BYOR (Build Your Own Role)

About mcfa:

We are a professional services firm in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) industry serving public and private sector clients in the Mid-Atlantic region. Our services include Strategy, Planning, Program Management & Construction Management. Our goal is to help every employee design a fulfilling career through alignment of their individual passions/skills with the vision of the organization. Our mission is "Inspiring People and Places through Project Leadership and Project Development".

mcfa Core Values (LEADS):

• Love (each other, mission, work)


• Entrepreneurial (spirit of innovation)


• Accountability (to ourselves, our clients, each other)


• Delight (customers and teammates)


• Stretch (individual and collective growth mindset)

In accordance with mcfa’s Core Value of Entrepreneurial Spirit, we encourage any prospective candidates to identify new opportunities to create value (and build fulfilling careers) in our organization. We encourage our team members to constantly seek alignment between their skills and passions under the umbrella of what mcfa offers the clients we serve.

This role is designed to unleash human potential and empower autonomy, growth, mastery and purpose. 

We created this BYOR (Build Your Own Role) to encourage entrepreneurial job seekers to craft a role within our firm that leverages their strengths and interests and expands the capabilities of our firm. We know that individual needs and organizational needs are not zero-sum, and that a deep understanding of what each entity needs can spark mutual growth and benefit.

The Cover Letter section of this application will serve as the portal for you to submit a PDF document that includes each section requested below.

Section 1: Introduction

Please include an introduction section, telling us about yourself, why you’re interested in joining mcfa, and what about this BYOR opportunity is appealing to you.

Section 2: Role Description

Please take the time to understand our business model and how we provide value to our clients and our customers (both internal and external). Please provide 8-12 bullets points outlining the work activities that you will be responsible for. These activities should serve existing or new markets, clients, and/or stakeholders. Note: We operate using the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS); understanding this operating model will be helpful in identifying your path to value creation.

Section 3: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Please identify and provide short and long-term KPIs that would be associated with the job description bullets you provide in the previous section.

Section 4: Return on Investment (ROI)

Please define the short and long-term value capture metrics to support mcfa’s investment in your potential and this role. These should be connected to the KPIs outlined in Section 3.

Section 5: Performance Management

Critical to our ability to evaluate your performance against this new role, and to provide evaluative and developmental feedback, please provide the performance management structure and content that most effectively reflect this role. Note: this will be considered in addition to the Quarterly Conversations/Reviews that mcfa currently provides all Team Members.

Section 6: Compensation Structure

Please build your own compensation package and structure to support the above proposal.

mcfa is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. mcfa does not discriminate against any applicant or employee with regard to hiring, tenure of employment, promotion, transfer, selection for training, or any other terms or conditions of employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or national origin, status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran in accordance with applicable federal law, or on any ground protected by state or local law in each area in which mcfa maintains facilities.