Vice President-Corporate Development

Burns Engineering, Inc. • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Burns Engineering provides professional engineering design and project management services for transportation, facilities, and infrastructure projects. We help our clients attain their strategic goals and initiatives through successful large-scale infrastructure projects. Burns’ full-service capabilities include mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, transportation, and energy consulting engineering. Ranked a Top Workplace and ENR Top 500 Design Firm, we have built a reputation on reliability and outstanding client service, delivering resilient, sustainable engineering solutions that take full advantage of new, evolving technologies. We are personally invested in helping our clients achieve their goals, successfully guiding them through the challenges of multifaceted projects using our no-surprises Burns Unique Client Experience. Burns is currently seeking a Vice President of Corporate Development to join our team.

Requirements

• Experience in mergers and acquisitions lifecycle
• Proficiency in valuation, financial modeling, due diligence, deal structuring, and transaction execution
• Ability to work closely with executive leadership and external advisors
• Understanding of EBITDA growth drivers and post-close integration strategies
• Experience in leading acquisition integrations
• Ability to maintain momentum in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment

Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise value creation through disciplined inorganic growth in alignment with the Burns’ investment strategy.
• Lead the end‑to‑end mergers and acquisition lifecycle, including target identification, valuation, financial modeling, due diligence, deal structuring, and transaction execution.
• Work closely with Burns Executive Leadership, OceanSound Partners stakeholders, and external advisors.
• Ensure that acquisitions contribute to sustainable EBITDA growth through strategic fit, operational leverage, and effective post‑close integration.
• Lead acquisition integrations to capture planned synergies, align operating models, strengthen financial performance, and accelerate achievement of value‑creation and exit objectives.
• Maintain momentum in a fast‑paced, results‑oriented environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed