Civil Group Leader

Verdantas; Dover (DE); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Environment

Paid Parental Leave

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off + Holidays

Job summary

Verdantas seeks a Group Leader - Civil Engineering to lead the Delaware and Maryland teams. You will provide strategic direction, manage multidisciplinary projects, and strengthen Verdantas’ market presence through external engagement and internal collaboration.

The role emphasizes transportation, municipal, and civil/site services with a focus on growth across the Delmarva region. A PE or PMP and strong industry relationships are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 25+ years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, consulting, or public-sector infrastructure services.
• PE or PMP preferred; Delaware/Maryland licensure advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, accountable local leadership for Delaware and Maryland teams.
• Represent Verdantas with municipal, state, and private-sector clients across Delmarva.
• Develop pursuit strategies and proposals to support strategic growth in the region.
• Coordinate cross-service delivery (transportation, municipal, civil, survey, geotechnical, environmental, water resources).
• Ensure project delivery aligns with schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Business development

Client relationship management

Proposal writing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) or PMP preferred

Job description

Hybrid

Dover DE

Wilmington DE

Full time

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose!

At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems; we help shape a more sustainable future.

Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world.

Ready to shape the future of resilient communities?

Verdantas is seeking a highly motivated Group Leader - Civil Engineering for our Delaware and Maryland teams.

In this role, you are responsible for providing local leadership and operational coordination. In addition, the right candidate for this position will also be visible externally in the industry and have demonstrated strong client engagement and support for the strategic growth of Verdantas’ MidAtlantic Division throughout Delaware and into Maryland.

This position is suited for someone who is a leader internally and externally, energized to help strengthen Verdantas’ presence in Delaware and eventually Maryland, and committed to fostering internal collaboration across various services such as transportation, municipal, civil, survey, geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and related service lines.

The Group Leader will partner with the Division and Department Leaders, peer Group Leaders, and Area and National Practice Leaders to support project delivery, optimize resource utilization, and enhance client relationship development and business growth throughout Delaware and the broader Delmarva region. The successful candidate will be a visible, accountable, and collaborative leader who can represent Verdantas locally while helping advance our services. A candidate with a transportation, state/municipal government, and/or planning focus and existing name recognition in these markets is preferred.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide visible, accountable local leadership for the Delaware and Maryland teams, promoting a positive culture rooted in safety, accountability, teamwork, inclusion, and professional growth
• Represent Verdantas externally in Delaware, Maryland, and the broader Delmarva region with municipal, county, state, institutional, and private-sector clients, with emphasis on transportation, state and municipal government, and planning markets
• Maintain strong external visibility through client meetings, industry events, professional organizations, and community engagement that strengthen Verdantas’ regional presence and name recognition
• Identify, position for, and pursue transportation, municipal, planning, environmental, and infrastructure improvement opportunities that support strategic growth in Delaware and expansion into Maryland
• Develop pursuit strategies, teaming approaches, and proposal positioning in partnership with Division, Department, Area, National Practice, and peer Group Leaders
• Partner with Division and Department Leaders, peer Group Leaders, and Area and National Practice Leaders to support project delivery, resource planning, quality standards, and risk management procedures
• Support delivery of transportation, municipal, and multidisciplinary projects that meet client expectations for schedule, budget, quality, communication, and responsiveness and deliver financial success to the business
• Support and help advance the Delaware and broader Delmarva growth strategy aligned with Verdantas’ transportation, municipal, land development, environmental, water resources, and infrastructure priorities
• Foster internal collaboration and cross-selling across transportation, municipal, civil/site, survey, geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and construction-related services
• Help expand municipal engineering services, roadway and traffic engineering, complete streets, multimodal planning, stormwater, permitting, and grant-funded infrastructure programs throughout Delaware and the broader Delmarva region
• Participate in strategizing other areas of potential growth for the group and the larger MidAtlantic Division

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Planning, Environmental Science, Construction Management, Business, or a related field
• 24+ years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, consulting, project management, operations, or public-sector infrastructure services
• Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Planner, Project Management Professional (PMP), or other relevant professional credential preferred
• Delaware and/or Maryland professional registration or ability to obtain Delaware and/or Maryland registration preferred, as applicable to the candidate’s discipline
• Commitment to people-focused leadership, which should include demonstrated experience developing staff, growing teams, coordinating office operations, and managing multidisciplinary teams
• Strong understanding of Delaware and/or Maryland public-sector markets, municipal clients, transportation agencies, and regional infrastructure needs and trends
• Experience supporting business development, client relationship management, proposals, and project delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Existing relationships and name recognition with DelDOT, Maryland transportation or municipal agencies, Kent County, Delaware municipalities, county agencies, public works departments, institutional clients, or regional infrastructure partners.
• Background in transportation, state or municipal government, planning, municipal engineering, roadway and traffic engineering, complete streets, multimodal planning, land development, environmental permitting, utility coordination, or grant-funded public infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and collaboration across offices, disciplines, service lines, and leadership groups while supporting shared growth and resource coordination.
• Active external involvement in ACEC, ASCE, APWA, ITE, WTS, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, transportation or municipal associations, or similar professional and civic groups in Delaware, Maryland, or the Delmarva region.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to represent Verdantas professionally with employees, clients, teaming partners, public agencies, and community stakeholders.

Salary Range:

The starting salary for this position is $175,000, with final compensation determined based on years of experience, qualifications, and licensing status.

Benefits:

• Flexible Work Environment
• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off + Holidays

Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.

Verdantas is an EOE race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/vet

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