Transmission Line Department Manager - St. Louis Job Listing at Burns & McDonnell in Saint Louis, MO (Job ID 110014Saint Louis)

This position is responsible for the managerial direction, strategic developmentand overall leadership of the Transmission Line Department of the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Global Practice in the St. Louis regional office and the surrounding region. This position will build upon the team in the St. Louis office to grow thedepartment in a dynamic and profitable manner based upon Burns & McDonnell's core values of client satisfaction, commitment, dedication, integrity, safety and overall outstanding service. Specific areas of responsibility include the creation of a St. Louis Office Transmission Line Strategic Plan in alignment with the BMCD T&D Strategic Plan and St. Louis Office Plan,identify target clients for BMCD transmission line focus in St. Louis and the surrounding region, and assemble a team that will do the following in support of growing the practice:

• Serve as Client Coordinator for target clients - client coordinators will take primary responsibility for ultimate delivery of services and client satisfaction.
• Create and cultivate key relationships within target client organizations.
• Develop a client service plan which includes a vertical relationship plan for the target client organizations.
• Identify project opportunities early and facilitate go/no-go decisions in cooperation with office leadership and T&D practice leadership.
• Facilitate strategy development to pre-sell projects before RFP release.
• Lead or facilitate proposal development for project pursuits.
• Lead contract and negotiations process for projects after selection.
• Grow a successful transmission line design-build practice.
• Develop key relationships with key joint-venture partners.
• Recruit key project staff with design and management capabilities.
• Manage a team - define an organization and work with office leadership to build a multidisciplinary team to deliver transmission line services to target clients.
• Develop and implement BMCD project execution quality and financial controls specific to transmission line projects.
• Conduct routine project management training and champion employee development.
• Serve as project manager on key projects.