Business Unit Manager

Job Description

Dewberry is seeking a Business Unit Manager to lead the land development engineering team in our Fairfax, Virginia corporate headquarters. This leadership role is responsible for overseeing business performance, maintaining and expanding client relationships, driving market growth, and leading a high-performing engineering team. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping and executing regional strategy while collaborating with other business unit managers across Virginia and Maryland as well as market segment leaders across the country.

 

The ideal candidate is a market-facing leader with a strong engineering consulting background, proven P&L responsibility, and a track record of growing teams, expanding client relationships, and delivering profitable results.

 

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall business unit performance, including operations, financial management, strategic planning, and quality delivery.
• Develop and execute growth strategies.
• Cultivate and expand relationships with public-sector clients, industry partners, and key stakeholders throughout northern Virginia.
• Lead business development efforts and position Dewberry for successful pursuit and delivery of complex engineering projects.
• Lead, mentor, and grow an office team of engineers, project managers, and technical professionals.
• Foster collaboration across offices in Virginia and Maryland to maximize client value and expand opportunities.
• Support recruiting, workforce planning, and succession strategies.
• Represent Dewberry through active involvement in professional organizations.

Required Skills & Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 20+ years of engineering consulting experience, including work with both private and public-sector clients.
• 8+ years of leadership experience managing operations with P&L accountability.
• Strong network and established relationships in Virginia.
• Demonstrated success driving business growth, expanding client relationships, and leading high-performing teams.
• Proven ability to develop and execute strategic initiatives.
• Ability to coach and mentor staff.
• Strong client management and business development skills.
• Active participation in industry, professional, and community organizations preferred. 

Leadership Profile

 

• Strategic, growth-oriented business leader.
• Effective builder of client relationships and partnerships.
• Collaborative leader who inspires and develops high-performing teams.
• Skilled communicator capable of influencing clients, partners, and executive leadership.
• Passionate about driving growth, developing talent, and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees'. So, if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

 

Notice to Third Party Recruiters:  Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

Salary Range

The projected range for this position is $226,000-$310,000 annually in our Fairfax, VA office. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly.