Highway Discipline Leader

Description

• Team Management & Mentorship: Drawing on your leadership and project experience, you will manage a team of highway engineers as they deliver high-performing service and quality deliverables while supporting their continued growth and development.
• Lead business development in the local transportation market to provide growth and sustained backlog, including management of client relationships for loyalty, long-term engagement, and lifetime retention.
• Work collaboratively with leadership to develop goals, growth plans, and implement strategic initiatives.
• Grow and lead high-performance teams in areas of: continuing a culture of excellence and innovative thinking; finding and vetting new talent who add value to project teams; overseeing technical training, mentoring, and learning.
• Client & Team Communication: You will maintain strong client relationships as the client relationship manager and point of contact throughout a project’s lifecycle. You will manage all client communications and satisfaction and coordinate with discipline key task leaders, staff, and subconsultants to ensure seamless project execution and collaboration. You’ll perform regular quality control checks on deliverables, developing, monitoring, and meeting schedules and budgets for projects.
• Autonomy & Leadership: With the support of your fellow employee owners, including company leadership, and direct access to a comprehensive learning and development program, you will lead the local highway design team while serving as a senior project manager on large, complex transportation projects. You will oversee and mentor multi-disciplined teams and ensure high-quality project outcomes.
• Business Development: You’ll leverage your connections and experience to identify project opportunities, lead the development of proposals, and select strong teaming partners to win work. You’ll engage in industry events with the team, promote your collective achievements, and network with prospective clients and other industry professionals.
• Client Partnership: You understand your client's goals, provide thoughtful options, advise on challenging decisions, and act as a reliable partner, proactively communicating to address challenges before they arise.
• Lead the highway team, including client management, project development, financial performance and revenue growth, backlog balancing through utilization and workshare, and associate mentorship and growth.
• Responsible for project performance and execution, including oversight of Design Teams through mentorship and project leadership. Additional responsibilities include monitoring labor budgets and schedules for assigned tasks/projects; coordinating with key task leaders and staff to ensure ongoing communications; meeting project deliverable schedules and budgets for assigned projects; and supporting marketing and business development initiatives.

Requirements

• Master of Science in civil engineering degree or Master of Business Administration preferred, but not required.
• Strong supervisory skills and record of leading design teams
• Professional Engineering License: You are a licensed professional engineer in Texas, or can obtain reciprocity within six months, holding a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a similar discipline from an ABET-accredited university.
• Texas PE licensure or ability to obtain within 6 months of starting
• Ability to win roadway/highway work as the Prime Firm project manager
• Effective team-focused associate that will foster teamwork, help set priorities, and define expectations
• Must have a Valid Driver's License with a good driving record
• Technical Proficiency: You have excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite for day-to-day operations, including emails, budgeting, and presentations. You also have enough skills and knowledge of MicroStation, Bentley Open Roads Designer (ORD), PS&E package development, and/or Corridor Modeling to review others’ work and offer suggestions.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in Civil design, at least 8 in highway and roadway related facilities
• Working knowledge of MicroStation, Bentley Open Roads Designer (ORD), PS&E package development, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) required for use in completing an assignment
• Communication Skills: With excellent written and verbal communication skills, you can market yourself and RS&H to potential new clients, staff, and consultant or contractor partners.
• Local Expertise: You have project experience in Texas, which has taught you policies and procedures associated with managing highway design, alternative delivery, and/or general engineering contracts for TxDOT.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Experience: You bring 10+ years of progressive leadership experience, managing and mentoring large multi-disciplined teams working on complex projects with a construction value of ≥ $20M.
• Ability to travel across the region to existing/potential Transportation Clients
• ABET accredited Bachelor's in Civil Engineering from an accredited university
• Project & Team Management: You have project management experience with conventional and design-build projects relating to intersections, arterials, interstates, and interchanges for TxDOT and Texas municipal clients.
• Experience working on interstate, interchange, and roadway construction for state and county clients
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Organizational Skills & Focus on Quality: You are dedicated to delivering industry-leading products and ensuring effective quality control processes. Your incredible organizational skills and attention to detail support your quality control/management. Your approach of focused multitasking and prioritization is crucial for your effective management of the team and projects.
• Good organization and motivation skills

Benefits

• National Collaboration: With RS&H’s focus on flexibility and work sharing, you will collaborate with multi-disciplined teams on projects that directly impact Austin and surrounding areas to bring positive momentum to the vibrant growth and development in the state. In addition, you will access RS&H’s extensive nationwide footprint to broaden your experience, connect to a supportive network of incredible talent, and share knowledge and insights to improve our business.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance