Civil Engineering Practice Lead

Clayton Services is searching for a Civil Engineering Practice Lead to join a growing engineering firm in Texas. The Civil Engineering Practice Lead will be responsible for helping build and lead a civil engineering practice focused on mission-critical facilities, data centers, advanced energy infrastructure, large-scale utility sites, and complex campus-style developments.

This is a senior-level opportunity for a civil engineering leader who can bring technical expertise, industry relationships, and market knowledge to the table. The ideal candidate will have experience leading civil/site development projects and established contacts with developers, owners, EPCs, utilities, contractors, or mission-critical infrastructure partners.

Job Type: Direct Hire
Pay Rate: $180,000 - $215,000/year, depending on experience and industry relationships
Benefits: Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, and more along with performance-based incentives, and long-term growth opportunity

Civil Engineering Practice Lead Responsibilities:

• Lead the growth and development of a mission-critical and advanced infrastructure civil engineering practice
• Build and maintain relationships with developers, owners, EPC contractors, utilities, contractors, and strategic industry partners
• Identify new business opportunities and support client development, proposals, and project pursuits
• Serve as a senior technical and client-facing leader on complex civil/site development projects
• Lead or oversee civil engineering packages for data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial campuses, utility sites, substations, and large-scale infrastructure projects
• Provide technical leadership on grading, drainage, hydrology, hydraulics, stormwater, floodplain, access, roadway, circulation, and utility planning
• Support planning and coordination for high-capacity utility infrastructure, power-related site improvements, transmission corridors, substations, and on-site generation projects
• Advise clients on site constraints, permitting strategy, municipal requirements, infrastructure limitations, and project feasibility
• Represent the firm in client meetings, municipal coordination meetings, proposal discussions, and technical presentations
• Help establish internal standards, delivery processes, staffing plans, pricing strategies, and growth plans for the practice
• Mentor junior and mid-level civil engineering staff as the team expands
• Collaborate with leadership to define target markets, priority accounts, pursuit strategy, and long-term practice goals
• Ensure projects are delivered with strong technical quality, permitting accuracy, design consistency, and client satisfaction
• Balance project delivery responsibilities with business development, client relationship management, and market expansion

Civil Engineering Practice Lead

Skills and Abilities

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• Strong existing network within the mission-critical, data center, advanced energy, utility, EPC, infrastructure, or large-scale development market
• Ability to bring meaningful industry contacts and client relationships to the firm
• Strong understanding of how complex civil/site development projects are planned, designed, permitted, and delivered
• Excellent business development, client relationship, and market-building skills
• Strong technical knowledge of civil/site design, land development, drainage, grading, utilities, access planning, stormwater, and permitting
• Ability to lead fast-moving projects with multiple stakeholders, consultants, municipalities, and contractors
• Strong understanding of municipal approval processes, site constraints, regulatory requirements, and permitting timelines
• Ability to communicate effectively with developers, owners, contractors, utilities, EPCs, and internal technical teams
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the desire to help build and grow a new practice area
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor engineers and influence cross-functional teams
• Excellent presentation, communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to operate as a seller-doer with both technical delivery and client development responsibilities
• High level of professionalism, judgment, and credibility in senior-level client conversations

Civil Engineering Practice Lead Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering required
• Professional Engineer license required;
  Texas PE strongly preferred
• 12+ years of civil engineering, site development, infrastructure, land development, mission-critical, data center, utility, energy, or industrial project experience
• Previous experience as a Senior Project Manager, Civil Engineering Manager, Department Manager, Practice Lead, Market Lead, Principal, or senior seller-doer preferred
• Experience leading civil/site packages for data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial campuses, substations, transmission corridors, utility infrastructure, power generation sites, or large-scale developments strongly preferred
• Existing relationships…