Northwest Highway-Bridge Design Practice Leader

About the role

Under the direction of the West Region Highway/Bridge Design Practice Leader, you will lead the continued performance and growth of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Highway/Bridge design team. This role leads client service and project delivery in the PNW/Washington market, oversees design staff, manages resources and budgets, and provides technical and project oversight. It directs daily operations and financial outcomes of the PNW highway/bridge group, and supports the region’s growth strategy by developing and implementing business plans.

Responsibilities

• Analyze all technical aspects of roadway/highway engineering, identify issues, and apply suitable solutions.
• Review construction plans, design calculations, specifications, cost estimates to ensure completeness, accuracy, constructability, and conformity to local standards or best engineering practices.
• Prepare project reports and feasibility studies.
• Lead meetings and interface with Lochner’s clients.
• Create project schedules, scopes, and budgets, and manage fundamental project management capabilities.
• Ensure quality assurance and quality control through the development and review of construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Show excellent leadership potential and soft skills, and work well with staff at all levels.
• Develop and implement business plans to drive the region's growth.
• Support the development of office-level action plans to support the regional business plan.
• Resolve high-level operational concerns or problems and take actionable steps to remediate impacts and enhance performance.
• Assess and anticipate talent needs to understand current and future gaps and bench strength.
• Support team recruiting efforts to align with growth strategy.
• Measure and monitor budget and operational performance and communicate key metrics and information regularly to the leadership team.
• Maintain client communication in coordination with other offices and assure satisfactory client experience, project production, and Quality Assurance / Quality Control procedures.
• Oversee succession plans and support development of defined successors across the team.
• Perform honest and candid performance evaluations of direct reports.
• Recommend salary increases for subordinate staff for approval by leadership.
• Ensure office complies with applicable laws, regulations, and corporate policies / procedures.
• Ensure the flow of communication within the region, through regular meetings, written communications, and informal communication, to ensure the effective sharing or critical information, efficient decision-making, team engagement and collaboration.
• Drive the growth of the business regionally to support attainment of Lochner’s nationwide growth strategies and plans.
• Leverage an entrepreneurial approach to refresh the local strategy and position the business for success.
• Contribute to long-term growth in the region by building the technical and civil transportation capabilities required to secure current business and penetrate new markets.
• Stabilize the business and reinvigorate the culture.
• Engage and inspire the team, with a focus on sustainable growth through recruitment, retention, and professional development.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.
  • Professional Civil Engineering License in Washington required.
  • Minimum of 15 years of diversified experience in civil engineering, with specific expertise in transportation infrastructure.
  • Experience in relevant facets of planning, design, and construction services for roads, highways, and bridges.
  • Strategic and growth-minded leadership.
  • Demonstrated track record of positioning and scaling a business and team for growth.
  • Able to develop effective and trustworthy long-term relationships with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders in the transportation industry.
  • Established network locally, with relevant partners.
  • Strong written and verbal communications skills.
  • Adept at leveraging communications skills both externally (business development, writing proposals, community engagements, stakeholder and partnership development, leading client presentations/meetings) and internally, to drive the development and engagement of strong teams.
  • Commitment to joining Lochner, which offers a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support your health and financial well-being throughout your career.

  Qualifications

  • Strategic thinking.
  • Driving results.
  • Leading change.
  • Leading people.
  • Collaborating and influencing.
  • Building people capability.

  Skills

  • Project Management.
  • Technical Analysis.
  • Client Relationship Management.
  • Business Development.
  • Financial Management.
  • Operational Oversight.
  • Team Leadership.
  • Strategic Planning.
  • Communication Skills.
  • Leadership Potential.

  Benefits

  Lochner Provides An Extensive Total Rewards Package That Includes:

  • Competitive Premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision.
  • Paid Time Off and Flexible Holiday Program.
  • Company Paid Disability (includes paid Maternity Leave), and Life Insurance.
  • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with Employer Contribution.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical Expenses and/or Dependent Care.
  • Paid Family Leave.
  • Retail Plan with Employer Match.
  • Flexible Work Schedules (Hybrid or Remote, when possible).
  • Wellness Program for Physical and Mental Health.
  • Lochner Cares Non-Profit 501c3 Education and Training Assistance.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Employee Discounts.
  • Paid Time Off for Charitable Acts of Service.

  Pay

  Compensation is commensurate with experience.

  Schedule

  Full-time.

  Equal Employment Opportunity

  Lochner is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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