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Business Leader II

Gilbane Building Company

Columbus, OHFull-time$275–315K/yrSeen todayStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$275–315K/yr
Location
Columbus, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Gilbane Building Company seeks a Business Leader II to lead the overall success of a specific geography within a business. The role is primarily office-based and focuses on team leadership, market strategy, client relationships, business development, and financial performance. The candidate will guide managers and employees, align operational teams with executive strategy, and provide recommendations to leadership. A bachelor's degree and 10–15+ years of relevant construction management experience are listed; a master's degree is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Interpersonal Skills, requiredInfluencing Skills, requiredFinancial Acumen, requiredTechnical Acumen, requiredStrategic Thinking, requiredTeam Leadership, requiredPresentation Skills, requiredNegotiation, requiredFacilitation, requiredAnalytical Skills, requiredConstruction Management, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Construction Management, Engineering, Business or Related Field or Equivalent, requiredMaster's Degree, nice to have10+ Years Relevant Construction Management Experience, requiredManaged $100M+ Book of Business, requiredProven Business Results, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Overview

Do you consider yourself to be a highly technical, strong communicator with the desire to work in a team environment on complex projects? Gilbane is seeking a Business Leader II to be responsible for the overall success of a specific geography within a Business. This role will sit primarily in the office.

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are a coach/leader who leads with an inclusive and empathetic mindset. You provide feedback and guidance to help others excel in their current or future roles. You determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress. You establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results while praising successes and sharing lessons learned. You build high performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals through motivation and discipline to maximize impact on the organization and the individual.

You leverage business insights by understanding industry trends, local market/economic conditions, and Gilbane’s business model to make critical decisions and create competitive advantage. You deploy a strategic mindset when considering solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that may develop in the future.

Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

What’s in it for you?

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

Responsibilities

  • Builds high performing teams by holding Business staff accountable and ensuring people are in the right positions to ensure success

  • Drives Employee Engagement to meet or exceed voluntary turnover KPI

  • Recruits and hires top talent and key strategic hires to support the Business

  • Drives Succession Planning in Divisions and Businesses

  • Drives safety culture, monitors safety incidents and results on all projects and, in collaboration with Safety Director, and implements corrective actions when needed

  • Models efforts for Gilbane Cares, Inclusion and Belonging, Community Impact and Engagement, Community, and embodies Gilbane’s Core Values

  • Meets established KPI's for the Business and take action to prevent erosion, forecast slippage, manages and mitigates risks, enhances project financial performance, including strategies to deploy Profit Levers and builds high quality backlog

  • Defines strategy for the Geography or Market with clear rollikng 3-Year Plans aligned with KPI's

  • Executes in accordance with the Operations and Administrative Baseline playbooks

  • Develops and maintains deep relationships and be the "the face of the market"; understands local dynamics (business environment, politics, etc.) and uses those relationships and experience to strengthen Gilbane's position in the market

  • Identifies and secures new clients and drives client satisfaction

  • Understands Competitive Intelligence and how to position Gilbane within Geography

  • Serves as a Principal on projects for key clients

  • Identifies risks through available reporting mechanisms ensuring transparency and appropriate action to run at and resolve utilizing the available resources and expertise of the enterprise

  • Promotes a culture of scaled innovation to drive consistent and sustainable growth/profitability

  • Partners with business development to ensure seamless integration with sales strategies, client capture plans and account plans. Optimizes profit levers and gross profit margin tactics to achieve performance targets on new sales. Leads opportunities to strengthen client, partner, and industry relationships that help position Gilbane as the ”Builder of Choice”

  • Responsible for the career development and coaching of employees through a team of managers

  • Fosters a positive and inclusive work environment to motivate and engage team members

  • Drives the long-term strategic vision for the organization, serving as a bridge between Executive leadership and operational teams and ensuring alignment of departmental goals with the overarching vision

  • Provides strategic insights and recommendations to executive leadership for informed decision-making

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

  • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business or a related field; Master's degree preferred

  • 10-15+ years relevant construction management experience

  • Sucessfully managed a book of business of $100M+

  • Proven track record of delivering safety, financial, client, and people management results in a complex business

  • Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability toi maintain a level of approachability with colleagues both internal and external

  • Strong financial and technical acumen

  • Strategic thinker; detailed and structured thought process

  • Experience in building, developing, and leading teams

  • Advanced presentation, negotiation and facilitation skills

  • Strong analytical skills

  • Demonstrates a sense of urgency and proactive approach that is results focused

Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team.

For Columbus, OH this ranges from $275,000.00 - $315,000.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Click here to view the physical demands and working conditions required to perform this role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Note to Recruiters, Placement Agencies, and Similar Organizations: Gilbane does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our jobs alias, website, or to any Gilbane employee. Gilbane will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of Gilbane and will be processed accordingly.

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,316 open Construction Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$275–315K/yr
  • Ohio median$124–186K/yr70 salary ranges
  • US median$126–191K/yr1,689 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $295K, is 97% above the Ohio median midpoint ($150K) — in the top quarter of Construction Management salary ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 180 open Construction Management jobs in Ohio and 3,316 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Construction Management postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (2,695 postings).
Education
829 of the 3,316 open Construction Management jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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