Omaha Branch Office Manager

Description Our infrastructure practice is looking for an established leader to guide and grow our Omaha, Nebraska office into an integrated design-build practice serving Nebraska, Iowa, and beyond. This leader will build on a well-established and high-performance team of professionals providing engineering, construction administration, and project delivery consultation services to clients of our Transportation, Water, and Environmental Services Global Practices. The role will grow the team and expand our work across the region, while further integrating engineering and construction capabilities to effectively win and execute collaborative delivery projects, specifically through progressive design-build and at-risk construction management. This position will become a leader within our national network of engineering and construction professionals, helping expand our relationships and opportunities across the infrastructure market, including transportation, water, environmental services, heavy civil, and site civil, while experiencing the benefits of employee-ownership at one of the nation’s best design-build companies.

The Branch Office Manager in Omaha, Nebraska will be directly responsible for the overall success and growth of the office’s infrastructure practice, supporting work across the Transportation, Water, and Environmental Services Global Practices, while also supporting the growth and performance of other Burns & McDonnell global practices operating there. The Omaha Branch Office lies within the Kansas City Region.This position will manage the development and implementation of objectives, programs, procedures, safety and initiatives that drive business planning, growth, and sales for the office in close collaboration and cooperation with the Kansas City Infrastructure Global Practice Managers. The Branch Office Manager will also successfully oversee business development, project management, financial performance, and client satisfaction for the full portfolio of engineering and construction projects.The Branch Office Manager will build on the existing Omaha team to grow our infrastructure presence across the region, expand client relationships and project opportunities, and strengthen the integration of engineering and construction capabilities to pursue and execute collaborative delivery projects.

What You Will Do

• Lead the region’s safety practices and culture by example.

• Responsible for the managerial direction of the Omaha 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 engineering, environmental, and construction talent.

• 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 various Global Practices.

• 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.

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 required.

• Master Degree preferred.

• 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.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Engineering

Primary Location US-NE-Omaha

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 265232

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-LS #TRN