Business Unit Leader - South Region
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to parse the posting. The posting text includes: - Intro about Trilon and role description: responsibilities etc. Could map to "About the role" or "Responsibilities". The posting includes "What’s in it for you?" then "Where you’ll work", "What You’ll Get", then "Responsibility/Accountability" with subpoints, then "Requirements/Attributes". Also mentions benefits: "In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer: Medical/dental/vision Life insurance Disability insurance 401K Retirement Plan Profit-sharing bonus plan Paid time off An awesome work environment." Thus we have Benefits section. Pay: Not explicitly given; only "competitive salary" but no specific numbers. The rule: never create Pay/Schedule sections unless posting actually states them. "competitive salary" is not a specific figure; it's vague. Should we include Pay? Probably not, because it's not a specific amount. The rule says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. "competitive salary" is vague but maybe considered placeholder? I'd avoid Pay section. Schedule: Not mentioned. Thus sections: About the role (maybe we can use description before responsibilities), Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits. Possibly also Qualifications? The posting includes Requirements/Attributes which includes education, experience, skills. Could map to Requirements. Qualifications maybe similar but we can avoid duplication. We'll include Requirements. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the description paragraphs as
under About the role. Then Responsibilities as
- from the Responsibility/Accountability bullet points. Then Requirements as
- from Requirements/Attributes bullet points. Then Benefits as
- from benefits list. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Not present. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's extract content. About the role: The initial paragraphs describing Trilon and role: "Trilon is a holding company that buys and builds market-leading engineering services companies organized through different platform end markets and geographies. Trilon Partner Business Unit VPs are responsible for the overall outcome of their respective business unit by driving internal collaboration, hiring / mentoring / retaining all-star leaders, and owning organic growth – all in partnership with the other Partner Business Units, Partner President and the Platform Team. The Business Unit VP is responsible for the financial performance, strategic direction, and operational execution of the business unit. The business unit leader drives growth, ensures technical excellence, and develops talent within their business unit while also working collaboratively within their broader Platform Partner and Platform to grow backlog, revenue, EBITDA, and other key financial metrics. Additionally, this key role is responsible for creating and sustaining Trilon’s People First culture and is responsible for hiring, organizational health, employee development, and other key talent related metrics. The Business Unit VP is a key member of the senior leadership team and will play a pivotal role in scaling the firm through sound management of people, projects, and processes." Then "What’s in it for you? We offer an exciting and engaging work environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities. At Fehr Graham, we don’t just manage projects – we bring them to life! This position will put you in the driver’s seat to steer our transportation projects to success. If you have a passion for transforming concepts into tangible achievements and hope to accelerate your career, we want you on our team. Where you’ll work The position is based in any of our 12 offices in Illinois, Iowa or Wisconsin. At Fehr Graham, we pride ourselves on delivering personalized attention and building trust with our clients. We believe in the power of skilled professionals who provide exceptional service. We also believe in work-life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. It’s even part of our Core Values! We celebrate milestones and enjoy friendly team-building activities and office outings after work. A happy and engaged work team is a successful one. Each of our offices brings an environment filled with positive energy and enthusiasm. We encourage our teams to connect on multiple levels and support each other’s personal and professional growth." Then "What You’ll Get You’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow professionally at our progressive firm, which started in 1973. Our people-first organization is focused on giving our employees the opportunity for growth. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer: Medical/dental/vision Life insurance Disability insurance 401K Retirement Plan Profit-sharing bonus plan Paid time off An awesome work environment. Learn more about Fehr Graham’s people, culture and projects on our website." That could be part of Benefits and maybe About the role? But we already have Benefits separate. We could combine the "What’s in it for you?" and "Where you’ll work" and "What You’ll Get" into About the role? But we have Benefits separate for the list. The descriptive paragraphs about work environment, location, culture could go under About the role. Thus About the role will include all descriptive paragraphs before Responsibilities. Now Responsibilities: from "Responsibility/Accountability" section. Need to capture each bullet. Let's extract bullet points: - Strategic Leadership: understand and lead in alignment with the vision of the Platform Partner. Along with Partner President, set direction of business unit through development, execution and leadership of a 3-year One-Page Plan. Enlist and align Business Unit team in strategic, operational, people, and financial targets for the Platform Partner. Actively lead and grow the Business Unit while collaborating with and supporting other Business Units, the [Platform Partner] and the [Platform]. - Ensures projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to quality standards - Optimizes utilization and billability across technical teams - Drive integration and actionable growth plans for Add-On M&A opportunities that reside within their Business Unit - Leverages extraordinary communication skills and executive presence to align, motivate, and inform talent throughout the business unit. - Fiscal Management: ensure the business exceeds or meets annual and quarterly financial targets. Demonstrate a strong understanding of relevant financial metrics and KPIs with an emphasis on achieving Net Service Revenue and EBITDA growth targets. Drive a culture of strong fiscal and business acumen that empowers the team to seek continuous improvement in core smart metrics of book-to-burn, revenue factor, overhead rate and net DSO. Play an active role in the annual budgeting process. Directly supervise and evaluate Business Unit staff and the financial and operational performance of projects within their business unit. Own financial and key non-financial performance areas such as safety, client engagement, staff development and retention, and cross-business collaboration. Maintain ~30-50% UTE levels primarily through project reviews and / or the management of larger projects - Business Development: maintain clear alignment with the strategic direction of the Platform Partner in pursuit of strategic clients, wallet share expansion, application of technology, and cross-selling. Prioritize business development toward markets, clients and projects that present greatest potential for sustainable growth in revenue, earnings and talent for the Business Unit and Platform Partner. Challenge and focus business development professionals to pursue larger opportunities that reflect the size and collective strength of all of Trilon (without diluting the core and highly profitable repeat smaller projects for clients). Drive long-term organic growth in backlog, revenue, and earnings. Bring strong community advocacy for sustainable infrastructure development and ensure the team is active in client engagement, industry participation, and thought leadership. - Company and Culture Champion: maintain high engagement and eNPS scores across the Business Unit. Build followership and create a positive culture in the Business Unit by listening to employees and supporting an environment of belonging and equity. Actively engaged with the Platform Partner President and management team to establish and achieve key people metrics such as headcount growth, eNPS/employee engagement, development & acceleration of careers, and best in class employee retention. Foster a culture of collaboration and consistently promote cross-functional work in partnership with the Trilon family of firms We need to turn each into
- . Some are long sentences; we can keep as is.
Now Requirements/Attributes:
- Bachelor’s degree required in a technical discipline (Engineering, Science, Planning, Landscape Architecture).
- Extensive professional experience including at least 10 years leading an engineering or science- based organization that offers diverse services (environmental, facilities, transportation, water, etc.); or an operational or business development unit within such an organization is required.
- Demonstrated track record of business success based on recognized industry metrics.
- Excellent managerial and financial skills and the ability to take ownership over business unit while leading with a People First mindset.
- Superlative communication skills, especially the ability to communicate as a leader with internal and external stakeholders, political leaders, regulators, and the media.
- Highly developed strategic thinking, financial, analytical, and problem-solving skills; financially disciplined and metrics driven.
- Demonstrated history of successfully managing a P&L, leading a division, and/or multiple large projects and programs. and understand the levers for profitable growth.
- Uses data plus operational and financial KPIs to inform decision-making.
- Coachable, low-ego, and receptive to feedback.
- High level of self-awareness.
Note there is a slight duplication: "and understand the levers for profitable growth." attached to previous sentence. We'll keep as is.
Now Benefits:
List: Medical/dental/vision, Life insurance, Disability insurance, 401K Retirement Plan, Profit-sharing bonus plan, Paid time off, An awesome work environment.
Also maybe "competitive salary" but we decided not to include Pay.
Thus Benefits
- each.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with
headings for each section. Order: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits. We should not include empty sections. Let's craft. About the role
containing multiple paragraphs? Could be multiple
elements. We'll wrap each paragraph in
. We'll need to extract paragraphs: Paragraph1: Trilon is a holding company... (first big paragraph) Paragraph2: The Business Unit VP is responsible for the financial performance... (maybe continues same? Actually after first sentence there is continuation: "The Business Unit VP is responsible for the financial performance, strategic direction, and operational execution of the business unit. The business unit leader drives growth, ensures technical excellence, and develops talent within their business unit while also working collaboratively within their broader Platform Partner and Platform to grow backlog, revenue, EBITDA, and other key financial metrics. Additionally, this key role is responsible for creating and sustaining Trilon’s People First culture and is responsible for hiring, organizational health, employee development, and other key talent related metrics. The Business Unit VP is a key member of the senior leadership team and will play a pivotal role in scaling the firm through sound management of people, projects, and processes." That could be second paragraph. Paragraph3: "What’s in it for you? We offer an exciting and engaging work environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities. At Fehr Graham, we don’t just manage projects – we bring them to life! This position will put you in the driver’s seat to steer our transportation projects to success. If you have a passion for transforming concepts into tangible achievements and hope to accelerate your career, we want you on our team." Paragraph4: "Where you’ll work The position is based in any of our 12 offices in Illinois, Iowa or Wisconsin. At Fehr Graham, we pride ourselves on delivering personalized attention and building trust with our clients. We believe in the power of skilled professionals who provide exceptional service. We also believe in work-life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. It’s even part of our Core Values! We celebrate milestones and enjoy friendly team-building activities and office
- each.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with
- from Requirements/Attributes bullet points. Then Benefits as