Roadways Technical Leader; TL - Infrastructure

Technical Leader (TL)

Reporting to the Project Delivery Business Leader (PDBL), the Technical Leader (TL) is accountable for advancing technical excellence, strengthening quality, and building technical capability across the Roadways discipline within the Infrastructure BOU. The TL is a peer to Regional Delivery Leaders (RDLs), working collaboratively to ensure that technical excellence is embedded into project delivery, strategic pursuits, and business operations. The role connects technical communities of practice to project delivery, ensuring that the Excellence pillar—encompassing technical quality, digital innovation, HSSE, and disciplined execution—is consistently translated into strong project outcomes.

Primary Focus Areas

Advance technical excellence across the discipline by defining, standardizing, and reinforcing technical practices:

• Establish and communicate discipline-specific technical standards aligned with regulations, industry best practices, and internal requirements
• Promote consistent application of QA/QC processes, design standards, and technical review practices across projects
• Provide technical oversight and guidance on complex or high-risk projects
• Lead resolution of technical issues, ensuring appropriate risk mitigation and continuous improvement
• Ensure consistency in technical approaches across regions and BCs

Embed technical expertise into project delivery in collaboration with RDLs, Delivery Directors for Digital Practice, Global Delivery Centers, Project Management, and Project Controls, and Project Managers:

• Work closely with delivery leadership to ensure appropriate technical expertise is applied to projects
• Support project teams by facilitating access to the appropriate technical capabilities across the discipline
• Contribute to major pursuits and key project reviews with technical leadership and input
• Reinforce that technical excellence is a core component of project outcomes, fully integrated into delivery

Work in close partnership with Regional Delivery Leaders and Delivery Directors for Digital Practice, Global Delivery Centers, Project Management, and Project Controls to align technical excellence with delivery performance:

• Collaborate with RDLs to ensure technical standards, expertise, and oversight are consistently embedded across the regional project portfolio
• Partner with Delivery Directors for Digital Practice, Global Delivery Centers, Project Management, and Project Controls to strengthen alignment between technical disciplines and project execution practices
• Support identification and intervention on technically complex or at-risk projects, providing targeted technical guidance
• Contribute to resourcing discussions to ensure alignment between technical capability and project needs
• Participate in delivery governance forums to align on priorities, risks, lessons learned, and continuous improvement actions
• Ensure feedback from project delivery is captured and translated into improvements in standards, tools, and practices

Build and lead a connected, high-performing technical community across the discipline:

• Develop and implement a Technical Discipline Strategic Plan aligned with Infrastructure priorities
• Establish and execute a Technical Discipline Engagement approach to connect practitioners across regions
• Foster collaboration across Business Centers and regions to share knowledge and best practices
• Support succession planning, mentoring, and development of technical talent

Advance innovation and digital integration across the discipline:

• Drive adoption of digital tools, advanced engineering methods, and innovative delivery approaches
• Collaborate with digital and innovation leaders to align discipline priorities with broader initiatives
• Support implementation of AI-enabled workflows that improve efficiency, consistency, and insight generation while maintaining appropriate human oversight, professional judgment, and accountability in decision-making
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