Civil Engineer​/Project Manager

You Belong At SEH

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• Collaborate on amazing projects of varying size and complexity that positively impact communities
• Being 100% employee-owned means we all share in the company's success
• Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training
• Work arrangements that promote work/life balance
• Flexible holidays enable individuals to tailor their festivities
• Paid Family Leave provides time to care for loved ones, whether family by birth or family by choice

Help Build SEH's Civil Practice in Wichita, KS!

SEH is seeking a Kansas
-licensed civil engineer and project manager to help shape and grow our newly established Wichita office. This is more than a traditional project management position. It is an opportunity to partner with our Civil team to build a local civil practice, managing existing client relationships with municipalities and private clients, while helping to build new ones. You'll lead project delivery and help recruit the team that will support SEH's long-term growth in Kansas.

What Makes this Opportunity Different:

• Local leadership with national resources:
  Operate as SEH's visible local civil engineer while drawing upon multidisciplinary expertise across the company.
• Existing momentum:
  Build upon current Wichita staff, relationships, and active regional growth plans.
• Authority to grow:
  Help identify and recruit the project managers, designers, and technical staff needed as workload continues to grow.
• Employee ownership:
  Share directly in the value created through SEH's long-term success.
• Access and autonomy:
  Work directly with regional and company leaders while having meaningful influence over market and hiring decisions.

The Opportunity:

• Lead the growth of SEH's municipal civil practice in Wichita and surrounding communities.
• Manage existing relationships with cities, utilities, counties, developers, partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Identify client needs and develop practical strategies that convert relationships into projects and long-term accounts.
• Serve as a project manager and technical leader for public infrastructure and select private development projects.
• Develop project approaches, scopes, fees, schedules, staffing plans, and quality-management strategies.
• Lead proposals, interviews, client presentations, and community or public meetings.
• Coordinate project delivery using local staff and technical resources from across SEH.
• Recruit, mentor, and lead a local civil engineering team as backlog and market opportunities grow.
• Represent SEH through professional organizations, industry events, municipal associations, and community involvement.
• Develop and maintain client strategy plans, pursuit priorities, and an accurate opportunity pipeline.
• Serve as a technical lead on multidisciplined civil engineering projects in Wichita and surrounding areas.

Essential

Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Kansas (required).
• Residence in or near Wichita, KS with strong client connections
• Proven track record of successfully managing civil engineering projects.
• Flexible and broad technical skills across civil infrastructure disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to build client trust and contribute to business development, proposals, interviews, and project pursuit
• Strong understanding of the Wichita municipal, utility, regulatory, and development environment.
• Demonstrated relevant experience, including team leadership and project management.
• Ability to build, develop, and guide engineering teams to achieve targeted business outcomes.
• Confident public communicator who can represent SEH to Councils, Boards, Associations
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and lead effectively in a growing office.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Established relationships with…