Business Unit Manager

Dewberry

Location: New York, New York, USA

Category: Management

Salary: 260,000 - 350,000 USD / yearly

Full-time

Job Description

The Business Unit Manager will be responsible for strategic development, growth, and operational performance in New York. They will lead multi-disciplinary teams, develop business strategies, and collaborate with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

Strong leadership skills, goal driven, adept at attracting and developing talent. Demonstrated potential to lead even larger organizations in the future.
Comfortable and successful in client and business development, pre-positioning for long term opportunities.
Strong network among New York State and New York City agencies.
Ability to mobilize, organize and energize cross-functional teams for success in winning and delivering complex projects.
Strategic thinker, bringing market-facing ideas and strategies, new service delivery methodologies, and expertise to decision-making and strategic planning.
Highly motivated to achieve annual business goals while at the same time investing and building for longer term growth and stability.
Sophisticated understanding of the engineering market in New York
High level of comfort being a trusted advisor to infrastructure owners and clients in public and private markets.
Interest and ability to leverage Dewberry’s national transportation, water, structural and MEP portfolio to grow our local practice.
The ability to manage complex projects.
Experience with selling and delivering design-build services. Contractor connections are important.
Expert communicator, motivator, and influencer.
Demonstrated ability to build strong trusting relationships (internal to an organization and external with clients and teaming partners).
Active involvement in leadership of industry organizations. Interest and ability to present at conferences and lead teams to participate in brand-elevating activities.
Team player and mentor.

Qualifications

Minimum 20 years of experience with New York public and private sector clients and projects
Bachelor of Engineering Degree or Architectural Degree; advanced engineering or design degree a plus
New York PE or AIA license required
15+ years’ experience in project management
Excellent interpersonal skills

Why Join Us?

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call 'Dewberry at Work,' that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.