Director, Municipal

WSB and Associates; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

WSB is seeking a Director of Municipal Services in Texas to lead multidisciplinary teams, oversee CIP programs, and drive delivery excellence on municipal infrastructure projects across the US. This role balances strategic leadership with hands-on program management and client engagement.

You will translate growth strategies into actionable plans, manage budgets and resources, and mentor staff while cultivating strong relationships with municipal clients and regulatory agencies to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited school.
• Registration as a professional engineer (or the ability to obtain registration within six months)
• 8+ years municipal engineering experience, or direct experience working for a municipality
• Experience working with the City of Houston is preferred
• Our preferred candidate would have experience in managing a variety of multi-disciplinary projects, clients, and staff in central Texas
• A history of developing and maintaining strong client relationships
• The ability and desire to develop an understanding of, or even anticipate the clients needs

Responsibilities

• Lead a team that includes mid-level leaders, first-level leaders, and/or individual contributors.
• Lead the scaling of regional, functional, and/or client operations.
• Translates overall growth strategy into specific team goals and annual operational plans.
• Secure needed resources and budget for the team.
• Manage high-level policies and builds a collaborative culture.
• Oversee financial performance of the Municipal group and responsible for revenue targets.
• Coach, develop, and mentor staff.
• Manage staff performance, set individual performance goals, conduct performance reviews, and oversee performance improvement plans.
• Responsible for workforce planning, hiring and compensation administration of staff in assigned group.
• May manage all aspects of multi-discipline projects and clients from the proposal process to project closeout
• Work directly with municipal client staff to deliver CIP programs and or projects, potentially on-site in a staff augmentation setting
• Client Relations: Establishing and maintaining relationships with municipal clients, understanding their needs, and ensuring project requirements are met
• Budgeting and Resource Management: Developing project budgets, allocating resources effectively, and monitoring expenditures to ensure cost control
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Identifying potential risks and challenges, developing risk mitigation strategies, and resolving issues that may arise during project execution.
• Contract Management: Overseeing contract negotiations, reviewing contractor performance, and ensuring compliance with contractual agreements
• Understanding of alternative funding sources for municipal projects, and ability to secure funding

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Resource planning

Budgeting

Client relations

Risk management

Contract management

Staff coaching & development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Director, Municipal

Forge ahead with WSB. WSB is seeking a Municipal Director to join our growing team in Texas.This is an exciting role for someone looking to grow their career with a growing company. This role provides an amazing opportunity to join a dynamic company working on groundbreaking projects across the US.WSB was founded on the understanding that culture drives results, and weve dedicated ourselves to the value of strong relationships, collaboration, and forward-thinking ideas. We inspire each other to discover thoughtful and creative solutions that look beyond the needs of today to the opportunities of tomorrow. We invite you to forge ahead with us.

The Director of Municipal Services provides strategic, operational, and technical leadership for our Municipal Engineering practice. In this role, you will oversee multidisciplinary teams and ensure strong performance, collaboration, and delivery excellence. This role translates organizational growth strategies into actionable plans, manages financial and operational outcomes, and ensures the organization is appropriately resourced and aligned to meet project, client, and business development priorities. Serving as a trusted advisor to municipal clients, regulatory agencies, and internal leadership, the Director provides senior oversight of complex infrastructure programs while balancing risk, cost, schedule, quality, and regulatory compliance across diverse systems. The Director leads complex projects and key client relationships while planning 13 months ahead to support workforce needs, project delivery, and business development priorities.

What you will do:

• Lead a team that includes mid-level leaders, first-level leaders, and/or individual contributors.
• Lead the scaling of regional, functional, and/or client operations.
• Translates overall growth strategy into specific team goals and annual operational plans.
• Secure needed resources and budget for the team.
• Manage high-level policies and builds a collaborative culture.
• Oversee financial performance of the Municipal group and responsible for revenue targets.
• Coach, develop, and mentor staff.
• Manage staff performance, set individual performance goals, conduct performance reviews, and oversee performance improvement plans.
• Responsible for workforce planning, hiring and compensation administration of staff in assigned group.
• May manage all aspects of multi-discipline projects and clients from the proposal process to project closeout
• Work directly with municipal client staff to deliver CIP programs and or projects, potentially on-site in a staff augmentation setting
• Client Relations: Establishing and maintaining relationships with municipal clients, understanding their needs, and ensuring project requirements are met
• Budgeting and Resource Management: Developing project budgets, allocating resources effectively, and monitoring expenditures to ensure cost control
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Identifying potential risks and challenges, developing risk mitigation strategies, and resolving issues that may arise during project execution.
• Contract Management: Overseeing contract negotiations, reviewing contractor performance, and ensuring compliance with contractual agreements
• Understanding of alternative funding sources for municipal projects, and ability to secure funding

What you will bring:

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited school
• Registration as a professional engineer (or the ability to obtain registration within six months)
• 8+ years municipal engineering experience, or direct experience working for a municipality
• Experience working with the City of Houston is preferred
• Our preferred candidate would have experience in managinga variety of multi-disciplinary projects, clients, and staff incentral Texas
• A history of developing and maintaining strong client relationships
• The ability and desire to develop an understanding of, or even anticipate the clients needs

Who We Are:

WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.

Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, company paid short-and long-term disability, 401K with match, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional growth and development. Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

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