Sr Manager - Engineering at Jobot

Up to $20K Sign on Bonus Offered + ESOP Profit Sharing + You Voice Matters + Employee Owned (share in the success!) + Opportunity to Build in an Established and Well Known Brand

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Salary: $94,000 - $140,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are a 100% employee-owned engineering, environmental consulting, and construction materials testing firm with a history dating back to the late 1950s. With over 1,000 employee-owners and more than 30 offices spanning the Midwest and into the South, we've built a reputation as both the consultant of choice and the employer of choice in our markets. Our work sits at the intersection of science and the built environment - geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, drilling, environmental consulting, building sciences, and more. Because our employees own the company through an ESOP, they bring an entrepreneurial mindset and genuine investment in the quality of their work and the strength of their relationships. Our culture is defined by our core values: Safety, Service, Opportunity, Ownership, and Recognition.

Why join us?

• True ownership stake: Our ESOP has delivered an average annual return of approximately 15% - outpacing a traditional 401K - including growth through COVID. In 2024 alone, our stock rose 27%. You're not just working here, you're building equity.
• Lead a market with real momentum: Rochester is a fast-growing market with significant infrastructure investment underway, including major healthcare expansion. There is no shortage of meaningful work and the right leader will have significant visibility and room to grow.
• Step into a seat that matters: You'll own the performance, culture, and direction of an established office of 30 people and help shape what the next chapter looks like including succession development for a growing junior engineering bench.
• Growth path within a scaled organization: With a defined leadership hierarchy and over 30 offices, there is opportunity for advancement for someone who performs. Exposure to regional and firm-wide leadership is built into how we operate.
• Servant leadership that actually means something: We aren't looking for a micromanager. We want someone who picks up the phone, develops their people, and leads by example. That ethos is baked into our culture and it's what makes us an employer people stay with.

Job Details

We are seeking a Senior Manager to lead our Rochester, MN office, overseeing our Engineering, Testing, and Drilling divisions. This is an operational and people leadership role - you will own the performance of the office, the development of your team, and the health of key client relationships. You will report to a Regional Director and serve as a key leader within the broader organization.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the overall performance of the office's operational, client, and technical goals for personnel reporting through the Engineering, Testing, and Drilling divisions
• Accountable for decision making regarding items that apply to all personnel within the office you are leading (e.g., facilities, office engagement, local marketing, etc.)
• Continually monitors financial performance of the office and business unit by analyzing current and future unit activities, costs, and efficiency of operations; provides regular feedback to management
• Objectively evaluates employee performance and establishes goals for staff that contain components of improving or enhancing technical or project management skills and client service skill development
• Responsible for managing the appropriate personnel mix to achieve office goals (recruiting, hiring, terminations)
• Works with employees at all levels, and in particular other unit managers/leaders and marketing staff, to set direction for client-related pursuits and marketing goals
• Directs client contracting in the office in accordance with internal authority grant policy
• Monitors individual employee project management skills specifically as they relate to financial performance of projects and client retention
• Encourages and supports a work environment that allows for cross-functional, multi-discipline work teams in the interest of being the employer of choice and the consultant of choice

Required Skills

• 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 amongst teams and individual personnel
• Ability to understand internal systems and practices, and to train, manage, and adhere to them
• Proven ability to lead small or large groups effectively through a service/servant leadership style
• Ability to lead by example through core company values: Safety, Service, Opportunity, Ownership, and Recognition

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; or 10+ years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ideal backgrounds include: geotechnical engineering with supervisory experience, civil engineering, or construction operations management (e.g., GC-side ops leadership with P&L and team oversight experience)

Compensation

• Base salary: $93,600-$140,400
• Annual bonus: Up to 15% (company + individual performance)
• Sign-on bonus: Up to $20,000
• Relocation assistance available
• ESOP eligibility after 6 months; fully vested after 6 years
• 401K with company match

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