Hybrid Director of Mergers & Acquisitions Integration

at BKF Engineers

• Job title: Director of Mergers & Acquisitions Integration
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $165,000 - $195,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Oakland, United States

About the role

• Director leading Mergers & Acquisitions Integration at BKF Engineers. Overseeing acquisitions and ensuring alignment with strategic, operational, and cultural objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and maintain a prioritized pipeline of qualified acquisition opportunities aligned with corporate strategy.
• Lead sourcing, screening, and strategic assessment of potential acquisition targets in collaboration with firm leadership.
• Execute full-cycle M&A activities, including financial modeling, valuation analysis, due diligence planning, negotiations, documentation, closing coordination, and integration readiness.
• Direct cross-functional due diligence workstreams (finance, HR, legal, IT, operations, commercial, safety, risk), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely reporting of findings.
• Prepare investment cases, business rationale summaries, executive briefings, and Board-level presentations supporting go/no-go decisions.
• Partner with finance and operational leaders to validate assumptions, synergy projections, and integration impacts.
• Lead the Integration Management Office (IMO) process, including Day‑1 readiness planning, communications, operational alignment, systems transition planning, and cultural integration strategies.
• Oversee post-close integration execution, tracking deliverables, dependencies, risk mitigation actions, and change management.
• Monitor and report synergy realization, financial performance, milestone progress, and employee retention metrics.
• Engage and manage external advisors, including legal counsel, valuation experts, and private equity or banking partners.
• Maintain strong communication with executive leadership to ensure alignment of M&A execution with the company’s strategic priorities.
• Support the CSO in industry landscape analysis, competitive benchmarking, and trend monitoring to refine long-term strategic growth plans.
• Establish and continuously improve internal M&A policies, workflows, and playbooks for repeatable, efficient execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, or related field required; MBA or CFA preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in corporate M&A, investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, or strategic finance roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading full-cycle M&A transactions, including integration planning and execution.
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, valuation analysis, due diligence frameworks, and deal structuring.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with ability to manage multiple concurrent transactions and integration workstreams.
• Deep understanding of the Architecture/Engineering (A/E) or professional services industry, including market trends, delivery models, and regulatory environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to prepare materials for executives and Boards.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across diverse groups and levels within the organization.
• Willingness to travel as needed to support deal sourcing, diligence, and integration activities.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries, end-of-year bonuses, profit sharing, and 401k
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Flexible schedules
• Education reimbursement, paid annual dues for professional and societal organizations
• BKF offers competitive and award-winning benefits and perks. To learn more, click here.