Director of Transportation Engineering

Description

• Monitor project performance metrics, drive accountability, and ensure timely delivery of work within scope and budget.
• The position may require a visit to project sites occasionally.
• Promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across teams.
• Collaborate with project managers to forecast staffing needs and allocate resources effectively.
• Expand existing client accounts and maintain a strong market presence through active networking and industry involvement.
• Set and manage public works department budgets and performance targets.
• Be the touchpoint for clients, before, during, and after projects to ensure strong client satisfaction, repeat work, and lasting relationships.
• Serve as a trusted advisor, understanding client needs and aligning our services to meet them effectively.
• Work closely with leadership across teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities with public agency clients in partnership with Business Development.
• Foster a culture of problem-solving, mentorship, and high performance under pressure.
• Build long-term relationships with key clients, ensuring satisfaction and repeat business.
• Direct and manage public agency clients and project teams.
• Serve as the Project Director or Manager on a concentrated portfolio of larger, strategic transportation projects, ensuring efficiency, quality, and profitability from conception to completion.
• Analyze financial reports and project data to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.

Requirements

• Proven ability to win work, retain clients, and lead teams through complex projects
• Skilled communicator with a track record of leading diverse teams and delivering results in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
• Valid driver's license and automobile insurance.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive civil engineering experience with at least 5 years in a leadership or director-level role
• DOT experience is strongly preferred
• The position requires a normal range of hearing.
• Proven experience successfully managing large-scale transportation projects for public agencies.
• Required to stand, walk, and sit.
• Ability to win work through proposals as well as interviews with agencies
• The employee must be able to lift 40 lbs. occasionally.
• Noise levels are consistent with a standard office environment.
• Strong financial acumen and operational oversight experience
• A natural ability to anticipate needs, connect dots, and get ahead of challenges
• The confidence to lean in without waiting for perfect direction or full resources
• Must have manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.
• Requires prolonged sitting with 15% of the time spent bending and reaching.

Benefits

• Short-term, long-term disability insurance and leave
• Bereavement leave
• Paid holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Discretionary bonuses, if applicable
• Health, life, 401(k), dental and vision insurance

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance