Land Development Team Leader

Description

• Implement and enforce company standards, QA/QC procedures, and quality control processes on all projects.
• Collaborate with Market Leaders and Group Leaders on strategic project and client pursuits and client engagement activities.
• Contribute to process improvement and operational excellence across the division.
• Contribute to the division’s business development strategy by pursuing opportunities that bring work into the firm, providing outstanding client service, and strengthening client loyalty and long-term retention.
• Lead project kickoffs, define scope, establish schedules and budgets, and monitor progress throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage assigned projects to ensure quality, schedule, and budget goals are achieved.
• Lead technical teams in maximizing success at each phase of the project lifecycle.
• Monitor and report on WIP, billing, collections, and other key financial metrics.
• Promote cross-division culture, collaboration and communication to strengthen firmwide cohesion and efficiency.
• Conduct performance reviews, providing coaching, feedback, and career development guidance.
• Deliver the OWN Experience every day by focusing on what drives our success—Clients, OWNers, Safety, Quality, and Financial Health.
• Lead, mentor, and manage assigned team members to support their development, engagement, and utilization.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, serving as the primary point of contact on assigned projects.
• Utilize CRM to track client interactions, relationships, and opportunities.
• Ensure project performance aligns with group and division financial objectives.
• Manage project-level financials, including scope, budgets, and profitability.
• Support onboarding, training, and skill development initiatives for team members
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and accountable team culture that reflects OWN’s values and guiding principles.
• Conduct project debriefs and promote continuous improvement in delivery and collaboration.
• Identify project risks and collaborate with Group Leaders to develop and implement mitigation strategies.
• Champion a culture of safety, ensuring all OWNers and clients maintain safe work practices.
• Provide day-to-day direction on workload, priorities, and professional growth.
• Partner with Group Leaders on personnel decisions, including hiring, promotions, compensation, and performance management.

Requirements

• 10-15 years of engineering experience focused in Land Development projects
• Extensive experience in leading teams preferred
• Experience in business development activities such as managing client relationships, pursuing new project opportunities, and developing lasting client relationships
• Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Missouri preferred
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• B.S. in Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, or related field preferred
• Experience in project management activities such as determining project requirements, establishing scope of work, and determining design budgets.

Benefits

• Empowerment. Our employees are given full reign and the trust to make decisions in the best interest of their clients and teams.
• ESOP. Our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is owned 100% by employees – equitably, a fact most employee-owned firms can’t claim.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance