Community Impact & Engagement Director

Overview

Do you consider yourself to be a highly technical, strong communicator with the desire to work in a team environment on complex projects? Gilbane is seeking a Community Impact & Engagement Director to be responsible for the development of strategies and initiatives that support meeting/exceeding community impact, community objectives, and enhance Gilbane’s public image and market position.

 

Who are we?  

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

 

Who are you? 

You are a coach/leader who leads with an inclusive and empathetic mindset. You provide feedback and guidance to help others excel in their current or future roles. You determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress. You establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results while praising successes and sharing lessons learned. You build high performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals through motivation and discipline to maximize impact on the organization and the individual.  

 

You leverage business insights by understanding industry trends, local market/economic conditions, and Gilbane’s business model to make critical decisions and create competitive advantage. You deploy a strategic mindset when considering solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that may develop in the future.  

 

Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship. 

What’s in it for you?   

 

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader. 

Responsibilities

• Participates in industry-related activities and events representing the enterprise; identifies opportunities to present content, training, and speaking at relevant engagements 
• Serves as Gilbane’s liaison to national industry associations that support targeted constituencies, community-based organizations, and advocacy groups to facilitate the participation of their members on construction projects or in special programs 
• Builds and maintains relationships with Gilbane’s national strategic partners through regular engagement and interactions 
• Participates in the presale, proposal development, and client presentations for major corporate clients, national accounts, and strategic pursuits 
• Develops strategies that facilitate effective outreach to business partners and key stakeholders in the execution of Gilbane’s construction projects 
• Advocates and provides a supportive infrastructure for diverse-owned and small businesses 
• Ensures tracking and reporting of small and diverse businesses and trade workforce is reported to Gilbane's Executive Leadership Team and the Enterprise 
• Collaborates with divisional leadership to ensure community impact and engagement strategies are implemented with sales, procurement, and operations teams to maximize representation of targeted business and workforce on Gilbane’s construction projects 
• Develops strategies to ensure adherence with client priorities, state and local workforce obligations, and any other requirements for construction projects as it relates to community impact and trade workforce 
• Serves as the leader of Gilbane’s national community impact & community affairs peer group 
• Promotes employee awareness of Gilbane’s external impact plan that includes trade partner and local workforce utilization 
• Partners with Human Resources to advise company leadership on relevant policy and issues regarding diverse-owne