Transportation Infrastructure Engineering Leader

Role Overview

• Develop regional growth strategy
• Oversees and coordinates client management, networking, and outreach activities
• Facilitates sales and marketing efforts in the sector, coordinates efforts with sales team and promotes cross-selling with other business units
• Attends and participates in strategic planning meetings and provides inputs to establish sector goals and budgets
• Facilitates communication between different business units, disseminates information and provides periodic updates to staff regarding corporate, regional and divisional requirements and procedures
• Conducts regular sector-level general, business development and other staff meetings
• Prepares periodic summaries of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including written reports; reviews staff-reports and monitors turn-around times for projects
• Provides sector inputs for annual budgets and participates in development of sector goals and KPIs
• Provides resource planning guidance to service Leaders regarding staff assignments and scheduling (office, field and laboratory) and actively manages overall workload within the sector, including past performance (i.e., utilization) and future needs (workload projections)
• Continuously manages financial (including P&L) and project performance, including profitability, timelines, client satisfaction and quality
• Performs client billing reviews, and coordinates with regional cash managers
• Provides mentoring and staff development activities to assist staff in pursuing professional licensing and certifications
• Processes and approves, consistent with Atlas and division procedures, timesheets, expenses, training requests and conference attendance
• Ensures that sector under his/her supervision attains and maintains desired certifications and registrations and coordinates and assists in training and development
• Performs project management oversight (i.e., project reviews) and develops periodic (monthly) summaries per Atlas requirements
• Facilitates project initiation, mobilization and budgeting along with active monthly management of pursuits and projects in the appropriate business management platform (BST or Deltek Vantagepoint), per Atlas requirements
• Serves as project manager on select projects (including direct personal involvement in project work, proposals, presentations and estimating) and provides project management oversight to others
• Oversees daily activities, solving problems as needed, and monitoring quality control activities of the sector
• Evaluates protocols and procedures employed by staff and provides quality control to ensure that both client project specifications and Atlas quality processes and procedures are adhered to
• Provides peer-review for other professionals of designs, reports and other deliverables
• Develops and presents verbal and written proposals, reports, interacts with owners, architects and/or consulting engineers, existing and prospective clients
• Strives to provide a positive work environment consistent with Atlas mission and stated goals (Life, Heart, Trust, Mastery)

Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering (or applicable field)
• M.S. preferred
• PE License (preferred, not mandatory)
• 20+ years of transportation experience (planning, environmental, design, construction)
• 10+ experience on Federal / TDOT projects
• Deep understanding of TDOT policies, procedures and procurement methods
• Extensive client and professional business network
• Demonstrated ability to both cultivate and manage clients
• Experience in management of business unit, department, or similar
• Track record of developing and implementing growth and delivery strategies
• 25% Travel
• Strong facilitation and influencing skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Experience with financial planning, budgeting, reporting and tracking

Benefits

• health, dental, vision, life, AD&D, voluntary life / AD&D, disability benefits
• leaves of absence
• 401k
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• employee assistance program
• educational assistance program