Regional Lead Transportation Design

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the firm's Transportation strategic plan and translate practice-level priorities into actionable regional initiatives
• Identify and pursue growth opportunities within the region, including new transportation clients, delivery methods, service offerings, and geographic expansion
• Align regional efforts with statewide, regional, and federal transportation priorities and funding programs
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing regional transportation design team
• Support succession planning, recruiting, and staff development in alignment with practice and firmwide goals
• Promote a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Foster interdisciplinary coordination across roadway, transit, active transportation, traffic, drainage, and environmental teams
• Serve as the primary relationship manager for key regional transportation clients, including state DOTs, counties, cities, transit agencies, and regional transportation authorities
• Represent the firm at transportation industry events, conferences, stakeholder meetings, and public agency forums
• Collaborate with Business Development and Marketing to shape go-to-market strategies, pursuit positioning, and major proposal efforts
• Play a leading role in identifying, developing, and securing new transportation projects and on-call contracts
• Contribute to achieving overall Transportation Practice sales, bookings, and backlog goals
• Provide leadership and oversight on transportation planning and design projects to ensure quality, schedule adherence, and client satisfaction
• Support project teams in navigating complex technical, regulatory, and stakeholder challenges, including CEQA/NEPA coordination and agency design standards
• Drive consistency in project delivery through best practices, standardized tools, and quality management processes
• Serve as Project Manager on large, complex transportation projects or oversee a portfolio of transportation clients within the region
• Support development of the regional transportation business plan and budget in coordination with the Transportation Practice Lead and firm leadership
• Monitor regional backlog, revenue, utilization, and project profitability
• Track performance metrics and implement corrective actions to meet or exceed established KPIs
• Optimize staffing and resource allocation to ensure operational efficiency and successful project delivery

Requirements

• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience delivering transportation planning and design services for public-sector clients, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary transportation teams and manage complex infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of regional transportation markets, agency delivery models, and regulatory frameworks
• Demonstrated success in business development, client relationship management, and major pursuits
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills
• Highly organized, analytical, and results oriented
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven consulting environment
• Willingness to travel as needed to support regional offices, project sites, and client engagements
• Ability to work collaboratively with firm leadership and key internal stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Construction or closely related field is required
• PE license in California