Director, Civil Engineering

Bowman has an opportunity for a Director, Civil Engineering (Public Works) to join our team in Brea, CA.

At Bowman, we believe in creating opportunities for aspiring people to thrive and achieve ambitious goals. That’s why a career at Bowman is more than a job. It is an opportunity to be part of a diverse and engaged community of professionals, to be treated as a respected and valued member of a motivated team and to be empowered to do exceptional work that advances the best interest of everyone involved.

We recognize the importance of creating a work environment that is both rewarding to our employees and supportive of our unwavering commitment to provide unparalleled service to our clients.

Responsible for the engineering function of assigned business unit.

• Receive broad guidance from senior-level management relating to overall key objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters and general parameters for execution. Manage people and processes to ensure effective execution. Review work produced by staff for quality assurance.

• Provide oversight and direction of department or business unit including strategy, budgeting, staff, and deliverables.

• Assist with marketing of the firm’s capabilities to establish new clients and enhance relationships with existing developers, builders, and government agencies.

• Be responsible for business development activities for current and prospective clients.

• Coordinate with other internal departments to meet project requirements.

• Act as advisor to engineering team regarding projects, tasks, and operations.

• Hire, train, retain, and develop engineering staff.

• Oversee all projects in the department to ensure that the work is executed on time and on budget and in accordance with the client’s requirements and within company policies and procedures.

• Provide work assignments and review performance to ensure the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff.

• Research and collect outstanding monies due from clients.

• Keep current on engineering trends and developments to recommend changes in program or design methods.

• Direct the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of public infrastructure and capital improvement projects.

• Manage departmental operations, budgets, schedules, contracts, and resources.

• Review and approve engineering plans, specifications, studies, and technical reports.

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, permits, standards, and safety requirements.

• Coordinate with elected officials, regulatory agencies, consultants, contractors, and community stakeholders.

• Oversee design department, project performance, quality control, and project delivery.

• Support development review, infrastructure planning, and asset management initiatives.

• Develop staff through coaching, performance management, and professional development.

• Prepare and present recommendations, budgets, and project updates to executive leadership and governing bodies.

• Ability to drive the profitability and growth of sector.

• Ability to understand and accurately interpret financial reports and metrics.

• Ability to be a self-starter with strong marketing/business development skills.

• Commitment to becoming a “citizen” of the broader organization, breaking down barriers and silos.

• Ability to be self-reliant and able to operate independently with limited direction.

• Ability to be results-orientated, able to motivate, holding staff accountable.

• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization and external partners to include government officials, clients and staff members.

• High degree of discretion and ability to manage highly…