Bridge Engineering Operations Lead

slrconsulting; Cheshire (CT); On-site; USD 185,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

SLR Consulting (US) is seeking a senior leader to oversee bridge engineering operations, deliver projects, and manage resources across departments. The role emphasizes technical leadership, quality, and client delivery.

The position offers a competitive compensation package, full-time permanent employment, and opportunities for growth across coast-to-coast teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the bridge engineering practice.
• Monitor project performance, schedules, budgets, and resource utilization.
• Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality engineering services across all bridge projects.
• Identify and manage operational risks and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Support the Bridge Design Lead and project managers in resolving delivery challenges and escalating issues appropriately.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and project delivery.
• Develop and manage workforce planning strategies to align staffing resources with project demands and competing project schedules.
• Coordinate resource assignments across offices, regions, and business units.
• Monitor staff utilization and workload balancing.
• Support recruitment planning, workforce forecasting, and succession planning.
• Collaborate with the Practice Lead to identify staffing gaps and skill development needs.
• Support development and execution of annual business plans and growth objectives.
• Monitor project financial performance including revenue, profitability, backlog, utilization, and work-in-hand.
• Review project budgets, forecasts, and earned value metrics.
• Assist business unit leadership in achieving financial targets and operational KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery profitability and operational efficiency.
• Administer timely and accurate invoicing.
• Promote technical excellence and adherence to engineering standards and best practices.
• Support implementation of quality management systems and project reviews.
• Ensure compliance with client requirements, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and technical collaboration across bridge engineering teams.
• Champion innovation and adoption of new technologies, tools, and delivery methods.
• Collaborate with client managers and business development teams to support growth initiatives.
• Participate in strategic pursuits, proposals, and client presentations.
• Help identify opportunities for expanding bridge engineering services within existing and new markets.
• Support development of key client relationships and strategic partnerships.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to bridge engineering staff and project managers.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, safety, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Support employee engagement, career development, and performance management processes.
• Develop future leaders through succession planning and mentoring programs.
• Promote a positive and high-performing team environment.

Job description

We are SLR Consulting (US), a 500+ coast-to-coast team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you'll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they'll tell you that's just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, FSA/HSA, generous PTO accrual, 10 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement account with company matching program, company paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and employee assistance program.

The salary range for this position is $185,000-195,000. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.

Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Project Delivery

• Lead day-to-day operations of the bridge engineering practice.
• Monitor project performance, schedules, budgets, and resource utilization.
• Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality engineering services across all bridge projects.
• Identify and manage operational risks and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Support the Bridge Design Lead and project managers in resolving delivery challenges and escalating issues appropriately.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and project delivery.

Resource Management

• Develop and manage workforce planning strategies to align staffing resources with project demands and competing project schedules.
• Coordinate resource assignments across offices, regions, and business units.
• Monitor staff utilization and workload balancing.
• Support recruitment planning, workforce forecasting, and succession planning.
• Collaborate with the Practice Lead to identify staffing gaps and skill development needs.

Financial Performance

• Support development and execution of annual business plans and growth objectives.
• Monitor project financial performance including revenue, profitability, backlog, utilization, and work-in-hand.
• Review project budgets, forecasts, and earned value metrics.
• Assist business unit leadership in achieving financial targets and operational KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery profitability and operational efficiency.
• Administer timely and accurate invoicing.

Technical Leadership & Quality

• Promote technical excellence and adherence to engineering standards and best practices.
• Support implementation of quality management systems and project reviews.
• Ensure compliance with client requirements, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and technical collaboration across bridge engineering teams.
• Champion innovation and adoption of new technologies, tools, and delivery methods.

Client & Business Development Support

• Collaborate with client managers and business development teams to support growth initiatives.
• Participate in strategic pursuits, proposals, and client presentations.
• Help identify opportunities for expanding bridge engineering services within existing and new markets.
• Support development of key client relationships and strategic partnerships.

Leadership & People Development

• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to bridge engineering staff and project managers.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, safety, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Support employee engagement, career development, and performance management processes.
• Develop future leaders through succession planning and mentoring programs.
• Promote a positive and high-performing team environment.