Natural & Cultural Resources Business Line Leader (Multiple Locations

Position: Natural & Cultural Resources Business Line Leader (Multiple Locations)
Description

The Natural & Cultural Resources (NCR) Business Line Lead (BLL) is responsible for the strategic growth, financial performance, market positioning, and long-term success of the NCR Business Line. The BLL partners with the Technical Service Leader (TSL) to align technical excellence with national market growth while leading business strategy, resource forecasting, and growth initiatives.

Financial Performance & Accountability

+ Drive sales, revenue, gross margin, backlog, and utilization performance.

+ Develop annual business plans and growth strategies.

+ Identify and implement initiatives that improve profitability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Market Strategy & Business Development

+ Formulate and execute national growth strategies. Lead major pursuits, capture planning, and executive-level client engagement.

+ Champion commercialization and market adoption of innovative NCR service offerings.

Recruiting & Workforce Planning

+ Collaborate with TSLs and Regional Offices to forecast workforce demand and secure resources necessary to achieve business-line growth objectives.

+ Identify future business capabilities and staffing requirements needed to support evolving market opportunities.

+ Support succession planning and leadership pipelines.

Utilization & Resource Management

+ Monitor national utilization and capacity.

+ Drive collaboration across regional offices to balance workloads.

+ Establish utilization targets and business objectives that support efficient project delivery.

National Business Line Leadership

+ Align NCR teams around common business objectives, growth strategies, and a One-Team culture.

+ Provide strategic direction regarding future service offerings, investment priorities, and market opportunities.

+ Partner with TSLs to ensure technical delivery practices support business objectives and client expectations.

Client Relationships & Industry Presence

+ Build and maintain key client relationships.

+ Serve as a trusted advisor helping clients navigate environmental compliance risks, permitting strategies, and project development challenges.

+ Strengthen Burns & McDonnell's market visibility and reputation.

Leadership Development

+ Mentor future business leaders, project managers, and seller-doers.

+ Support succession planning for key business leadership positions.

+ Foster a culture of innovation through new service offerings, digital solutions, and market differentiation.

Qualifications

+ Bachelor Degree in engineering, construction management or related degree from accredited program and 17 years applicable experience required.

+ Environmental consulting, natural resources, ecological sciences, cultural resources, permitting, or related infrastructure development experience preferred.

+ Prior experience on construction project sites or executing program management in the industries of aviation, commercial, energy, government, manufacturing, oil & gas, process, transmission & distribution, or water is preferred.

+ Demonstrated success in business development, client management, strategic planning, and team leadership preferred.

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.

+ Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding work environment, ability to work overtime on short notice.

+ Excellent computer skills and proficiency using Microsoft Office.

+ Ability to work collaboratively with others (owners, contractors, engineers, designers) in a multi-disciplined project team environment to resolve design or drawing issues as appropriate and to accomplish objectives.

+ Strong experience with document control, scheduling, cost control and project management software.

Compensation

$- Yearly

The expected compensation range for this position is displayed in compliance with all local/state regulations. The expected compensation range for this position is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: individual education, qualifications, prior work experience and work location. The total annual compensation package will consist of a base salary and eligibility to participate in our discretionary year-end…