Director of Engineering - Civil Transportation

Location: St Louis, MO

Description

In this role, you will direct and be accountable for all aspects of the Civil and Transportation Engineering business in the St. Louis office. The candidate will help create a strategic plan for a Civil and Transportation Engineering business in the St. Louis area markets. The plan will align with the overall strategic plan for the development of a Transportation Design business in all the offices.

Job Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the creation of a strategic plan in alignment with the overall strategic plan for the development of a Transportation and Civil Infrastructure Design business in Missouri and other areas around St. Louis

• Identify existing and new target clients for the growth of the business in the St. Louis area

• Execute projects, meeting or exceeding client expectations for quality, schedule, and budget

• Execute projects, meeting or exceeding internal expectations for quality, schedule, labor/cost budgets, project profitability, safety, and client satisfaction

• Hire and grow a team who will complete the following in support of the office:

• Create & cultivate key relationships within target client organizations

• Identify project opportunities early and facilitate go/no-go decisions in cooperation with leadership.

• Grow a successful engineering office

• Recruit key project staff with design and project management capabilities

• Collaborate to leverage existing engineering and design-build capabilities for the growth of the organization

• Ensure profitable and sound growth

• Participate in go/no-go evaluations, ensure the establishment of project work plans, and review fee estimates

• Recruit, develop, and retain high performers

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.

• 10 years of progressive experience in transportation design leading to 5 years as an independent lead designer and culminating with at least 3 years successfully performing design management and coordination activities as a project manager or in assistance to a design project manager.

• Manager – Working knowledge of one or two highly related design disciplines (civil, roadway, or bridge) and the ability to manage and coordinate all design activities thereof

Specific Knowledge, Skills, License, Certifications:

• Must be a Registered Professional Engineer in MO

• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Knowledge of design document production and presentation software

• Ability to budget, manage and forecast in EcoSys or other business unit approved design management software

• Communications, negotiations, management, and leadership skills

• Knowledge and experience in design project management including, but not limited to, budgeting, scheduling, proposal writing, staffing, coordination, forecasting, conflict resolution, and change management

Qualifications

Education

• Preferred - Bachelors or better in Civil Engineering or related field.

Licenses & Certifications

• Required - Professional Engineer