Senior Director of Civil Engineering - Regional Practice Leader
$200,000–$250,000 year
HybridBellevue, Washington, United States or Kent, Washington, United States
Job Summary
Lead and grow regional civil engineering practices across the Pacific Northwest with accountability for client service, team performance, overall financial performance, quality, and sustainable growth. Develop and execute regional practice strategies aligned with business objectives, market opportunities, and client priorities to strengthen local brand recognition and operational density. Build, mentor, and develop high-performing teams with leadership depth across offices and disciplines while creating a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Strengthen client relationships by understanding needs, anticipating challenges, and positioning Core States as a trusted advisor to expand repeat business and market presence. This hybrid role is based in Bellevue, WA; Kent, WA; Puyallup, WA; Chehalis, WA; or Richland, WA. Core States Group designs, builds, and manages programs across North America, offering integrated solutions for clients in sectors ranging from convenience to semiconductor infrastructure.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
- Professional Engineering license
- MBA, advanced business degree, or demonstrated business leadership experience
- Significant civil engineering leadership experience, including responsibility for client relationships, team leadership, program delivery, overall financial performance, and operational execution
- Demonstrated success leading national client programs, scaling delivery teams, improving operational performance, or managing complex client portfolios
- Strong business and financial acumen, including the ability to evaluate client growth opportunities, financial performance, staffing, resource planning, workload management, and operational priorities
- Strong understanding of civil engineering delivery for multi-site, national, or programmatic clients, including scope, schedule, budget, permitting, quality, and client communication
- Experience in civil site development, multi-site engineering, land development, infrastructure, national accounts, or related growth markets
- Ability to lead through influence, build trust, align teams, mentor leaders, and communicate effectively with clients, teams, and company leadership
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to identify practical uses for company-approved AI tools to improve team processes, support better decisions, and increase efficiency
- Demonstrated ability to review AI-generated content for accuracy, protect confidential information, and remain responsible for the final work product
- Ownership, sound judgement, accountability, humility, a strong sense of stewardship, and a servant leadership mindset
- Highly motivated, business-minded, and capable of making thoughtful decisions in a complex, fast-moving environment
- Ability to build trust with senior leaders, technical experts, market leaders, and client-facing teams
- Hybrid work arrangement out of Bellevue, WA; Kent, WA; Puyallup, WA; Chehalis, WA; or Richland, WA
Desired Qualifications
- Professional Engineering license strongly preferred
- MBA, advanced business degree, or demonstrated business leadership experience strongly preferred
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