Civil Engineer Team Lead - Land Development

ZipRecruiter; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Colorado seeks a Team Lead for their Land Development Department. This role involves overseeing projects, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring the highest quality of work while maintaining client relationships. Candidates should have a strong background in civil engineering, particularly in land development, and possess leadership and technical expertise.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, & Vision coverage

Life and AD&D Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan (401K) - 35% Company match

Flexible Schedule

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years of civil engineering experience required.
• Must manage and mentor junior staff effectively.
• Experience with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the Land Development team and projects.
• Ensure technical performance and quality of designs.
• Maintain client relationships and manage project deliverables.

Skills

Technical expertise in Civil Engineering

Verbal and written communication

Leadership skills

Interpersonal and problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Since 1973, JR Engineering has successfully served a variety of clients throughout Colorado. Areas of service include land development, surveying, surface transportation, water resources, and structural engineering as well as construction services in each of our major disciplines. Our in-house staff of talented engineers, surveyors, and support personnel enables us to respond quickly to demanding assignments, project schedules, and changing project scopes. With an annual Net Revenue of $16.5 million in 2024, JR Engineering currently has 95 employees with plans to grow to 120 employees over the next 3-5 years.

Job Summary:

The Team Lead - Land Development serves as the chief of their respective projects and teams within the Land Development Department. The Team Lead will be responsible for the supervision of 2 - 5 direct reports and pulls together the resources required to make each project successful.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Works directly with the Department, Group, or Project Managers to identify and coordinate team priorities, deliverables, and submittals for various projects.
• Act as a mentor and oversee Project Engineer and Design Engineer's work product and coordinate work assignments. Provide meaningful direction, training, and guidance to younger staff to grow their knowledge and tool sets to build a strong team atmosphere and working relationships.
• Plans, organizes, directs and reviews all the activities of the employees that comprise the team. Responsible for overall technical performance of the team. Includes budget and schedule control, QA/QC, and maintaining staff's minimum utilization targets.
• Provides professional and technical staff assistance. Manages and supervises staff. Identify clear, articulate direction to staff regarding goals and performance expectations. Identify and address production issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Review work from direct reports to ensure sound and accurate designs that meet all applicable criteria, client or project goals, and the high standard of quality that the company demands. This includes reviewing construction plans, cost estimates, calculations, models, and reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Regular client interaction in meetings, phone conversations, and email correspondence. Routine interaction with other firms, planners, A/E representatives, contractors, and review agencies. Frequent project meeting attendance (internal and external).
• Establish and maintain long-term client relationships that lead to additional work and services. Promote all company services and offices to clients.
• Maintains accurate schedule & submittal logs for discussion with project team.
• Work with existing and potential clients during conceptual and creative project planning stages to ensure cost effective, environmentally sound, and aesthetically pleasing solutions.
• Develop positive working relationships with city and county professionals and other regulatory entities.
• May sign and seal drawings prepared under their supervision.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong technical expertise in the Civil Engineering design of Land Development projects.
• Strong verbal/written communication skills, planning and organizational skills.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to manage/mentor junior staff and work well in teams.
• Experience with regulatory agencies, with familiarity with federal, state, and local policies, and possess leadership skills to help grow the team.
• Experience with project submittal processes.
• Experience in project planning, resource and budget estimating, understanding and working to standards of quality and safety as required.
• Well organized and articulate; must be able to prioritize and execute effectively.
• Strong interpersonal, problem solving, conflict resolution, analytical, influencing, facilitation, negotiating, and time and resource management skills.
• Must demonstrate ability to work effectively on a collaborative team with management and non-management level members to accomplish objectives under pressure. Must also be highly self-motivated and self-directed with the ability to exercise independent judgment and take action appropriate to the situation.
• Must be able to engage current and potential clients in a professional manner which positively represents the company.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D and associated design software.
• Broad multi-disciplinary knowledge in civil engineering including land development, transportation, water resources, wastewater, structural, and geotechnical topics.
• High level knowledge of discipline-related software programs and ability to interpret and summarize technical results and concepts. May include technical knowledge with hydrology, hydraulics, utility design and associated modeling software (StormCAD, CUHP, EPA SWMM, and HEC-RAS experience ).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and resources in a dynamic environment.
  
  

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 5 - 7 years of applicable civil engineering experience.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision coverage
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term
• Retirement Savings Plan (401K) - 35% Company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off
• Flexible Schedule
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Company-sponsored events

JR Engineering, LLC is an equal opportunity employer committed to and in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , , , , , or any other legally protected status.