Transportation Practice Leader

Reveer Group; South Carolina; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Reveer Group seeks a Transportation Practice Leader to guide the growth and direction of its Transportation Department in South Carolina. The role requires delivering transportation projects, building client relationships across SC, and mentoring a high-performing team.

You will set vision with firm leadership, pursue strategic opportunities, and lead business development efforts with SCDOT, counties, and municipalities. Charleston HQ with flexible long-term in-person presence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of transportation engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Established professional network within South Carolina's transportation industry.
• Demonstrated success developing client relationships and supporting business growth.
• Experience leading teams, departments, or technical groups.
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish the vision, direction, and growth strategy for the Transportation Department in South Carolina, and identify strategic opportunities.
• Help expand Reveer Group's transportation presence and market share.
• Participate in long-range planning and business strategy.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with SCDOT, counties, municipalities, MPOs, and transportation stakeholders.
• Identify upcoming opportunities, lead pursuit strategies, interviews, and business development efforts.
• Recruit, develop, and mentor transportation professionals, fostering ownership and accountability.
• Provide senior technical leadership and QA/QC oversight on transportation projects.
• Collaborate with leadership to balance project delivery, staff development, and department growth.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Client relationships

Strategic planning

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

We are seeking a Transportation Practice Leader to guide the growth and direction of our Transportation Department. This position is designed for a transportation professional who has successfully delivered small and large scale transportation projects, established relationships throughout South Carolina's transportation industry, and has a desire to build and mentor a high-performing team. The successful candidate will lead the strategic growth of the practice, strengthen client relationships, support business development efforts, and provide leadership to the department.

What You'll Do

• Work with firm leadership to establish the vision, direction, and growth strategy for the Transportation Department, and identify and pursue strategic opportunities throughout South Carolina.
• Help expand Reveer Group's transportation presence and market share.
• Participate in long-range planning and business strategy.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with SCDOT, counties, municipalities, MPOs, and transportation stakeholders, and serve as a trusted advisor to clients and industry partners.
• Identify upcoming opportunities, lead pursuit strategies, interviews, and business development efforts.
• Recruit, develop, and mentor transportation professionals, foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Support career development and succession planning within the department and ensure staff have the resources and support needed to succeed.
• Provide senior technical leadership, QA/QC oversight on transportation projects, serve as a technical resource and advisor to project managers and design staff
• Participate in project planning, design reviews, and key project decisions, ensuring projects are delivered with a high level of technical quality, client satisfaction, and profitability.
• Support project teams in resolving complex engineering and client challenges.
• Collaborate with the firm's technical leadership to balance project delivery, staff development, and department growth.

Where You'll Work

• We recognize that exceptional leaders don't always live next door. For the right candidate, we're open to a commuting arrangement from within a few hours of Charleston. The successful candidate should expect to spend significant time in our Charleston headquarters during the first several months to build relationships, understand our culture, and integrate with the leadership team. As those relationships are established, the role can transition to a more flexible long-term schedule while maintaining a meaningful in-person presence.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 10+ years of transportation engineering experience.
• Experience with SCDOT and/or municipal transportation projects.
• Established professional network within South Carolina's transportation industry.
• Demonstrated success developing client relationships and supporting business growth.
• Experience leading teams, departments, or technical groups.
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Preferred

• Existing relationships with transportation decision-makers throughout South Carolina.
• Experience managing transportation practice growth, strategic planning, or business development initiatives.
• Participation in professional organizations and industry associations related to transportation and infrastructure.