National Civil Engineering Leader - Multi-Site Growth

Core States Group; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Core States Group is seeking a Senior Director of Civil Engineering — Multi-Site to lead national delivery, growth, and performance for our civil engineering teams across the United States. You will align people, process, client expectations, and financials to build scalable delivery models with quality and accountability.

This role requires strategic thinking, execution discipline, and the ability to mentor leaders, strengthen client programs, and drive continuous improvement across national

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline required.
• Professional Engineering license strongly preferred.
• MBA, advanced business degree, or demonstrated business leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Significant civil engineering leadership experience, including responsibility for client relationships, team leadership, program delivery, overall financial performance, and operational execution.
• Demonstrated success leading national client programs, scaling delivery teams, improving operational performance, or managing complex client portfolios.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including the ability to evaluate client growth opportunities, financial performance, staffing, resource planning, workload management, and operational priorities.
• Strong understanding of civil engineering delivery for multi-site, national, or programmatic clients, including scope, schedule, budget, permitting, quality, and client communication.
• Experience in civil site development, multi-site engineering, land development, infrastructure, national accounts, or related growth markets.
• Ability to lead through influence, build trust, align teams, mentor leaders, and communicate effectively with clients, teams, and company leadership.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to identify practical uses for company-approved AI tools to improve team processes, support better decisions, and increase efficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to review AI-generated content for accuracy, protect confidential information, and remain responsible for the final work product.

Responsibilities

• Lead national Multi-Site Civil Engineering teams for client service and financial performance.
• Strengthen delivery systems, workflows, and quality standards across programs.
• Build a national delivery platform to improve execution and growth.
• Mentor and develop high-performing teams with the required leadership depth.
• Create a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Strengthen national client relationships by understanding needs and improving responsiveness.
• Partner with client leaders, project teams, market leaders, and technical teams to support delivery and opportunities.
• Drive consistent execution across programs: scope, schedule, budget, change management, invoicing, closeout.
• Use performance data and client feedback to identify trends and improve delivery outcomes.

Skills

Business judgment

Operational leadership

Technical credibility

Client relationships

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineering license

MBA or advanced business degree

Job description

Core States Group is seeking a Senior Director of Civil Engineering — Multi-Site to lead national delivery, growth, and performance for our civil engineering teams across the United States. You will align people, process, client expectations, and financials to build scalable delivery models with quality and accountability.

This role requires strategic thinking, execution discipline, and the ability to mentor leaders, strengthen client programs, and drive continuous improvement across national