Construction Section Manager - Design-Build (Southeast Region)

Burns & McDonnell; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Construction Section Manager to provide leadership for the construction global practice, with a primary focus on Aviation & Federal projects. You will drive business strategy, build high-performance teams, and uphold our values of client satisfaction, safety, and integrity.

You will lead planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management, ensuring profitable growth while maintaining staff utilization and billable goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering, architecture, construction, or related field with 5 years of construction experience; 10 years preferred.
• Experience leading and/or managing teams is preferred.
• Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication and the ability to present complex information to all levels of staff and clients.
• Position requires ability to influence, lead, and manage change and strong project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the team; direct and coordinate work assignments and review performance to ensure efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff.
• Responsible for profitable growth of the section; ensure staff levels, loading, and assignments meet project requirements while maintaining billable goals.
• Participate in planning, scheduling, estimating, cost, and establishing project objectives for construction workflows.
• Lead successful project execution and timely completion within budget, covering safety, quality, procurement, and environmental compliance.
• Coordinate communication between Engineering GP and Construction section and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Support programs and initiatives; navigate change within the section and monitor financial performance against targets.
• Oversee section budget, expenditures, scheduling, cash flow, and project status reports.
• Recruit, develop, train, and retain staff; conduct performance evaluations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Strategic thinking

Change management

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Description

The Construction Section Manager is responsible for the managerial direction and leadership of the section and resources within the construction global practice with primary focus on Aviation & Federal projects. This includes supporting and executing business strategy, developing high performance teams, and promoting the Burns & McDonnell culture, values and mission. The Construction Section Manager will lead the section in a dynamic and profitable manner based on Burns & McDonnell's core values of client satisfaction, commitment, dedication, integrity, safety and overall outstanding service.

• Provide leadership to the team; direct and coordinate work assignments and review performance to ensure the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff.

• Responsible for profitable growth of the section; ensuring staff levels, staff loading, and staff assignments meet project requirements while maintaining billable goals.

• Participate in project planning, scheduling, estimating, cost, and establishing critical Construction and/or Self-Perform project objectives.

• Responsible for successful project execution and timely completion of projects within budget while providing expertise in multiple facets of projects including safety, quality, procurement, construction, environmental compliance, project controls, and public/community relations.

• Lead communication between Engineering GP and Construction section.

• Implement, apply and support company, global practice and/or regional office programs and initiatives; successfully navigating and managing change within the section.

• Achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.

• Manage section budget and expenditure of funds.

• Review work load and monthly financial reports deliverables including project scheduling, budgeting, cash flow forecast, and project status reports.

• Communicate issues, project status, risks, schedule and costs to all internal and external stakeholders; manage internal/external risk mitigation communication plan.

• Manage communication with governmental, industry, and public entities, and community relations on project-related matters.

• Responsible for collaborating with business development managers, business line leads, project managers, and proposal production staff on proposals to secure work for staff.

• Conduct project safety, quality, progress and financial audits and assessments as required.

• Responsible for the recruitment, development, training, and retention of staff.

• Responsible for conducting performance evaluations for department staff.

• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to the department.

• Responsible for interpreting the organization's policies, purposes, and goals to staff.

• Responsible for overall QA/QC process adherence.

• Enforce compliance with company and site safety policies.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Complies with all policies and standards .

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in engineering, architecture, construction, or related degree from an accredited program and 5 years related professional experience in construction and project management required, 10 years of experience preferred.

• applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

• Previous leadership and/or management experience is preferable.

• Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.

• Position requires the ability to thoughtfully and positively influence, lead, and manage change.

• Must possess strong project management skills and a strategic perspective.

• Must be expert in the use of computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Travel expectation is 25%

Job

Construction Services

Primary Location

US-GA-Atlanta

Schedule:

Full-time

Travel:

Yes, 25 % of the Time