Transportation Engineering Group Manager

Woolpert; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Woolpert seeks a Transportation Engineering Group Manager in Houston, TX to lead the Texas roadway, bridge and drainage team. The role focuses on delivering transportation projects while guiding staff development and client relations.

You will manage project delivery, contribute to business planning, and collaborate with sales and leadership to expand TxDOT opportunities. A PE license or eligibility is required, along with 12+ years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• PE license or ability to obtain within 12 months.
• 12+ years of civil engineering experience.
• Experience managing staff and teams.
• TxDOT experience and pre-certifications.
• Experience leading transportation PS&E projects.
• Familiar with TxDOT design criteria.

Responsibilities

• Lead the roadway, bridge and drainage team for Texas.
• Manage the delivery of transportation projects.
• Coordinate Transportation Market growth in Texas with the Practice Lead.
• Oversee goal setting, reviews, salary planning and business planning.
• Direct project management on PS&E or schematic efforts.

Skills

Project management

Staff management

Leadership

TxDOT experience

Communication & writing

Business development

Education

BS or MS in Civil Engineering

Tools

MicroStation

Job description

Transportation Engineering Group Manager

Houston, TX

We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking.

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work®, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Position Overview

Woolpert is hiring a Transportation Engineering Group Manager to join our dynamic Transportation Engineering team at our Houston, TX office. This position will offer the opportunity to work on a variety of transportation projects spanning multiple clients and presenting unique challenges. First and foremost this is a people management role, with the overall health of the group as a priority task. In addition, this position is responsible for complex engineering design tasks as well as business development, client contact and sustained growth of our transportation design team.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

Qualified candidates may be eligible for a signing bonus of up to $5,000, based on experience and role alignment. Bonus eligibility is contingent upon 12 months of service and must be repaid if the employee leaves the company within one year of hire.

What You Will Do:

• Lead the roadway, bridge and drainage team for Texas. This will include all technical staff that fall within those specialties.
• Manage the delivery of transportation projects.
• Assist in running the Transportation Market in Texas along with the Texas Practice Lead.
• Oversee goal setting, reviews, salary planning and involvement in business planning as well as forwarding Transportation specific goals and initiatives.
• Professional experience of increasing responsibility, including project management, on projects involving PS&E and or schematics.
• TxDOT experience and appropriate pre-certifications required.
• Partnering with sales and technical leadership to build relationships with DOT, other transportation agencies, and local clients, with an ability to work successfully across markets.
• Recruiting and retaining strategic technical talent and the best and brightest employees.
• Good marketing, communications and technical writing skills are required.
• Existing contacts and relationships along with experience winning and delivering projects for TxDOT.

What You Will Bring:

• BS or MS in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of experience.
• PE License or ability to obtain within a year of employment.
• Experience managing staff is required.
• Professional experience of increasing responsibility, including project management, on projects involving PS&E and or schematics.
• Experience in MicroStation required.
• Experience in conducting regular project review and reporting meetings and oversight of quality control on all assigned projects is required.
• Experience in leading project teams, including subconsultants, in performing transportation design of transportation projects is required.
• Experience working on TxDOT projects is required.
• Familiar with TxDOT design criteria.
• Experience working on transportation PS&E projects.
• Ability to work on multiple projects, across multiple teams and disciplines

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Benefits You Will Love

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

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