Business Unit Leader (Transportation)

Business Unit Leader For Transportation Practice

Are you seeking a company with a comfortable, collaborative work culture, competitive salaries, and great benefits? Our client is seeking a Business Unit Leader for their Transportation practice in Colorado. Come join a team of passionate, creative people and work on highly rewarding projects that enrich the communities they serve!

As a Business Unit Leader, you will be responsible for operations, client business development, and direction of the Transportation practice in Colorado including the Denver and Louisville offices. The Business Unit Leader works collaboratively to set goals and objectives in the region and ensure the business unit’s ongoing development and efficient operation. This role is a seller-doer who combines excellent project delivery and management with an understanding of the principles of financial management and business development. In addition, you will function as a Senior Project Manager for specific clients or projects.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide managerial guidance on a regional level, inspiring the team to ensure that the firm’s vision and mission are achieved by setting appropriate milestones and benchmarks.
• In collaboration with the Transportation Director and Regional Manager, prepare annual business plans and monitor progress through the year.
• Partner with Pursuit Managers and Marketing Managers to prepare winning professional proposals and participate in interview preparation and go/no-go decision meetings.
• Collaborate with the Regional Manager to oversee practice area personnel in the region in accordance with our client's policies and procedures. This includes interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving issues.
• Provide technical excellence and thought leadership in one or more of the areas of highway/roadway, public infrastructure, drainage, utilities and civic projects for DOTs, municipal clients, and new clients.
• Prepare technical approaches/scope, schedule, and budgets for proposals.
• Manage transportation planning and design projects, including workload planning and overseeing financials, schedule, deliverables, and quality control.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Science or Engineering (or equivalency in direct field of experience) or related area.
• 10+ years of experience with the planning, permitting, design, or construction of capital projects.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in the management of personnel, project budgets, and team financials.
• Professional Engineering License preferred, including obtaining a Colorado State PE License within 6 months of hire.
• Experience in the review and negotiation of agreements and contracts.
• A customer-oriented seller-doer who understands how to sell services, grow the business and deliver high quality work.
• Ability to work in Louisville office full-time. Flexibility allowable within our client's remote work guidelines.

Please note, additional duties for this role will be discussed during the interview process.

Benefits

Our client's employees enjoy competitive salaries; discretionary performance bonuses; no-cost medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, HRA/HSA; a 401(k)-retirement match that is 100% vested immediately; Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual based on your industry experience rather than your seniority plus 9 paid holidays per year; a commuter allowance (based on your office location); support for your professional registration and/or certification fees; and much more! If you are out of the area and interested in relocating for this opportunity, relocation assistance may be provided.