Federal Pursuit Manager

Hawkins Construction Company; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical and Dental

Life Insurance

AD&D and LTD

FSA

Profit Sharing Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Performance Based Bonuses

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

Hawkins Construction Company seeks an experienced professional to lead federal construction pursuits alongside the COO and Preconstruction/Estimating Director. This role shapes Hawkins' presence in the federal market, with a hands-on approach and direct leadership backing.

You will drive opportunity assessment, relationship development with federal officials, and end-to-end proposal leadership, including past performance and compliance, while also contributing to cross-delivery initiatives and a

Qualifications

• 5+ years in federal construction pursuit, capture, or program management.
• Familiarity with FAR/DFARS, IDIQ structures, and federal proposal compliance.
• Omaha-based or willing to relocate with travel to NE/KS/WY/ND/SD/MO.

Responsibilities

• Assess federal contracting landscape and prioritize opportunities for Hawkins.
• Build relationships with contracting officers and prime contractors.
• Lead pursuits from identification through proposal submission, owning technical narrative and pricing strategy.
• Engage in non-federal design-build and CMGC proposals during quieter federal periods.
• Help build Hawkins' internal playbook for federal work, including compliance readiness.

Skills

Federal construction experience

Strong communication

Autonomy & initiative

Team leadership fit

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Job description

Hawkins Construction Company is committed to providing the very best in professional construction services. The most important factor in meeting this goal is our people. Our success is driven by employing people who represent the best in the industry. Hawkins has done federal work before. Now we are pursuing it with real intention, and we need an experienced professional to help us build it right.

THE ROLE:

You will build this out shoulder to shoulder with our COO and our Preconstruction/Estimating Director, not from the sidelines, but as the person actually shaping how Hawkins shows up in the federal space. Your voice carries here. Ideas move fast, decisions do not get buried in layers, and you are backed by a firm that has named federal a real growth priority and is putting money behind it. You will work directly alongside Hawkins leadership and the pre-construction team, building the playbook as you go rather than inheriting someone else's. It is the rare chance to plant your flag on something that is entirely yours, under a name people in this market already respect.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Assess the federal contracting landscape against Hawkins' self-perform strengths in heavy civil, paving, concrete, foundations, and utilities, and help decide which opportunities we chase first.
• Build relationships with contracting officers, program managers, and prime contractors that get Hawkins in the room before a solicitation drops.
• Lead pursuits from opportunity identification through proposal submission, owning the technical narrative, past performance, pricing strategy, and FAR/DFARS compliance.
• Jump into non federal alternative delivery proposal work, design build, CMGC, and similar, during quieter federal stretches, since the crossover is real.
• Help build the internal playbook Hawkins needs for federal work, go or no go frameworks, a past performance library, and compliance awareness including CUI and CMMC readiness.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• 5+ years of experience in federal construction pursuit, capture, or program management, heavy civil or infrastructure background strongly preferred, engineering candidates with adjacent construction exposure such as procurement, project development, or technical office roles are also a great fit.
• Working familiarity with FAR and DFARS, IDIQ structures, and federal proposal compliance.
• Omaha based, or open to relocating, with willingness to travel across NE, KS, WY, ND, SD, and MO.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Direct experience with USACE or NAVFAC.
• Existing relationships in the federal infrastructure procurement ecosystem in the Midwest.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• A strong, confident communicator who can build relationships and drive a room.
• A great listener, with colleagues and with client needs.
• A true team player who fits into a tight knit, hands on leadership team.
• Someone who thrives with autonomy and open communication, our leadership keeps decisions close and moves fast, without layers of bureaucracy slowing things down.
• A builder at heart, someone who wants to shape a practice from the ground up rather than step into one that already exists.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive Salary (based on experience)
• Medical and Dental
• Life Insurance, AD&DD and LTD
• FSA (Dependent Care)
• Profit Sharing Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Performance Based Bonuses
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discount Program

Equal Opportunity Employer

Hawkins Construction Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to diversity in our workforce. It is our policy to attract and retain the best-qualified people available, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or status as a Special Disabled Veteran, Vietnam Era Veteran or other qualifying veteran. Diverse employees/candidates are encouraged to respond. Hawkins Construction Company is committed to developing and maintaining a workplace which reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.

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