Arkansas Leader – Civil Engineering

Your future begins here! BGE, Inc. is a nationwide civil engineering consulting firm offering diverse career opportunities in a wide range of disciplines for public and private infrastructure projects. Our employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes outstanding health care, generous 401(k) match, professional career resources, and highly competitive work-life balance programs, including personal-time allowances, dependent care, and flexible Fridays.

In addition, BGE provides unlimited sick leave, floating holidays, and robust career growth guidance, including organization-wide leadership and mentorship programs to help you build connections and shape your career. BGE goes beyond competitive benefits to attract and retain the best in an environment that inspires excellence.

BGE, Inc. is seeking an experienced, entrepreneurial Central Arkansas Leader to help grow, lead, and strengthen our presence in the Central Arkansas market. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a proven industry leader with pertinent experience in BGE’s areas of practice. BGE is looking for a seasoned professional who can build trusted client relationships, lead teams, support project delivery, and help shape the next phase of BGE’s growth in Arkansas.

ARDOT experience and professional engineering license are preferred but not required.

The Central Arkansas Leader will serve in a visible leadership role, supporting existing clients while developing new client relationships, identifying growth opportunities, supporting strategic pursuits, and creating alignment across local and regional teams. The right person will bring a strong combination of technical credibility, business development confidence, operational discipline, and people leadership.

• Lead and support Central Arkansas office operations with a focus on growth, client service, team development, and consistent project delivery.
• Build, maintain, and expand relationships with public and private clients, local agencies, community partners, and industry contacts.
• Partner with BGE leaders across offices and disciplines to bring the right resources, expertise, and solutions to clients.
• Support business development efforts, including market strategy, client positioning, proposals, presentations, and pursuit planning.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and accountability for local team members through workload planning, coaching, and professional development.
• Oversee project execution with attention to quality, schedule, budget, communication, and compliance with company standards and applicable regulations.
• Represent BGE in client meetings, community conversations, professional organizations, and industry events to strengthen market presence.
• Help create a collaborative, growth-minded office culture built on trust, responsiveness, technical excellence, and client service.

• 10+ years of progressive civil engineering or related professional services experience, including client-facing project delivery.
• 3–5+ years of leadership experience with demonstrated success leading teams, operations, projects, or a technical practice.
• Professional licensure in one of BGE’s business lines is preferred;
  Professional Engineer (PE) licensure in Arkansas is a strong plus.
• Experience developing client relationships, supporting business development, and helping win work in a consulting environment.
• Strong understanding of civil engineering project delivery, design coordination, quality control, and multi-discipline collaboration.
• ARDOT, municipal, public infrastructure, land/site development, transportation, drainage, utilities, or related Arkansas market experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build…