Assistant Business Unit Manager

Dewberry’s Gainesville, VA office is seeking an Assistant Business Unit Manager, who will be primarily responsible for assisting the Business Unit Manager (BUM) in the strategic development, growth, and overall operational performance of the business unit.  

The successful candidate will be a licensed Professional Engineer with a diverse background and evidence of strong advancement potential in management responsibilities.  The candidate will have clearly demonstrated expertise and success in developing and executing client and business development strategies that drive growth and partnering with internal and external partners.  

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

• Growing diverse architectural and engineering services through leadership and coordination of business development efforts among all Dewberry services and market segments.
• Ability to mobilize, energize, and organize cross-functional teams for success in winning and delivering complex projects.
• Strategic thinker, bringing market facing ideas, strategies, and expertise to decision-making and strategic planning.
• Highly motivated to achieve business goals while at the same time investing and building for longer term growth and stability.
• Ensure all operational activities conform to and integrate with organizations requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal compliance, and general policies and procedures.
• Enhance and develop strong relationships with decision makers in public agencies and/or relationships with public/private entities in the Southern Virginia region.

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineering License in Virginia.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a consulting engineer including experience working with clients and projects in Prince William County.
• Thorough understanding of the Northern Virginia market; strong relationships with decision makers in public agencies and/or relationships with private entities.
• Politically Astute.
• Strategic development and problem-solving skills plus goal driven energized by challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong communicator, motivator, and influencer.
• Ability to serve as Project Manager on projects of significance.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong trusting relationships
• Ability to recruit, select, and develop staff.