What are the responsibilities and job description for the Branch Manager position at NOVA Engineering and Environmental, LLC?
Branch Manager Job Summary:
The Branch Manager is responsible for the overall management of the group, including planning, growth, profitability, cost control, employee development, quality control, and client relations. This position involves business development and collections activities with a primary focus on client development, technical execution, and project management of work related to Construction Materials Testing, Geotechnical Engineering, and Environmental Consulting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage consulting services and projects to ensure performance and profitability, overseeing a team of engineers and technicians, evaluating their performance, and guiding their professional development and growth.
- Supervise the preparation of routine proposals and quotations to clients, ensuring proper scoping of services, availability of manpower, and pricing.
- Oversee all profit-and-loss (P/L) duties.
- Lead business development activities, including project identification and pursuit, scope of work development, proposal preparation, and development of project opportunities with new and existing clients.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to prepare responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for quotes (RFQs), and write the technical aspects of submittals.
- Ensure the overall safety of the department and take an active role in the office's safety leadership.
- Guarantee that testing, engineering, and inspection work in the office, laboratory, and field are accomplished with high quality and in an orderly and efficient manner.
- Work closely with clients to ensure their satisfaction and cultivate new projects.
- Ensure reports, proposals, inspections, and information are properly prepared and reported, deliverable schedules are maintained, and routine company administrative policies are followed.
Minimum Qualifications, Experience, and Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline (not required).
- 8 years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge of CMT testing requirements, special inspections, and geotechnical engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration is preferred but not required.
- Computer literacy and possession of management and financial skills.
- Ability to train, mentor, supervise, identify, hire, and terminate employees.
- Able to pass a background check, drug test, and have an acceptable driving record.
- Ability to lead a team as well as work well with others.
About NOVA:
Established in 1996, NOVA provides Environmental Consulting, Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Materials Testing, and Special Inspection services, Facilities and Building Envelope, and Forensic Engineering to the design and construction community in the Fort Myers, Florida metropolitan statistical area (MSA). We are dedicated to providing a wide variety of projects and services with an emphasis on collaboration and safety. We offer a stimulating and inspiring work environment where our employees are recognized for their efforts and achievements and are mentored for professional growth.
