Associate Director – Bridge & Structures

About the role

The Opportunity Ulteig is seeking an Associate Director to provide strategic and operational leadership within our Surface Transportation organization. This role is responsible for leading technical managers and multidisciplinary teams delivering bridge & structures projects for state DOTs, counties, municipalities, and tribal entities.

Strategic and Business Performance Leadership

• Partner with the Director of Surface Transportation and Market Directors to execute the Annual Operating Plan, including revenue, margin, utilization, and backlog targets.
• Provide leadership-level oversight of engineering and technical services during proposal, design, quality control, and construction phases.
• Drive disciplined pursuit, selection, and delivery performance aligned to defined strategic markets and capabilities.
• Maintain accountability for team-level financial performance, including revenue, profitability, indirect spend, and workforce planning.
• Evaluate team capacity and skillsets to align staffing with backlog forecasts and strategic growth.
• Strengthen operational execution by implementing consistent tools, processes, and accountability mechanisms in partnership with Finance and the Project Management Center of Excellence.
• Anticipate emerging transportation trends and position the organization to capitalize on market shifts.

Project and Technical Leadership

• Provide executive-level project oversight on bridge and structure projects, ensuring scope control, schedule adherence, quality standards, and risk management.
• Guide managers and technical leads in resolving complex engineering, constructability, and client challenges.
• Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across geographies and disciplines.
• Ensure independent quality control processes and disciplined technical review practices are consistently applied.
• Promote technical rigor and continuous improvement in design and delivery practices.

Business Development and Market Growth

• Partner with Market Directors, Client Team Leaders, and Sales to execute strategic growth initiatives.
• Participate in high-value pursuits by shaping strategy, reviewing technical approaches, supporting go/no-go decisions, and pre-positioning with clients.
• Support expansion of services within existing clients and entry into new markets aligned with defined priorities.
• Contribute to pursuit debriefs and lessons learned to improve win rates and decision discipline.

People and Organizational Leadership

• Lead and develop Technical Managers and team leaders to ensure consistent leadership standards across the organization.
• Conduct regular management meetings, one-on-ones, talent assessments, succession planning, and performance reviews.
• Support hiring decisions, workforce growth planning, and strategic resourcing alignment.
• Foster a safe, inclusive, high-performance culture grounded in accountability and clarity.
• Reinforce leadership norms, including ownership, communication, collaboration, and disciplined prioritization.