Senior Civil Discipline Lead

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee extensive and complex water resources programs requiring significant staff, stakeholder collaboration, and coordination
• Align organizational structure, staffing, skills development, training, and operational focus with company values, objectives, and strategic initiatives
• Collaborate with senior PM’s to address complex business and client matters
• Execute legal and contractual commitments on behalf of the firm with clients, teaming partners, vendors, and subconsultants within established guidelines
• Ensure all work produced by reporting staff meets company risk management and quality standards
• Serve as Project Manager to lead large, complex, multidisciplinary projects
• Manage projects with fees up to $5 million
• Negotiate critical and complex issues with executive-level representatives of client organizations and partner firms
• Lead development and delivery of major external presentations, including sales presentations, seminars, and industry events
• Foster and strengthen existing client relationships while developing new business opportunities through ongoing outreach and engagement
• Expand and transition client relationships to additional staff members to support long-term business growth and continuity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required
• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field required
• Minimum of 20 years of civil engineering/water resources consulting experience
• Proven ability to develop and lead multiple large project teams
• Excellent client relationship management skills
• Skilled in building strategic alliances and relationships to achieve business objectives
• Strong understanding of company operations and objectives, with the ability to effectively communicate them to teams
• Demonstrated ability to identify, develop, and mentor future leaders within the organization
• Exceptional negotiation, client management, and external team-building skills
• Proficiency with project management systems and tools
• Experience directing large programs involving multiple staff levels, including senior management
• Proven ability to mentor technical staff and managers
• Strong knowledge of civil engineering codes, standards, and industry best practices
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• The ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment, lead project tasks, work independently, and remain self-motivated
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% monthly

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The inability to cope with a stressful work environment does not constitute a protected disability.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Must be able to travel with luggage and be able to transport materials and personal overnight supplies.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Compensation Package

• Pay Range: $176,000 - $288,000 (DOE)
• Benefits: McMillen provides a full Benefits Program comprising medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, EAP, 401(k) and match, 9 paid holidays, generous PTO, opportunity for stock ownership, and wellness reimbursement.
• No recruiters, please.