Senior Technical Leader

About the role

Founded in 2007, Ward Getz & Associates LLC (WGA) is a Texas-based professional consulting firm that has steadily grown in a competitive market by consistently delivering exceptional quality and service. Our success is rooted in the belief that creative design drives successful projects and that strong client relationships are the foundation of long-term growth. WGA serves clients across Texas with offices in Houston, The Woodlands, College Station, Austin, and San Antonio.

We are seeking a Sr. Technical Leader to serve as our highest-level technical contributor for all our engineering practices. This role is the cornerstone of WGA’s technical quality, training culture, and industry reputation. The Sr. Technical Leader owns the QA/QC program for the practice, leads firm-wide mentoring and training initiatives, and acts as a visible advocate for WGA’s technical excellence in the market. This is not a project manager role - it is a technical authority role for a senior engineer who thrives on solving complex problems, developing people, and raising the bar on quality across an entire practice. As a Sr. Leadership role within WGA, this position carries firm-wide influence and accountability - with technical excellence as the primary mandate and client relationship management and industry presence as important secondary responsibilities. All Technical Leaders, Technical Managers, and designers across the firm carry an indirect reporting line to this role.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership – Provide advanced engineering guidance and solutions across all phases of civil engineering projects, including planning, design, construction, and post-project analysis; review and advise on technical aspects of projects firm‑wide; ensure designs meet regulatory requirements and industry standards; collaborate with design teams to deliver innovative, cost‑effective, and sustainable engineering solutions; evaluate and implement emerging technologies, AI tools and industry best practice; act as a trusted technical advisor to clients on project scope, feasibility, cost management, and risk mitigation; may serve as lead on complex or special projects regionally and nationally.
• Quality Control & Assurance – Own and oversee the practice’s QA/QC program; establish, document, and enforce quality procedures and technical standards; lead and contribute to continuous improvement of QA/QC processs, technical procedures, and service delivery; conduct and coordinate technical reviews across the practice to ensure all deliverables meet WGA’s standards of excellence.
• Technical Governance – Lead technical governance for the firm, including firm‑wide initiatives, standards development, and technical committee oversight; chair and advance the Design (CAD) Committee to review, standardize, and continuously