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Bowman Consulting · 4 months ago

Business Unit Leader - Nashville, TN

Nashville, Tennessee

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

15+ years exp

Bowman Consulting is seeking a Business Unit Leader to join their team in Nashville, TN. This role involves providing oversight and direction of a business unit, including strategy, budgeting, and staff management, while ensuring the delivery of high-quality services to clients.

Civil EngineeringCommercial Real EstateConstructionInformation TechnologyLegalReal Estate

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Provide oversight and direction of department or business unit including strategy, budgeting, staff, and deliverables

Provide effective leadership and act in a manner that maintains a positive, multicultural, and productive work environment with customers, clients, co-workers, and supervisors

Carry out management responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; evaluating and appraising individual performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Mentor less experienced managers

Working with Regional Manager and Business Unit Operations Manager, ensure all business unit production methods and practices are consistent with internal quality standards and customer requirements

Lead the Business Unit in developing and implementing effective systems for improving internal and external quality, cost improvements, and on-time delivery to meet or exceed client requirements

Assist with the marketing of the firm’s capabilities to establish new clients and enhance relationships

Develop and maintain leads as well as contacts within the field

Represent the Company in public settings

Market clients for future projects. Convert current projects into follow-on projects

Develop and bring in new projects and work opportunities. Participate in or lead proposal presentations

Develop business unit priorities as they relate to requirements and communicate daily with engineering, quality, finance, human resources, production, and suppliers

Analyze, establish, and communicate performance standards

Measure performance against stated priorities

Control the flow of projects and labor utilization in the business unit to maximize productivity and minimize cost while achieving safety, quality, and backlog

In conjunction with Business Operations Manager, review and plan for daily, weekly, and quarterly labor to meet or exceed Business Unit productivity targets

In conjunction with Business Operations Manager, analyze variable labor costs, including working with management to determine required staffing levels, and support labor reallocation as required

Administer policies and procedures as required

Qualification

Business Unit ManagementAEC Industry ExperienceProject ManagementMicrosoft Office SuiteData AnalysisFinancial UnderstandingLeadershipCommunication SkillsProblem-SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in related field or commensurate, relevant work experience required

Proven experience operating a multi-site organization

Fifteen or more (15+) years in the land development / AEC industry, of which at least five years successfully leading multidisciplinary teams and/or managing a branch office

Intermediate to advanced use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)