Job Title: Dredge Division Manager

Summary

Responsibility for the division includes managing dredging contracts, developing, and maintaining the opportunity pipeline, leading the estimating efforts for new work, managing the financial reporting for the division, and consulting or making recommendations on decisions regarding equipment cycling.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Possesses and maintains a thorough and extensive knowledge of the marine/dredge industry, the Company's competitors, and the solutions and services the Company provides. Displays knowledge of relevant equipment, materials and menas/methods.
• Displays strong problem solving and mathematical capabilities and can work within a management team to ensure projects meet established safety, schedule, and budget goals.
• Exercises business acuity, knows the costs of construction and related decisions, has a passion for efficient operations and endeavors to never waste a single man hour.
• Supports and interprets Company policies/procedures to personnel. At the same time, advocates for improved procedures as necessary.
• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, up and down the chain of command, and with customers, suppliers, and outside stakeholders.
• Prepares for and participates in leadership work, team builidng and strategic planning meetings.
• Attends industry events/other meetings, participates in educational opportunities and professional organizations, reviews professional publications and maintains personal networks to stay abreast of market conditions, competition, and establishes relationships with existing clients and prospects. Provides related feedback to colleagues.
• Writes and prepares professional marketing materials and sales and/or technical proposals for clients required by design/build or best value projects. Prepares and presents powerful, persuasive sales presentations that effectively demonstrate the value of the Company's services.
• Actively participates in estimating and bidding, means and methods, safety, work planning, project scheduling, staffing, and budgeting in the construction and pre-construction phases for any dredge/unload-oriented projects.
• Assists in the planning, scheduling, and pricing of bids, attends pre-bid conferences as required. Assists in the preparation of technical proposals.
• Perform quantity surveys on various bid teams and required, checks pay quantities on unit price items and enters those quantities into the Heavy Bid Estimating System.
• Coordinates with potential material suppliers and secures pricing on all material items and enters pricing in the bid.
• Coordinates with potential subcontractors and secures pricing on all subcontract items and enters pricing in the bid.
• Prepares and sends out solicitations to minority business concerns and assists as necessary to ensure that we meet or exceed the contract requirements.
• Interfaces bid cost data from estimating software into accounting/project management software to set up project budget prior to construction and ensures that project costs are properly accounted for during construction.
• Develops CPM project schedules with input from Estimators and the Project Superintendent.
• Provides oversight of all dredge/unload-oriented projects. Actively manages project personnel and the layout, function, and appearance of the project sites. Ensures proper management of subcontractors and vendor material delivery.
• If not based in a field office, regularly visits jobsites of assigned projects to coordinate with field supervisors to optimize project operations and ensure projects are built in conformance with contract requirements.
• Reads and interprets drawings and specifications.
• Writes, reviews, and negotiates contracts for material purchases and subcontracting services with pricing and terms favorable to McLean.
• Anticipates monthly financial reporting deadlines and ensures that applicable costs and projections are completed to facilitate financial close deadlines.
• Regularly interfaces with Superintendents and Construction Manager to ensure the right equipment and personnel are available to the projects at the right time.
• Attends monthly project cost and planning meetings, to provide direction and support to project supervisors and provide additional resources as required.
• Manages the staffing, recruiting, career development, retention, and overhead expense of dredging personnel. Initiates employee check-ins and recommends wage adjustments for dredging personnel direct reports.
• Acts as the Company's primary point of contact when communicating, negotiating or trouble-shooting contractual, commercial, or technical issues with the Owner.
• Coordinates with minority and small businesses to ensure compliance with contract requirements concerning their participation in the project.
• Identifies extra work situations, provides timely notice to the owner, and seeks recovery costs.
• Provides oversight for or performs progress entry, schedule updates, subcontractor payments and owner invoices.
• Assists in the preparation of final project records, including as-builts.
• This job position does involve direct supervision of personnel and carries supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school dipoloma or general education degree (GED) and ten plus (10+) years of relevant industry experience. Extensive experience with bucket dredging and offloading operations is strongly preferred.