Department Manager - Civil/Site

HILGARTWILSON, LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k)/Roth company match

Paid time off incl. parental and MILIT

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Job summary

Colliers Engineering & Design in Boston, MA is seeking a Department Manager to lead the Civil/Site team. You will oversee technical, managerial, marketing and financial aspects, ensuring profitable project delivery and client satisfaction.

The role requires a PE license, a bachelor's in a related field, and 15+ years of leadership in civil site or land development projects in New England. Strong communication, delegation and collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership and managerial experience in related field.
• Professional Engineer licensure (P.E.).
• Civil site or land development project experience in Boston or surrounding metro area in New England.
• Excellent communication and leadership across large teams.
• Strong strategic thinking and delegation skills.
• Collaborative and accountable leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and strategic direction for a discipline to achieve financial and growth goals.
• Owns productivity, profitability, client satisfaction, and quality of work across the discipline.
• Leads marketing and business development strategies in collaboration with marketing and BD teams.
• Monitors proposal development, contracts, billing, and collections per SOPs.
• Ensures staff utilization and regular backlog reviews; addresses under-performing staff.
• Acts as a resource for leadership and cross-discipline collaboration.
• Manages succession planning and holds managers accountable for staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Delegation

Collaboration

Accountability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Professional Engineer licensure (P.E.)

Job description

Overview

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Department Manager to lead a Civil/Site team in Boston, MA! The Department Manager is responsible for the professional, technical, management, marketing, administrative and financial aspects of their group and represents firm as expert in their specific department field. Manages the department in order to provide cost effective services to various project managers, staff and other employees in a manner which produces an adequate profit for the company.

Join our Civil/Site team and build your career alongside the best our industry has to offer. Whether facilitating a large warehousing complex, all-star sporting arena, residential development, or planning a mixed‑use establishment in a downtown business district, joining Colliers Engineering & Design will accelerate YOUR success!

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, strategic/managerial direction, and guidance for a discipline to achieve established financial and growth goals for the discipline.
• Has primary responsibility for overall productivity, profitability, client satisfaction, and quality of work throughout the discipline.
• Develops, executes, and leads discipline marketing and business development strategies in collaboration with the Corporate Marketing and Business Development teams.
• Evaluate and monitor proposal development and contract execution throughout the discipline ensuring compliance with Company standard operating procedures.
• Evaluate and monitor billing and collections throughout the discipline ensuring compliance with Company standard operating procedures while meeting or exceeding discipline financial goals.
• Serves as a resource for the leadership team throughout the discipline.
• Consistently monitors the backlog of work and the sharing of resources within the discipline, maximizing staff utilization. Reviews staff utilization regularly and promptly addresses staff not meeting utilization goals.
• Actively involved with business development and the cross‑selling of all company services.
• Prepares for the future state of the discipline through succession planning in a timely manner.
• Holds people managers within the discipline accountable for fostering staff professional development, monitoring staffing/recruiting activity, and effectively managing employee relations.
• Complies with and ensures others' compliance with all CED policies and procedures, including but not limited to the Health and Safety Program.
• Collaborates with the Discipline Safety Coordinator on implementing and complying with the Health and Safety Program as it specifically relates to their discipline.
• Travels (via car or airplane) regularly to the various regions and offices.

Salary: $150,000 - $215,000 per year (depending on qualifications)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership and managerial experience in related field.
• Professional Engineer licensure (P.E.)
• Past or current civil site or land development project experience in the City of Boston or surrounding metro area throughout New England
• Demonstrated effective leadership across large groups of employees.
• Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job‑related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strategic thinking.
• Effective delegation skills.
• Collaboration.
• Ability to hold others accountable.

What We Offer

At Colliers Engineering & Design, our people are our most important resource. That’s why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as Company sponsored activities.

That dedication begins with supporting a work life balance through a generous compensation package that includes: company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid pregnancy disability leave; short‑ and long‑term disability insurance; life insurance; a company‑matched 401(k)/Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses and a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week.

We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in‑house resource for hundreds of educational and self‑enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Women’s Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.

Apply today to learn how you can join our team of professionals, so we can help you Accelerate Your Success!