Construction Services Section Manager

HNTB Corporation; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in South Portland, ME is seeking a Project Manager for Construction Management. This role entails overseeing operating budgets, managing team growth, and ensuring delivery of quality projects. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in a related field or equivalent experience and at least 8 years in the industry, with supervisory experience preferred. The position supports strategic project planning and client satisfaction initiatives. This is a full-time role offering competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience or 12 years of experience in lieu of education.
• Ten years of practical experience preferred.
• Two years of supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage section’s operating budget, ensuring fiscal responsibility.
• Oversee staff development and coordinate section activities.
• Implement strategic and contracting approaches in project delivery.
• Handle marketing efforts including proposals and client interactions.
• Recruit and retain qualified section staff.

Skills

Budget management

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Project delivery

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or relevant degree

Relevant experience (12 years in lieu of education)

Job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee‑owners.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible for the development, monitoring, and management of the section’s operating budget in support of the group or office operating budget and forecast updates.
• Responsible for the management, growth, and professional development of discipline‑specific construction services section. Coordinates section activities, establishes priorities and assigns staff to jobs. Ensures staff development, mentoring, and training needs are being met. Collaborates with other sections and departments within the office on work‑sharing needs and opportunities.
• Supports the implementation of the firm’s strategic plan and HNTB’s Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA) process on project pursuits in the section and office, including development of section‑level strategic planning strategies.
• Supports the implementation of the firm’s contracting approach (SCA) through project delivery and contracting activities including scope, work plan, and fee reviews for all contracting activities impacting the section.
• Supports the implementation of the firm’s project delivery approach (SDA) including work planning, monthly project reviews and other project performance methods to ensure quality work, on time, on schedule, to the client’s satisfaction.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including client discovery, proposal generation, interviews, and win‑to‑work activities.
• Maintains client contacts to ensure client satisfaction.
• Responsible for the recruitment, hiring, development, and retention of section staff, including development of plans for staff reporting, performance, and compensation reviews, and succession.
• Project delivery – actively manages assigned project management activities (project scope, schedule, budget, and quality management) and performs technical discipline tasks including research, reports, design, specifications, and plan preparation.
• Leads a team including the direct and indirect supervision of at least five but typically seven‑ten or more employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or a relevant degree and eight years relevant experience, OR
• In lieu of education, twelve years of relevant experience.

What We Prefer

• Ten years of practical experience.
• Two years of supervisory experience.

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations

South Portland, ME (Portland)

NOTICE TO THIRD‑PARTY AGENCIES:

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Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Construction Services Group

ReqID: R-29600