Roadway Design Department Manager

The Transportation Practice is expanding and seeking to grow its team to lead the roadway design group into an era of new opportunities. We are seeking a passionate and visionary licensed Civil Engineer to continue to build and lead the roadway design team. The ideal candidate should have approximately fifteen years of highway design and project management experience working on a variety of successful urban and rural highway projects, building and maintaining internal and external relationships, and industry involvement.

In this role you will lead, mentor and grow a high performing roadway design team, manage and deliver a variety of urban and rural highway projects, cultivate and strengthen client relationships, provide strategic direction and technical oversight across all project phases, represent the firm in industry organizations and community partnerships, and drive innovation and operational excellence within the transportation group.

Why join our team? You want to become part of a dynamic, forward-thinking group with supportive leadership. Experience flexibility, autonomy, and opportunities to advance your career and team. Make a difference through impactful projects that enhance lives and communities. Enjoy competitive pay, benefits and a workplace culture that respects your expertise.

• Provides servant-leadership to Department, Practice, and company; embraces and models CEC values. Engages Department in setting and achieving goals and objectives that contribute to CEC’s vision, purpose, and strategic plan.
• Ensures the quality, accuracy, and completeness of departmental work as to engineering, design, and drafting; compliance with established standards, procedures, codes, and ordinances; adherence to design and project schedules; and provides training, technical and administrative guidance, and instruction to team members in the Department.
• Ensures departmental revenue and profitability targets are achieved and maintained.
• Responsible for work-in-progress, ensures accurate client billings, and monitors outstanding accounts receivable and collection efforts on assigned projects.
• Develops and implements departmental technical standards and procedures, including quality control/quality assurance processes. Assists in the development and coordination of Practice and inter-departmental standards and procedures.
• Develops, fosters, and maintains client relationships. Pursues repeat or follow-up work with current clients. Collaborates with Marketing and Business Development staff to respond to new business opportunities, including engaging in preparation of proposals, interviews, and presentations.
• Provides project management at a client level; troubleshoots and negotiates complex client-designer-contractor conflicts.
• Performs various personnel functions, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, performance management, salary and role recommendations, mentoring and employee development. Plans and schedules work for the Department, ensuring the appropriate and effective distribution of assignments and labor, space, and equipment for efficient performance of duties. Reviews and approves time sheets and time off requests for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintains awareness of and executes corporate policies and procedures to ensure consistent departmental application and compliance.
• Analyzes fiscal requirements of the Department, including staffing, equipment, and related needs; prepares budgetary recommendations; monitors and approves expenditure of budgeted funds.
• Complies with all safety policies, practices, and procedures.

• Servant leadership with demonstrated effectiveness in achieving results
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Approximately fifteen years experience in urban and rural roadway design and plan production.
• Oklahoma Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience working with and leading team members through design and project development tasks.
• Established roadway design reputation in the transportation industry.
• English language skills: ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to common…