Highway Area Discipline Leader

Highway Area Discipline Leader – RS&H

RS&H is currently seeking a Highway Area Discipline Lead for our Transportation Practice in Miami or Fort Lauderdale, FL office. This role offers an opportunity to lead transformative highway projects and drive the growth of a dynamic team.

As the South Florida Highway Area Discipline Leader (ADL), you will take charge of RS&H’s South Florida Highway practice, steering both top‑line growth and operational excellence. You’ll lead a talented team of professionals, fostering a culture of engagement, empowerment, and continuous improvement. You will provide leadership and oversight to a team with a shared focus on ensuring client satisfaction and quality outcomes.

• Strategic Leadership – steer RS&H’s South Florida Highway practice and foster a culture of engagement and continuous improvement.
• Business Development – cultivate client relationships, lead brand recognition, and pursue major FDOT and county projects.
• Project Delivery – oversee large‑scale conventional and design‑build projects, ensuring quality, efficiency, and client satisfaction across arterials, interstates, and interchanges.
• Operational Excellence – manage profitability, operational efficiency, resource management, and quality deliverables.
• Innovation & Influence – champion new technologies, tools, and training to set the discipline’s direction.
• People Management – support the delivery of large, complex projects and nurture strong client relationships.
• Collaboration – inspire highway staff, coordinate with other highway leaders, and foster a thriving environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET‑accredited university.
• Florida PE registration and at least 15 years of progressive roadway/highway engineering experience.
• Proven leadership in managing multi‑discipline teams and complex projects for FDOT and county clients.
• Success in leading and winning major FDOT District Four and/or District Six project pursuits.
• Expertise in Micro Station and Open Roads Designer (ORD) with a track record of overseeing high‑quality deliverables.
• Strong business acumen, project management skills, and the ability to build lasting client partnerships.
• Experience as Engineer of Record for a variety of highway projects (e.g., limited access highways, tolled expressways, urban arterial reconstruction, and Milling & Resurfacing).
• Ability to estimate construction costs and provide post‑design services during project construction.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and willingness to travel as needed.

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with both conventional and alternative delivery projects (Design‑Bid‑Build, Adjust Score Design‑Build, Phased Design‑Build).
• Background as a Project Manager or subject matter expert within Owner’s Representative Contracts for major corridors.
• Expertise in complex interchange and alternative intersection design.

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods, occasionally stoop, and lift/move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities.

From managed toll lanes and long‑range corridor plans to complex segmental bridges, our teams provide the highest quality infrastructure and facility solutions. Each day, we partner with transportation agencies and local governments across the country to keep our communities moving. By joining our team, you can lead the evolution of transportation.

Employee‑owned, RS&H is one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to our unwavering commitment to our core values: integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork.