Team Leader, Central Texas Transportation

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (Lan)

The Role

Overview

Lead TX road design projects, manage team, drive business development, and ensure project success.

Key Responsibilities

  • project management
  • roadway design
  • client relations
  • team leadership
  • business development
  • qa/qc

Tasks

-Communicate effectively with field personnel, internal office staff and clients. -Mentor younger staff and promote individual professional and personal growth of all within the firm. -Market existing clients, develop a new client base and recruit additional business with the support of BGD and PL. -Maintain technical competency and keep abreast of changing regulations, trends in the industry, and new technologies. -Deliver projects following Client and LAN processes for successful completion within scope, schedule, and budget. -Be active in local, state, or national professional organizations to increase the visibility of the firm, establish a professional network, and give back to the engineering profession. Fosters trust and unity within the project team -Supervise and review Project Managers and support staff assigned to a group to assure high morale, production, and design quality. -Ensure that established company and service line procedures for conducting the work, documentation, and client management is adhered to within the group. -Position the firm for future growth by anticipating client needs and identifying viable new market opportunities. -Provide day-to-day technical and project management oversight, direction and mentoring to project managers and production staff. -Address conflict effectively and appropriately. -As Project Manager, deliver roadway engineering projects using project management experience, roadway design experience, and existing network of Client contacts. -Provides clear direction to team to achieve business group and company goals. -Assess staff needs and conduct activities relating to recruiting, retaining and dismissals of technical and support staff. -Review monthly accounting and tracking of projects, projection of workload, identification of staffing needs, and development of project work plans. -Conduct performance evaluations and salary reviews in conjunction with Business Group Director and Practice Leader. -Implement marketing plans for the group in accordance with business group objectives. -Lead business development efforts that represent LAN by building client relationships, positioning for upcoming projects, and leading pursuits. -Provide QA/QC per company and service line policies for all work conducted by the group. -Maintain weekly communication with Practice Leader. -Develop group business plan with assistance from Practice Leader. -Lead LAN’s Central Texas Transportation Group, overseeing the teams that perform planning, design for TxDOT Roadway Construction projects.

Requirements

  • txdot
  • microstation
  • openroads
  • pe
  • bsc civil
  • 7+ yrs

What You Bring

-TxDOT Roadway Design Precertifications (or ability to obtain upon hiring). -Be honest, genuine, and sincere in interactions with everyone, including direct reports, peers, upper management, clients, and others outside the organization. -Proficient with MS Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. -7+ years of experience in roadway engineering and design. -Proficient in MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer. -Proficient with TxDOT design practice and guidelines highly preferred. -Strong understanding of roadway engineering principles, construction techniques, and quality control standards. -Must have personnel, business, and business development management experience. -Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering -Valid Driver’s License. -Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE).

The Company

About Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (Lan)

-Evolved from a regional practice into a national civil infrastructure powerhouse. -Handles multimillion‑dollar programs, from airport master planning to major water transmission and wastewater systems. -Portfolio spans landmark Texas projects—like Houston Transmission, DART light rail, and Hobby Airport—to national works such as Super Bowl stadiums and California transit extensions. -Expertise covers planning, engineering, construction management, and program oversight across aviation, transit, marine, water, roadway, and stormwater sectors. -As a division of international architecture/engineering firm LEO A DALY, LN blends deep local roots with global technical capacity.

Sector Specialisms

Civil Engineering

Heavy Civil Infrastructure

Water and Wastewater Treatment

Water Resources

Wastewater Systems

Program Management

Planning

Engineering