Practice Lead - Engineering & Planning
$157,000–$209,500 year
HybridAustin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead the Practice Lead, Engineering & Planning team by mentoring engineers and planners, guiding business development, and shaping technical direction for sustainable multimodal transportation design. Manage project delivery as Principal-in-Charge or Project Director on major efforts including comprehensive plans, traffic impact analyses, and multimodal street design that prioritizes safety and equity. Collaborate with regional and corporate leadership to advance practice priorities, support marketing initiatives, and recruit talent to meet growth targets. This firmwide leadership role combines practice management with active project delivery in Austin, TX. The position reports to the Engineering Director and works alongside Design and Planning Directors to foster a collaborative culture.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of success on the types of transportation engineering and multimodal planning projects described above
- Demonstrated success building and leading teams, programs, practices and projects
- Experience in business development, proposal strategy, client development
- A PE is preferred
- PTOE and/or AICP credentials are a plus
- A belief that strong engineering makes great planning real - and that streets are public places where engineering rigor and urban design strengthen one another
- A commitment to creating safer, more equitable, and more sustainable transportation systems for the communities we serve
Desired Qualifications
- Desire to lead a practice - not just a project. You're energized by developing the next generation of engineers and planners to see your impact through what they deliver
- Strategic thinking for where the practice should go, what work to pursue, and how to position the firm for what's next
- Commitment to technical excellence as a personal standard and to remain a trusted senior voice on signature, complex projects
- Excitement to craft and communicate a vision that bridges planning and engineering
- A PE is preferred
- PTOE and/or AICP credentials are a plus
- We welcome candidates whose careers have been rooted in either transportation engineering or multimodal transportation planning, provided they have demonstrated success leading integrated teams, delivering complex projects, and growing a transportation practice
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