Department Manager Jobs in Massachusetts

INTRODUCTION

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Department Manager to lead a Civil/Site team in Boston, MA! The Department Manager is responsible for the professional, technical, management, marketing, administrative and financial aspects of their group and represents the firm as an expert in their specific department field. Manages the department in order to provide cost effective services to various project managers, staff and other employees in a manner which produces an adequate profit for the company.

Join our Civil/Site team and build your career alongside the best our industry has to offer. Whether facilitating a large warehousing complex, all-star sporting arena, residential development, or planning a mixed-use establishment in a downtown business district, joining Colliers Engineering & Design will accelerate YOUR success!

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides leadership, strategic/managerial direction, and guidance for a discipline to achieve established financial and growth goals for the discipline.
• Has primary responsibility for overall productivity, profitability, client satisfaction, and quality of work throughout the discipline.
• Develops, executes, and leads discipline marketing and business development strategies in collaboration with the Corporate Marketing and Business Development teams.
• Evaluate and monitor proposal development and contract execution throughout the discipline ensuring compliance with Company standard operating procedures.
• Evaluate and monitor billing and collections throughout the discipline ensuring compliance with Company standard operating procedures while meeting or exceeding discipline financial goals.
• Serves as a resource for the leadership team throughout the discipline.
• Consistently monitors the backlog of work and the sharing of resources within the discipline, maximizing staff utilization. Reviews staff utilization regularly and promptly addresses staff not meeting utilization goals.
• Actively involved with business development and the cross-selling of all company services.
• Prepares for the future state of the discipline through succession planning in a timely manner.
• Holds people managers within the discipline accountable for fostering staff professional development, monitoring staffing/recruiting activity, and effectively managing employee relations.
• Complies with and ensures others' compliance with all CED policies and procedures, including but not limited to the Health and Safety Program.
• Collaborates with the Discipline Safety Coordinator on implementing and complying with the Health and Safety Program as it specifically relates to their discipline.
• Travels (via car or airplane) regularly to the various regions and offices.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership and managerial experience in related field.
• Professional Engineer licensure (P.E.)
• Past or current civil site or land development project experience in the City of Boston or surrounding metro area throughout New England.
• Demonstrated effective leadership across large groups of employees.
• Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strategic thinking.
• Effective delegation skills.
• Collaboration.
• Ability to hold others accountable.

COMPENSATION

• Salary: $150,000 - $215,000 per year (depending on qualifications)