Geotechnical Branch Manager
About The Position
Braun Intertec is seeking a Branch Manager for its Urbandale team. Braun Intertec is a 100% employee-owned consulting firm founded in 1957, with more than 30 offices across the Midwest and Texas. The firm provides geotechnical, environmental, and testing solutions in the private and public sectors and aims to offer a challenging, rewarding work environment where employees can use their knowledge, skills, and abilities. The Branch Manager is accountable for the office’s operational, client, and technical goals across personnel in the Engineering, Testing, and Drilling divisions. The role oversees office-wide decisions, monitors financial performance, develops employees, manages staffing, and guides client pursuits and marketing goals. The manager also oversees client contracting under Braun Intertec’s Authority Grant Policy and supports cross-functional, multidisciplinary teamwork. The compensation range is $96,000 to $144,000. Braun Intertec is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.
Requirements
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common financial reports and legal documents.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Proven ability to manage success and conflict among teams and individual personnel in support of Braun Intertec’s best interests.
- Understanding of Braun Intertec’s internal systems and practices, and ability to train others, manage them, and adhere to those systems and practices.
- Proven ability to lead small or large groups effectively through a service/servant leadership style.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; or ten or more years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the office’s operational, client, and technical goals for personnel in the Engineering, Testing, and Drilling divisions.
- Make decisions affecting all office personnel, including facilities, office engagement, and local marketing.
- Monitor office and business-unit financial performance by analyzing current and future activities, costs, and operational efficiency, and regularly provide feedback to management.
- Evaluate employee performance objectively and establish goals that develop or enhance technical, project management, and client service skills.
- Manage staffing to achieve office goals, including recruiting, hiring, and firing.
- Work with employees, other Unit managers and leaders, and marketing staff to set direction for client pursuits and marketing goals.
- Direct client contracting in the office in accordance with Braun Intertec’s Authority Grant Policy.
- Monitor employees’ project management skills, particularly their impact on project financial performance and client retention.
- Encourage and support cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams and a work environment intended to make Braun Intertec the employer and consultant of choice.
- Lead by example through Braun Intertec’s core values of Safety, Service, Opportunity, Ownership, and Recognition.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
