Roadway Practice Builder

Kimley-Horn

Phoenix (AZ)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Retirement Plan
Comprehensive Health Coverage
Professional Development
Family-Friendly Benefits
Flexible Scheduling
Family building benefits

Job summary

A leading engineering consulting firm in Phoenix is seeking a motivated Practice Builder to expand its roadway practice. The role involves managing projects, winning work, and mentoring teams while enjoying significant autonomy. Successful candidates will have at least 8 years of experience in roadway projects and a Professional Engineer license. Attractive benefits including a robust retirement plan and professional development opportunities are offered. This is a unique chance to lead and grow a vital engineering practice.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of relevant experience managing roadway projects.
  • Experience writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage roadway projects profitably.
  • Knowledge of the full lifecycle of roadway projects.
  • Experience with local agencies/municipalities.
  • Ability to manage projects profitably while leading a team.
  • Experience writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets.

Responsibilities

  • Expand the practice in the local market focused on roadway projects.
  • Manage the design and delivery of projects profitably.
  • Establish goals and maintain client relationships.
  • Provide vision, business planning, and strategy.
  • Build positive client relationships and maintain open communication with partners.

Skills

Managing roadway projects
Client engagement
Leadership
Collaboration with stakeholders
Winning work

Education

Bachelor's Degree
Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) license

Job description

Overview

Kimley-Horn has an opportunity for a motivated Practice Builder to expand our Roadway practice in Phoenix, Arizona. As a Practice Builder at Kimley-Horn you will serve clients by winning and delivering exceptional work, managing projects profitably, and mentoring the next generation. This position offers extensive autonomy to lead, direct, and scale the practice with a forward-thinking approach.

Responsibilities
  • Expand our practice and presence in the local market focused on roadway, highway and/or municipal projects

  • This position is responsible for complex engineering design tasks as well as marketing, client engagement, and the growth of the roadway design practice in local and/or surrounding markets

  • Managing the design and delivery of projects profitably while being actively involved in design issues

  • Leadership responsibilities include:

  • Operating with integrity and sound business principals

  • Providing vision, business planning and strategy

  • Establishing goals

  • Building and maintaining positive client relationships

  • Having open communication with your partners and team

  • Growing and leading a roadway practice

  • Our Project Managers/Practice Builders manage their projects profitably, transition work to qualified staff, grow and mentor staff, and act as a positive leader and mentor

  • The successful candidate will be given a great deal of autonomy to lead, direct, and grow their business

  • With success, this individual will enjoy the rewards of an impressive bonus program with the potential to advance to ownership

Qualifications
  • 8+ years of relevant experience managing roadway projects

  • Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) license

  • Experience successfully winning and delivering work in the local and/or surrounding areas

  • Knowledge and experience with the full life cycle of roadway projects

  • Experience and relationships with local agencies and/or local municipalities

  • Knowledge in the civil design of local roadways, urban freeways and/or interchanges

  • Demonstrated ability to manage roadway projects profitably, while leading a team and collaborating key stakeholders

  • Experience writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for projected work

Why Kimley-Horn?

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it—that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 18 years!

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

  • Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to-1 company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.

  • Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.

  • Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.

  • Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.

  • Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.

  • Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.

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Posted Date 5 months ago (7/24/2025 5:27 PM)

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Discipline/Focus: Roadway

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