Construction Materials Department Manager

About the role

Ready for your next growth opportunity? Join our team as the leader of our Construction Materials Department in Niles, MI and play a key role in supporting infrastructure and construction projects throughout West Michigan. In this position, you'll oversee project delivery, develop and mentor staff, build strong client relationships, and drive business growth while ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, and service.

Responsibilities

• Supervise or monitor all projects in progress to ensure work is executed on time and in accordance with client requirements and within company policies, procedures, and standards.
• Supervise the preparation of proposals and cost estimates to clients to ensure proper scoping of services, availability of manpower, and pricing to achieve desired profitability.
• Supervise the daily operations of a department including staff training, development, and performance review; utilization of equipment and facilities; safety oversight; quality of services and work product; timely delivery of services and deliverables; and adherence to policies and procedures.
• Plan for and participate in business development activities to identify, develop, win, and execute project opportunities and build and maintain client relationships.
• Prepare proposals and cost estimates.
• With support from the Office Manager, perform business and client development activities.
• With support from the Office Manager, develop and manage employee staffing plans, recruitment, selection, and onboarding.
• With support from the Office Manager, prepare and execute annual business plan for the department.
• With support from the Office Manager, oversee and manage the success of the key department metrics of revenue growth, staff chargeability, project billing and collections, and project profitability.
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk; be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company; be familiar with company risk policies.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines; responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices; promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Responsible for continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects; monitor and promote quality standards and practices.
• Responsible for providing consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline practiced by the Firm including Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology and 5 years’ practice experience.
• Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 9 years’ related experience.
• Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.

Preferred

• Certification or licensure in field of expertise.
• Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer status preferred.