Transportation Director​/Practice Leader

Location: Tallahassee, FL

Job : 4520

# of Openings: 1

Welcome to Halff, the full-service infrastructure consulting firm planned, designed, engineered, constructed—and purposed—for people. Since 1950, we’ve been creating smart solutions that improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality. Halff was founded on a core tenet:
Focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow. It’s no wonder, then, that our employees, and the culture they create, result in our firm consistently being named a Top Workplace in America.

Halff is seeking a Director / Practice Leader, with their Florida Professional Engineer (PE) License, that would support and provide leadership in the Florida transportation market with a general focus on strategy and growth with FDOT districts. The selected individual will be responsible for the growth and success of transportation planning, design, and related services within the state, including business development, client relationships and project delivery.

Halff's Transportation services safely move people, vehicles and freight using multimodal applications ranging from roadways (local roads to interstate highways), transit and active transportation projects from initial planning through final design. The complete project development process includes responsive planning and design such as geometrics and storm drainage. It incorporates technology and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to relay roadway information and communication.

Finally, it brings transit planning and design to the forefront.

• Multi-discipline teams to meet challenges that are often complicated by aging infrastructure and shrinking budgets.
• Extensive knowledge in planning, designing and managing transportation projects to move people and goods safely and reliably.
• Collaborative approach to transportation projects.
• Providing strong leadership and guidance in areas of technical expertise and providing oversight to the transportation practice in the region.
• Researching markets, developing/maintaining client relationships, and identifying business opportunities.
• Creating/executing strategic plans and guiding practice growth.
• Leading successful strategic pursuits and capture planning for specific opportunities.
• Working closely with operations staff in the region to identify, hire, develop and grow key staff and resources, and ensure successful project delivery.
• Working closely with Halff's national Transportation Practice to ensure implementation of best practices and leveraging firm-wide resources.
• Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree in Civil Engineeringor
  
  ABET accredited equivalent Engineering degree
• A minimum of 15 years or more of progressive experience
• Professional Engineering (PE) License in the state of Florida
• Established leadership and expertise in the industry
• Strong client connections, particularly DOT relationships at senior levels
• Positive attitude, self-directed yet a team player, with a focus on integrity and quality

• Bicycle, Pedestrian and Active Transportation Planning and Design
• Drainage Design
• Feasibility and Preliminary Engineering
• Innovative Intersections
• Local and Regional Transportation Planning
• Multimodal and Transit Planning and Design
• NEPA Studies, Outreach and Visualization
• Roadway Design
• Safety Improvements
• TCP/Maintenance of Traffic
• Traffic Engineering/ITS

Halff is a mid-sized, employee-owned, diverse and full-service infrastructure consulting firm planned, designed, engineered, constructed — and purposed — for people. Since 1950, we’ve been creating smart solutions that improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality.

Halff was founded on a core tenet:
Focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow. It’s no wonder, then, that our employees and the culture they create result in our firm consistently being named a Top Workplace in America.

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