Analytical/FMI

Job Number	Job Title	Job Description
Corporate Positions
1	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman	This is the highest authority in the company having responsibility for profit and loss by directing operating and staff activities. Reports to the Board of Directors.
2	Chief Executive Officer (Non-Chairman)	This is the highest operating executive in the company having responsibility for profit and loss by directing operating and staff activities. Reports to an executive that is Chairman of the Board.
3	Chairman (Non-CEO)	This is an executive of the company that is Chairman of the Board but not Chief Executive Officer. Works closely with CEO and other senior executives in establishing long-term strategic plans, selects new board members and assigns members to board committees.
4	Chief Operating Officer/Executive Vice President	This is the second highest operating executive in the company. This executive usually oversees all operating executives while staff activities such as Legal, Finance, and Human Resources may report to the Chief Executive.
5	Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)	This executive has responsibility over at least three unrelated staff activities including Legal, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Risk Management and Corporate Development. Typically reports to CEO.
6	Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	This executive has responsibility for all accounting, budgeting and treasury activities. If the Controller position is staffed, it reports to the CFO and if the Treasury position is staffed, it reports to the CFO. May have the title of Executive Vice President of Senior Vice President of Finance. Typically reports to the CEO or CAO.
7	Controller	This executive has responsibility for all accounting and budgeting activities. Typically reports to the CFO or in the absence of a CFO reports to the CAO.
8	Top Engineering Executive	Plans projects by studying client requirements, identifying and analyzing trends in technology. Determines feasibility of project by identifying and forecasting costs. Schedules and assigns employees. Recruits, selects, and trains engineering staff. Prepares engineering budget. Maintains professional and technical knowledge. In larger companies, this position may be found in business units. At corporate, this position would typically report to the COO/EVP or CEO. At the Unit level, typically reports to the General Manager/SVP.
9	Top Business Development Executive	This is the top Sales and Marketing Executive in the Company. Has responsibility for Business Development Managers, Sales Managers, Marketing Managers and often supervises Proposal Managers. Sometimes called Top Client Acquisition Executive. In larger companies, this position may be found in business units. At corporate, this position would typically report to COO/EVP or CEO. At the unit level, would typically report to the General Manger/SVP.
10	Top Contract Executive	Determines contract requirements by studying performance requirements, schedules and cost estimates. Prepares bid procedures and awards subcontractor contracts by identifying conformity with specifications. Monitor contract performance. In larger companies this position may be found in business units. This position may report to Legal, CAO or COO/EVP.
Business Unit Positions
30	General Manager/President	This position has profit and loss responsibility for a business unit(s) which may be organized by market segment or geography. Responsible for acquiring new business and delivery of services to clients. Positions that typically report to this position include Second Executive or Operations Executive, Head of Project Management, business unit staff positions and Business Development. In larger companies, General Managers may report to higher level General Managers. They will be distinguished by revenue responsibility and Levels from the Parent CEO.
31	Second Executive	Second in command in a business unit. Oversees engineering and project management functions. Do not report Head of Project Management. Often called VP of Operations. Reports to General Manager/SVP.
32	Business Unit Controller	Has responsibility for all unit accounting and budgeting activities and may have responsibility for additional staff activities such as IT, facilities and payroll.
33	Business Unit Engineering Executive	Plans projects by studying client requirements, identifying and analyzing trends in technology. Determines feasibility of project by identifying and forecasting costs. Schedules and assigns employees. Recruits, selects, and trains engineering staff. Prepares engineering budget. Maintains professional and technical knowledge.
34	Business Unit Chief Discipline Engineer	Heads a single engineering discipline. Directs strategic and tactical work force staffing and budgeting, establishes and maintains standards within the discipline. As company expert within the discipline, conceives and develops creative and innovative technology. Often called Chief Engineer and at the Unit level reports to the top Engineering Executive, Second Executive or General Manager/SVP.
35	Business Unit Contracts Executive	Determines contract requirements by studying performance requirements, schedules, and cost estimates. Prepares bid procedures and awards subcontractor contracts by identifying conformity with specifications. Typically reports to Second Executive or General Manager/SVP.
36	Business Unit Top Project Management Executive	Coordinates, assigns and schedules activities of individual project managers. Typically reports to Second Executive or General Manger/SVP.
37	Business Unit Business Development Head	Has responsibility for all sales, marketing and business development activities within a unit. Typically reports to Second Executive or General Manager/SVP.

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