while in this role:

Operations:

• Assists the Practice Director to align resources appropriately with projects to maximize labor efficiency and prioritize client expectations.
• Provides feedback to Practice Director and Sector Operations Director regarding staffing and client needs to inform hiring decisions and/or improvement efforts.
• Serves as hiring manager for the practice leading interviews for production staff and project managers.
• Su…