Civil Engineering Department Manager

Colliers Engineering & Design•New York, NY

12h

About The Position

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Department Manager to lead our Civil/Site team in New York City! The Department Manager is responsible for the professional, technical, management, marketing, administrative and financial aspects of their department and represents firm as expert in their specific department field. Manages the department in order to provide cost effective services to various department managers, 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!

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
15+ Years of progressive leadership and managerial experience in related field.
Professional Engineer licensure (P.E.)
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.

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.

Benefits

company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid pregnancy disability leave
short- and long-term disability insurance
life insurance
a company-matched 401(k)/Roth
paid time off that includes parental and military leave
employee referral and professional license bonuses and a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week.
reimbursement for education
a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses
mentorship program
wellness program
Women’s Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.