Business Manager
Job Overview:
The Business Manager will lead and oversee daily operations and motivate employees at all levels. Their role will foster a growth-oriented, positive, and encouraging environment while holding staff and management accountable to company policies, procedures, and values. The role also includes helping to build a strong team to assist in accomplishing the following responsibilities, which include, but are not limited to:
Responsibilities and Duties:
● Create, maintain, manage, and optimize internal systems and processes.
● Lead and oversee the daily activities of the company’s purchasing, finance, accounting, human resources, and IT group.
● Oversee and manage the support service consultants.
● Train and supervise office staff, ensure tasks are assigned and completed, evaluate performance, recommend hiring, and handle discipline and other related matters for interns and current or newly hired staff.
● Assist with internal communications for associates and provide leadership across multiple platforms, interfaces, and programs.
● Strategize, plan, delegate responsibilities appropriately and manage time and resources effectively.
● Maintain all company licenses, certifications, and prequalification statuses.
● Serve as a representative on department team building and peer recognition activities.
● Liaise with the president to decide operational activities and set strategic goals.
● Plan and monitor the day-to-day running of the business to ensure smooth progress.
● Supervise staff from different departments and provide constructive feedback.
● Regularly evaluate the efficiency of business procedures according to organizational objectives and apply improvements.
● Manage procurement processes and coordinate material and resource allocation.
● Review financial information and adjust operational budgets to promote profitability.
● Revise and formulate policies and promote implementation.
● Manage relationships/agreements with external partners/vendors.
● Evaluate overall performance by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data and metrics.
● Ensure that the company runs in legal compliance and conforms to established regulations.
● Other Responsibilities and Duties as directed.
Required Technical and Functional Skills:
● Able to self-direct and perform operation tasks.
● In-depth knowledge of diverse business functions and principles (e.g., supply chain, finance, customer service).
● Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics.
● Ethically and morally centered and able to uphold company values.
● Valid driver’s license and car insurance in state of residence.
● Strong analytical skills.
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
● Able to learn organizational structure and the objectives of each team.
● Outstanding organizational and prioritization skills. Able to handle multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining a commitment to deadlines and efficiently using time.
● Able to communicate with various constituent groups (e.g., senior management, peers, and outside contacts).
● Able to keep up with rapidly changing technology.
● Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills
● Treat people with respect, keep commitments, inspire the trust of others, and work with integrity.
● Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, seeks ways to improve and promote quality, apply feedback.
● Proactive and detail-oriented, working with a sense of urgency.
● Positive and client-focused, with a take-charge mentality.
● Self-motivated, able to take initiative with tasks and projects while monitoring own work to ensure quality.
● Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) and Adobe to create documents, graphs, tables, and presentations.
● Able to learn new tasks and software quickly.
● Minimum of five years head of operations experience
● Ability to work a flexible schedule (Monday-Friday)
Desired Qualifications:
● A BSc/BA in business administration or a relevant field, as well as an MSc or MBA, would be a plus.
● Proven experience and results as a Business Manager or equivalent position
● Excellent organizational and leadership track record
● Outstanding communication and people skills.
● Knowledge of the industry's legal rules and guidelines
● Willingness to occasionally shift regular hours to accommodate special events
● Experience in the engineering or architectural consulting industry.
● Experience with Google Workspace Products.
● Experience with QuickBooks Online.
● Experience with Trello.
Our client supports your health and welfare by providing medical, dental, and vision care at no cost to the employee. In addition, paid holidays, personal time off, and bereavement leave are provided. Life and disability insurance are provided for financial protection, along with a Simple IRA plan for retirement.
