Burns & McDonnell Jobs

Description

Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, architecture and construction solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 55 offices worldwide and recognised as a leader in mission critical services.

We’re growing our UK business and have exciting opportunities for experienced and motivated engineers to join us in our London office as we continue our journey to help make our clients successful. We have an opportunity for a Senior Building Automation Engineer to join our team, working on a variety of high-tech building design and construction projects. Project focus would initially be data centres and telecommunications facilities and would grow to include a variety of other facilities including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, manufacturing, airports, or institutional.

If you are excited about working with one of the leading engineering companies in the world, helping to make our clients successful, then we want to hear from you. We are Burns & McDonnell and we Create Amazing.

This role sits within our global facilities services Mission Critical team, providing an opportunity to build your career and your team to serve this expanding sector.

The Section Manager (for Structural Engineering)is responsible for the managerial direction and leadership of the section and resources within a global practice or regional office. This includes supporting and executing business strategy, developing high performance teams, and promoting the Burns & McDonnell culture, values and mission. The Section Manager will lead the section in a dynamic and profitable manner based on Burns & McDonnell's core values of client satisfaction, commitment, dedication, integrity, safety and overall outstanding service.

• Provide leadership to the team; direct and coordinate work assignments and review performance to ensure the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff.

• Responsible for profitable growth of the section; ensuring staff levels, staff loading, and staff assignments meet project requirements while maintaining billable goals.

• Grow a network of prospective Clients, leverage project opportunities within the business to develop a structural workload.

• Implement, apply and support company, global practice and/or regional office programs and initiatives; successfully navigating and managing change within the section.

• Provide expert level technical, design guidance and support.

• Achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.

• Manage department budget and expenditure of funds.

• Prepare and present work load and monthly financial reports to global practice or regional management and applicable project managers.

• Input to weekly resourcing requirements on projects.

• Recruitment, development, training and retention of staff.

• Responsible for conducting performance evaluation for department staff.

• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to the department.

• Oversee and manage any sub-consultants on projects.

• Responsible for interpreting policies, purposes and goals of the organization to staff.

• Responsible for collaborating with business development managers, business line leads, project managers, and proposal production staff on proposals to secure work for staff.

• Responsible for overall QA/QC process adherence.

• Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies.

• Responsible for diversity initiatives.

• Responsible for the recruitment, development, training, and retention of staff.

• Responsible for conducting performance evaluations for department staff.

• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to the department.

• Responsible for interpreting the organization's policies, purposes, and goals to staff.

• Responsible for overall QA/QC process adherence.

• Enforce compliance with company and site safety policies.

• Responsible for diversity initiatives.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

The Section Manager (Structural Engineering)will also lead structural design project teams to create world-class designs for new projects, alterations and redevelopments on a variety of projects, including power, process, corporate, healthcare, pipeline, airports, institutional, industrial, manufacturing, government and military facilities. The Manager will lead structural engineering within the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting structural plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs

• Lead structural design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.

• Prepare structural equipment: packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, Request for Qualifications (RFQ's), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations.

• Review structural vendor drawings; data interface with suppliers, clients other engineering disciplines, detailers, designers.

• Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning. Responsible for effective management of change orders.

• Applies expert knowledge of commonly used structural concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the structural engineering services industry.

• Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions.

• Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software.

• Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of materials.

• Leads field inspections, installation, measurements or calculations for public and private clients.

• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.

• Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities.

• Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met

• Participate sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.

• Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.

• Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance.

• Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the structural engineering practice. Mentor and guide less experienced engineers.

• Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.

• Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines.

• Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in engineering, architecture, construction or related degree from accredited program and 3 years of related professional experience in design and/or project management Required

• Previous leadership and/or management experience is preferable.

• Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.

• Position requires the ability to thoughtfully and positively influence, lead, and manage change.

• Must possess strong project management skills and a strategic perspective.

• Must be expert in the use of computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Job Engineering

Primary Location GB-London, UK-London

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 241712

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JA #UKO