Transportation Group Leader

Jobtailor; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior leader to guide a broad transportation design and planning practice in North Texas. You will drive strategy, budgeting and performance while shaping business development and client service across four offices.

Lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee staffing and professional development, and partner with leaders to pursue growth opportunities. A PE license and consulting experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in technical design, project management, personnel leadership and organizational leadership.
• Proven success building client relationships, developing business and delivering technical projects.
• Experience leading teams, managing performance and developing employees for greater responsibility.
• Ability to make informed decisions related to staffing, budgets, quality, risk and client service.
• Master’s degree in engineering, business or related field preferred.
• Professional Engineer license preferred.
• Experience in the consulting industry preferred.
• Experience leading transportation design or planning work for county, municipal or state transportation clients preferred.
• Experience serving as a senior advisor, quality control reviewer or technical leader on complex roadway projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of transportation design and planning professionals across four North Texas offices.
• Develop and execute the group’s strategy, annual operating plan, budget and performance goals.
• Build client relationships, guide business development efforts and position the team for strategic pursuits.
• Direct workload planning, hiring and staffing to align team capacity with current and future project needs.
• Coach and develop employees, strengthen team engagement and build succession plans for key leadership and technical roles.
• Support Project Managers in delivering work that meets scope, schedule, budget, quality and client expectations.
• Monitor financial and operational performance, identify trends and take action to support the group’s long-term health.
• Partner with leaders across Transportation and other practices to share resources, advance technical excellence and pursue growth opportunities.

Skills

Transportation Design Leadership

Project Management

Client Relationship Development

Organizational Leadership

Financial Performance Monitoring

Strategic Planning

Staffing Decisions

Coaching

Team Engagement

Decision Making

Communication

Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer License

Job description

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of transportation design and planning professionals across four North Texas offices
• Develop and execute the group’s strategy, annual operating plan, budget and performance goals
• Build client relationships, guide business development efforts and position the team for strategic pursuits
• Direct workload planning, hiring and staffing to align team capacity with current and future project needs
• Coach and develop employees, strengthen team engagement and build succession plans for key leadership and technical roles
• Support Project Managers in delivering work that meets scope, schedule, budget, quality and client expectations
• Monitor financial and operational performance, identify trends and take action to support the group’s long-term health
• Partner with leaders across Transportation and other practices to share resources, advance technical excellence and pursue growth opportunities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in technical design, project management, personnel leadership and organizational leadership
• Proven success building client relationships, developing business and delivering technical projects
• Experience leading teams, managing performance and developing employees for greater responsibility
• Ability to make informed decisions related to staffing, budgets, quality, risk and client service
• Preferred: Master’s degree in engineering, business or a related technical field
• Preferred: Professional Engineer license
• Preferred: Experience in the consulting industry
• Preferred: Experience leading transportation design or planning work for county, municipal or state transportation clients
• Preferred: Experience serving as a senior advisor, quality control reviewer or technical leader on complex roadway projects

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading multidisciplinary teams in transportation design and planning, with a strong focus on client relationship management, strategic business development, and operational performance monitoring. Proven ability to coach and develop employees while aligning team capacity with project needs and organizational goals.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Transportation Design Leadership
• Project Management
• Client Relationship Development
• Organizational Leadership
• Financial Performance Monitoring

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Technical Design
• Project Management
• Workload Planning
• Budget Management
• Quality Control
• Risk Management
• Staffing Decisions
• Performance Management
• Business Development
• Strategic Planning

Soft Skills

• Coaching
• Team Engagement
• Decision Making
• Communication
• Relationship Building

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Professional Engineer License

Industry Keywords

• Consulting Industry
• Transportation Planning
• Municipal Transportation
• State Transportation
• Roadway Projects