Regional Group Leader

• Provide visible, accountable local leadership for the Delaware and Maryland teams
• Represent Verdantas externally with municipal, county, state, institutional, and private-sector clients
• Maintain external visibility through client meetings, industry events, professional organizations, and community engagement
• Identify, position for, and pursue transportation, municipal, planning, environmental, and infrastructure opportunities
• Develop pursuit strategies, teaming approaches, and proposal positioning
• Support project delivery, resource planning, quality standards, and risk management procedures
• Support delivery of transportation, municipal, and multidisciplinary projects meeting schedule, budget, quality, communication, and responsiveness expectations
• Advance the Delaware and broader Delmarva growth strategy
• Foster collaboration and cross-selling across multiple service lines
• Expand municipal engineering, roadway and traffic engineering, complete streets, multimodal planning, stormwater, permitting, and grant-funded infrastructure programs
• Participate in strategizing potential growth areas for the group and Mid Atlantic Division

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Planning, Environmental Science, Construction Management, Business, or a related field
• 24+ years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, consulting, project management, operations, or public-sector infrastructure services
• Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Planner, Project Management Professional (PMP), or other relevant professional credential preferred
• Delaware and/or Maryland professional registration or ability to obtain registration preferred, as applicable to the candidate’s discipline
• Demonstrated experience developing staff, growing teams, coordinating office operations, and managing multidisciplinary teams
• Strong understanding of Delaware and/or Maryland public-sector markets, municipal clients, transportation agencies, and regional infrastructure needs and trends
• Experience supporting business development, client relationship management, proposals, and project delivery
• Existing relationships and name recognition with relevant transportation, municipal, county, public works, institutional, or infrastructure organizations preferred
• Background in transportation, government, planning, municipal engineering, roadway and traffic engineering, complete streets, multimodal planning, land development, environmental permitting, utility coordination, or grant-funded public infrastructure programs preferred
• Ability to build trust and collaboration across offices, disciplines, service lines, and leadership groups
• Active external involvement in relevant professional and civic organizations preferred
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

Demonstrates expertise in civil and transportation engineering, project management, and business development within the public-sector infrastructure domain. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, develop strategic growth initiatives, and foster client relationships in Delaware and Maryland markets.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) Certification
• 24+ Years of Engineering Experience
• Business Development Experience
• Strong Communication Skills

• Project Management
• Municipal Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Environmental Permitting
• Proposal Development
• Risk Management
• Resource Planning
• Multimodal Planning
• Grant-Funded Infrastructure Programs
• Roadway and Traffic Engineering

• Relationship-Building
• Collaboration
• Team Development
• Client Relationship Management
• Trust Building

• Professional Planner
• Project Management Professional (PMP)

• Public-Sector Infrastructure
• Delaware and Maryland Markets
• Municipal Clients
• Transportation Agencies
• Infrastructure Opportunities
• Community Engagement
• Cross-Selling
• Office Operations Coordination
• Civic Organizations Involvement
• Strategic Growth Areas