Transportation Engineering- Practice Lead

About This Role

Lead and advance the Transportation Engineering discipline, championing team leadership, engineering excellence, and talent growth within a multidisciplinary consulting environment. Support project delivery, mentor technical staff, and drive quality management to strengthen and grow the transportation practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and oversight for transportation engineering projects for highway, bridge, intersection, corridor, multimodal, and transit-based improvements
• Serve as a senior technical resource for engineers and designers, supporting problem-solving and design decision-making
• Oversee and balance the existing high-volume workload
• Develop, maintain, and enforce engineering standards, design criteria, and best practices
• Lead and support QA/QC processes, technical reviews, and risk management efforts
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical training and professional development
• Assist service line leadership with resource planning, hiring, and workload management
• Support business development and guide proposal efforts through contract negotiations
• Coordinate with environmental, planning, and landscape architecture teams to ensure effective integration without compromising engineering quality
• Drive consistent growth in sales and revenue while maintaining profitability year-to-year

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 20+ years of relevant experience in transportation systems design and/or planning
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary project teams
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Transportation Engineering
• 20+ years of relevant experience in transportation systems design and/or planning, ideally within a consulting environment

Nice to Have

• Experience with State DOT, municipal, or regional transportation agencies
• Familiarity with sustainability principles and environmental permitting processes
• Experience in a multidisciplinary consulting firm supporting public-sector transportation clients
• Knowledge of state and federal-funding and related policies and procedures
• Prior role as a technical lead, discipline manager, or senior project manager
• Experience reviewing plans, specifications, estimates, calculations, and reports for compliance and constructability

Benefits