Team Leader - Roadway Engineering

Description

• Facilitate resourcing for the team
• Perform project management and engineering tasks related to the planning and design of transportation facilities such as freeways, arterials, intersections, railroad and drainage. Be part of a Design Team that produces plans, specifications, cost estimates and schedules for transportation construction projects. Duties include oversight and preparation of engineering reports, engineering calculations and analysis and furnishing technical documentation for design projects. Work tasks generally pertain to planning and design functions for highways, arterials, traffic, drainage and site design. Attendance at meetings and interaction with clients should be expected. Effective written and oral communication skills are imperative.
• Lead the project management of projects both technically and financially to meet the clients’ expectations in completing quality projects on-time and on budget.
• Answer any questions and reviews shop drawings during the construction phase of the project.
• Schedule regular status meetings / in-person meetings with team members
• Review/Oversee project budgets
• Client Service Team Meetings – Provide input and support where needed
• Work with Division Leader to ensure optimal utilization / workload by sharing work as necessary across multiple teams
• QA/QC – Work with team members to ensure quality expectations are being met.
• Ensure focus on creating a work environment that retains top talent, creates development opportunities for employees, communicates performance concerns, mentors, supports positive morale, and strategically acquires new talent.
• Communicate timely and effectively with their Division Leader, Area Business Manager and other Leaders within the Area.
• Develop/Maintain Client relationships
• Work with team members on project performance.
• Develop/Manage labor projections for the team
• Manage / optimize utilization – review / discuss and resolve any utilization issues with team members
• Work with Business Manager for PM meetings. Review At-Risk projects.
• Develop contingency and team member transitions plans, identify successors and provide mentorship.
• Support and develop team members
• Oversees project delivery by providing direction and oversight to project team members for the completion of technical efforts including roadway, traffic, drainage and site design projects and reports.
• Oversee Team Members

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in the Civil engineering field required.
• Experience with NDOT and IaDOT design build.
• Experience leading a team.
• Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, and various engineering software systems depending on engineering discipline: AutoCAD; MicroStation/GeoPak; In Roads, Land Desktop, and Civil 3D.
• Professional experience in design and preparation of plan submittals related to highway and arterial roadway design, complex intersection design, local roadways, site design, bridge replacement/rehabilitation, traffic design, drainage design for NDOT, MoDOT, KDOT and Iowa DOT and other various DOTs and municipal agencies.
• Minimum of 15 years' professional roadway engineering experience.
• A minimum of 10 years design experience.
• Registered as a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), preferably in Nebraska or Iowa.

Benefits

• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.
• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations
• Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.
• Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance