Director, Municipal Engineering — Lead Growth & Teams (Pacific NW)

Idaho Society of Professional Engineers; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K with match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

WSB is seeking a Director of Municipal Engineering to lead our municipal engineering practices in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. You will own business development, client relationships, and project delivery for cities, counties, and state DOTs, turning growth strategy into revenue and a high-performing team.

You will translate growth plans into annual operating targets, manage budgets, and coach engineers and project managers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management from an accredited school.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration, or ability to obtain within six months; licensure in ID, WA, OR, MT is a plus.
• 10+ years of municipal or transportation engineering experience, including work with municipalities or state DOTs.
• Experience with municipalities and state DOTs (ITD, WSDOT, ODOT, MDT) in the region strongly preferred.
• A proven business development record: winning work, growing client portfolios, and building backlog.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and projects.
• An entrepreneurial, client-first mindset with a drive to grow.

Responsibilities

• Grow strong relationship-focused client base across Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Montana by winning new work with cities, counties, and state DOTs.
• Lead pursuits from first conversation to signed contract, including proposals, interviews, and negotiations.
• Find creative paths to yes for clients, including alternative and grant funding for capital improvement (CIP) and transportation projects.
• Translate growth strategy into annual operating plans, team goals, and revenue targets.
• Own the regions municipal engineering business line financial performance, budgets, and resource planning.
• Plan the work and expand teams to do it, leading workforce planning, recruiting, and compensation for your team.
• Lead, coach, and develop project managers, team leaders, and engineers.
• Provide senior technical direction on civil engineering deliverables and serve as Engineer of Record on projects.
• Oversee multi-discipline projects from proposal through closeout, managing risk, schedule, quality, and compliance.
• Partner on-site with municipal clients in staff augmentation roles as needed.
• Build a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture rooted in strong client relationships.

Skills

Business development

Leadership

Client relationships

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

WSB is seeking a Director of Municipal Engineering to lead our municipal engineering practices in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. You will own business development, client relationships, and project delivery for cities, counties, and state DOTs, turning growth strategy into revenue and a high-performing team.

You will translate growth plans into annual operating targets, manage budgets, and coach engineers and project managers.