Bridge National Practice Lead

wilsonco; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Wilson & Company is seeking a Bridge National Practice Leader to oversee public and private infrastructure structural design teams in the Phoenix region. The role focuses on leading operations, guiding engineering staff, and delivering projects with strong communication and collaboration across groups.

Responsibilities include mentoring regional leads, developing proposals, managing utilization and budgets, and coordinating work with cross-functional teams. Travel will be necessary.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience in structural engineering leadership or practice management.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or related field.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) required; Structural Engineer (SE) license preferred.
• Ability and willingness to obtain additional state licenses to support regional growth.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and team-building abilities.
• Demonstrated success managing financial performance, utilization, and project delivery.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
• Established relationships within the structures and infrastructure industries to support continued business growth.

Responsibilities

• Mentors, collaborates, and oversees Bridge Regional Practice Leads and supporting project managers and staff.
• Function as a technical leader to facilitate the professional development of engineering staff.
• Direct, plan, and coordinate the team utilization and financial metrics within the Structures Bridge team.
• Develop and review proposals, in collaboration with other team members, to determine project requirements, schedules, budgets, and staffing needs to win the project.
• Direct, plan, and coordinate activities of personnel to ensure that standards, schedules, budgets, and quality expectations are met.
• Monitor and update the pursuit pipeline, operational labor backlog, and projected staff assignments and utilization.
• Working collaboratively with managers across different business groups to meet marketing, sales, staffing, and project delivery goals.
• Travel will be necessary.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Team-building

Financial management

Communication

Collaboration

Relationship-building

Project delivery

Ability to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Job description

Wilson & Company is currently seeking a Bridge National Practice Leader to manage our public and private infrastructure structural design teams. The ideal candidate is experienced in leading team operations, technically proficient in structural engineering in the railroad bridge and/or public sectors and has strong communication and organizational skills and ability to collaborate with others to support the goals of Company.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Mentors, collaborates, and oversees Bridge Regional Practice Leads and supporting project managers and staff.
• Function as a technical leader to facilitate the professional development of engineering staff.
• Direct, plan, and coordinate the team utilization and financial metrics within the Structures Bridge team.
• Develop and review proposals, in collaboration with other team members, to determine project requirements, schedules, budgets, and staffing needs to win the project.
• Direct, plan, and coordinate activities of personnel to ensure that standards, schedules, budgets, and quality expectations are met.
• Monitor and update the pursuit pipeline, operational labor backlog, and projected staff assignments and utilization.
• Working collaboratively with managers across different business groups to meet marketing, sales, staffing, and project delivery goals.
• Travel will be necessary.

Required Experience

• Minimum of five (7) years of relevant experience in structural engineering leadership or practice management.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or related field.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) required; Structural Engineer (SE) license preferred.
• Ability and willingness to obtain additional state licenses to support regional growth.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and team-building abilities.
• Demonstrated success managing financial performance, utilization, and project delivery.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
• Established relationships within the structures and infrastructure industries to support continued business growth.
• Professional demeanor and ability to engage effectively at all levels within and outside the organization.

Salary Range: $165,000 - $225,000+ (depending on experience)

Please note that Wilson & Company is not currently sponsoring applicants for work visas.

About Us

For nearly a century, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, has provided award-winning engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, geospatial, and construction management services. With employees across multiple offices in the Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Western regions in the United States, we bring people together to practice their craft, create value, and accomplish great things.

Guided by our purpose, we help clients move from concept to completion, transforming unused spaces into productive places, underutilized facilities into efficient ones, and rural or urban challenges into achievable solutions.

At Wilson & Company, we focus on your specific needs, delivering excellence with lasting Higher Relationships in mind. By employing our core values-discipline, intensity, collaboration, shared ownership, and solutions-we create genuine experiences and lasting connections for our clients, employees, and communities.

We support our employees' success and well-being with a comprehensive benefits package, including options for health insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and retirement savings plans. We are proud to be an EEO employer and maintain a drug-free workplace, conducting pre-employment background checks.

Join us and be part of a culture committed to helping you achieve personal and professional success.