Overview

About Suffolk:

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies) and innovation research/development.

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

Position Overview:

Suffolk is a $5B construction company, leveraging high-performing people, innovative processes, and cutting-edge technologies to drive 10% annual growth over the last decade while reshaping city skylines across the country. Going forward, our goal is to grow core construction revenue by 50% over the next 5 years, while simultaneously transforming our identity from a standalone construction company to an integrated, end-to-end real estate platform including design, specialty trades, and investment in construction technologies. 

The Strategy team is at the center, leading this transformation by defining Suffolk’s enterprise strategy and designing the path to get there. The Strategy Manager will play a pivotal role by collaborating with senior leadership to unlock market and operational insights, define corporate and business unit strategies, and drive implementation throughout the company. The Strategy team is made up of former MBB consultants, with the role reporting to a former BCG PL.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior leaders across the company to identify, prioritize, and solve key strategic challenges
• Define project scope, construct project workplans, execute defect-free analysis, and generate corresponding actionable recommendations
• Communicate with critical stakeholders to generate ‘buy-in’ and partnership in solution creation and implementation
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings to convey complex ideas, drive project plans, and moderate discussion and debate with increasing independence
• Prepare executive level presentations summarizing findings and recommending actions
• Guide the implementation of strategic projects including implementation planning, milestone and metric-setting, and on-going tracking

• Leverage market research and strategic frameworks to create strategic plans for Suffolk enterprise and individual regions/business units, including support of annual and 5-year planning processes
• Support the business planning and process development of internal start-ups/new verticals within the Suffolk enterprise
• Analyze new market opportunities within and outside the core business and develop business plans to assess growth potential and go-to-market strategy
• Evaluate investment opportunities, including M&A, for strategic fit and financial return
• Design corresponding organization and operating model to support the implementation of strategic decisions
• ‘Manage up’ by appropriately engaging team and company leadership on critical findings or decision points, while acting as a collaborative partner and mentor to colleagues inside and outside the Strategy organization

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of pre-MBA strategy consulting experience
• 1-2 years within construction, manufacturing, or adjacent industry preferred, but not required
• Strong problem-solving skills including using a hypothesis-driven approach to define and deconstruct problems, structure appropriate quantitative and qualitative/conceptual analyses, and identify implications and "so what’s" of data and analysis
• Excellent project management skills with ability to prioritize and drive multiple simultaneous projects
• Strong financial and Excel modeling skills; experience in Tableau and Alteryx preferred, but not required
• Ability to formulate and deliver complex information to senior management in a concise and clear way, in both written and oral presentation
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership qualities with demonstrated ability to gain the confidence of individuals at all levels of the company
• Enthusiasm for construction industry, Suffolk, and the enterprise’s long-term strategy / vision
• Willingness to get hands dirty and do whatever it takes to ensure success

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand, and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level.

EEO Statement

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.