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Position Description: Provide overall leadership and management for all Special Projects Division (SPD) activities in Western, NY. Take ownership of and responsibility for producing SPD Plan targets, while setting the image, demonstrating the core values and implementing the Company's standards of business conduct. Travel to local projects. 30-40% Auto allowance available.

Reports to: Regional SPD Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage SPD in Western, NY.
• Develop an SPD Business Plan and strategy based upon consideration of the market, organizational capabilities and competition. Create contingency plans for the unexpected.
• Using the SPD Business Plan as a guideline, develop and implement the Annual SPD Profit Plan. Establish a system to reevaluate the Plan as necessary in order to achieve stated goals.
• Manage and develop staff, including completing performance evaluations.
• Ensure strict adherence to safety, ethics and compliance requirements throughout the division.
• Develop and oversee sales strategies and conduct formal review of sales prospects along with participation in pursuits, meetings, presentations, etc.
• Establish meaningful and long-term relationships with present and potential future clients in the division.
• Establish communication protocols to ensure that information is shared throughout the division.
• Establish clear lines of authority, supported by a published SPD organization charge to properly support the Business Plan.
• Provide leadership in risk evaluation, contract negotiations, fee and pricing decisions.
• Establish and maintain procedures to protect the financial assets of the division. This includes overview and approval of all financial reports, compliance with Company policy and timely reporting of known risks.
• Identify and secure additional opportunities to enhance Turner's position by including all Turner initiatives in the business deal when appropriate.
• With assistance and involvement by business unit senior staff, become a good corporate citizen in the community and maximize Turner-controlled resources to benefit business goals and objectives.
• May perform the duties of the Operations Manager as required.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of eight years of building construction experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience. Thorough understanding of the commercial construction industry and the markets in which the division participates including in-depth knowledge of the owners, developers, and architects within the respective markets. Demonstrated management leadership, the ability to establish a course or plan, proven interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate well - both verbally and in writing - to a broad range of contacts in the construction industry.

Physical Demands: Performance of the duties will occasionally require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.

May perform other duties as assigned.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.