Engineering Team Lead

Primary Responsibilities

• Actively manage the day-to-day business including staffing, planning, and execution of project assignments within the team.
• Support workshare and positive collaboration with all DRMP offices.
• Provide technical guidance and manage quality checks for all project work.
• Serve as primary escalation point for engineering activities to ensure that appropriate corporate resources are leveraged.
• Manage issues to achieve root cause identification and deploy corrective actions.
• Staff Development/Hiring: Support DRMP’s recruiting, hiring, and training strategy, specifically for student interns. Help identify career development opportunities and staff pipeline for graduating students.
• Effectively communicate the corporate goals, philosophy, and culture. Lead and mentor staff in all facets of project work and the DRMP standard of high-quality service.
• Communicate performance expectations, review staff performance, and provide regular and formal feedback.

Additional Responsibilities

• Maintain contacts/relationships with local & state government agencies, and other clients in the Gainesville region.
• Delivers responsive, high-quality service to all clients.
• Supports new business opportunities throughout practice and pursue and win engineering related work through proposal/scope writing and presentations.
• Evaluate and communicate operational and business opportunities for regional engineering growth decisions.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. PE licensure in Florida preferred but not required.
• Experience: At least 6 years of overall and progressively responsible experience with engineering design projects, as well as leadership of other engineers and associates.

Skills

• Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, ICPR, & Ponds.
• Ability to generate respect and trust from staff and external constituencies.
• Outstanding communication skills both verbal and written and the ability to forge strong relationships within DRMP.
• Prior leadership experience, including leading successful teams and projects.
• Good problem-solving skills combined with a questioning attitude that probes issues and seeks resolutions compatible with the assigned projects.
• Experience working on State Department of Transportation (DOT) and municipal projects preferred.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary engineering environment preferred.
• Scope/schedule/fee development and management experience.

Benefits

• Excellent compensation package
• Outstanding holiday and paid-time-off programs
• 401(k) Plan and Match
• Career Path Development Program (Management & Technical Career Tracks)
• Mentorship Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• Competitive health and dental insurance premiums
• Variety of voluntary benefit options
• Short-Term Disability/Long-Term Disability
• Company-furnished life insurance
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account
• More