Regional Design-Build Leader, Transportation Practice

Burns & McDonnell; Springdale, Northern (AR, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell in Springdale, AR seeks a Branch Office Manager to lead and grow the Transportation global practice, coordinating engineering and construction teams for design-build projects serving the region and beyond. You will drive strategy, safety, and client satisfaction while building a high-performance team and expanding services across municipal, port, rail, and DOT clients.

You will oversee business development, project delivery, and financial performance, reporting to the regional

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction, Science or related field from an accredited curriculum and 13 years related experience, including 5 or more years leading and managing multi-discipline teams.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to meet finical goals, project management, business development, sales and marketing, recruitment and retention of staff.
• Ability to apply intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
• Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered.
• Previous consulting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the region’s safety practices and culture by example.
• Responsible for the managerial direction of the Branch office.
• Ensure profitable and sound growth. Achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.
• Manages the office/global practice financials to generate a positive net return.
• Lead recruiting of construction talent and support engineering recruiting.
• Review workload and monthly financial reports deliverables including project scheduling, budgeting, cash flow forecast, and project status reports.
• Manage communication with local governmental, industry, and public entities, and community relations on company and project-related matters.
• Champion sales and marketing activities. Identify opportunities and manage team efforts for submittals, proposals, presentations, contract negotiation and related activities.
• Serves as the executive-in-charge and provides leadership-level input and evaluation on project risks, contracting strategies, and execution.
• Responsible for collaborating with business development managers, business line leads, project managers, and proposal production staff on proposals to secure work for office.
• Lead go/no-go evaluations, ensure establishment of capture plans, project work plans and review price proposals.
• Participate in project planning, scheduling, estimating, cost, and establishing critical Construction and/or Self-Perform project objectives.
• Participates in project risk and pricing reviews.
• 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 divisions and Construction division.
• Conduct project safety, quality, progress and financial audits and assessments as required.
• Interpret policies, purposes, and goals of organization to staff.
• Provides counsel and assistance to office employees, guided by company's policies.
• Responsible for development and retention of managers and staff.
• Provide professional support in recruitment and assist in all human resources related matters.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Business development

Sales

Recruitment

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction, Science or related field

Job description

Burns & McDonnell in Springdale, AR seeks a Branch Office Manager to lead and grow the Transportation global practice, coordinating engineering and construction teams for design-build projects serving the region and beyond. You will drive strategy, safety, and client satisfaction while building a high-performance team and expanding services across municipal, port, rail, and DOT clients.

You will oversee business development, project delivery, and financial performance, reporting to the regional