McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is one of America's premier commercial construction companies. Our reputation for tackling the toughest building challenges starts with our focus on building high-performing teams that collaborate with clients and industry partners starting in the earliest stages of design, throughout construction and beyond project completion. With offices and employees nationwide, we specialize in a wide range of project types including healthcare, education, renewable energy, marine, water/wastewater, commercial office and retail, hospitality/entertainment and airports. Originally founded as a family business in 1864, today we are proud to be 100 percent employee owned.
McCarthy is seeking a driven and self-motivated leader to join our Workforce and Community Engagement team to manage McCarthy's small business and community engagement program and further advance McCarthy's Workforce and Community Engagement (W&CE) Strategy.
Responsibilities
- Program Management: Manage the regional community outreach and small business program activities in alignment with national W&CE Strategy.
- Promote Respectful Culture: Partner across the organization to include all departments and employees in the community engagement process. Create and implement learning and development strategy to ensure all partners are knowledgeable of McCarthy's Small Business and Community Outreach Program, best practices, and business case.
- Own the Business Deal: Work with Business Unit Leader, Vice Presidents of Operations, Pre-Construction Director, Marketing and Business Development to develop initial strategy for project pursuits and inclusion goals. The manager will partner with the W&CE leadership team to establish a localized strategy.
- Project Oversight: Provide leadership and support to project teams to achieve small business goals. This includes maintaining knowledge of owner goals/requirements, goal tracking, recovery plans, communication and outreach strategies, and other best practices. Additionally, the manager will build and maintain a trusting and collaborative relationship with owner stakeholders with an emphasis on delivering an exceptional client experience.
- Market Presence: Represent the business by participating on boards and committees and providing thought leadership to key organizations within the region such as AGC, ABC, NAMC, and NMSDC.
- Capacity Building: In partnership with the Sr. Director of W&CE and regional cross functional teams deliver technical capacity building programs, mentor protégé relationships, other trade partner development programs, and pipeline development (increasing pool of small business partnerships)
- Community Engagement: Lead and sustain community engagement strategies that strengthen local partnerships, enhance brand trust, and align with organizational goals through service initiatives, workforce development, and outreach programs
- Embody the Values of McCarthy: Be the lead in representing McCarthy and its values to all project stakeholders, internal and external, including establishing and promoting a positive image of McCarthy within the community.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in community outreach and small business engagement
- Proven ability to build trust-based relationships with internal teams, external partners, and local stakeholders
- Knowledge of small business procurement practices and strategies to expand trade partner pool
- Experience supporting construction project teams with community-facing goals and workforce participation requirements
- Strong communication skills, including public speaking, written reports, and presentation development
- Ability to collaborate across departments and influence senior leaders toward shared goals
For Southern California locations only, the salary range for this position is: $115,000 - $140,000 depending on experience. This does not include possible bonus and other benefits which can impact total compensation. Compensation offered may vary based on work location, experience, qualifications, specialty, training, and market and business considerations, among other factors.
McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.