Job Description

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Transportation Group Leader based in Fort Worth, Dallas, Denton or Frisco, Texas You will lead a talented team of more than 40 transportation design and planning professionals working across four North Texas offices. As Transportation Group Leader, you will shape the team’s strategy, support its continued growth and guide the delivery of large, complex roadway projects for county, municipal and state transportation clients.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of transportation design and planning professionals across four North Texas offices
• Develop and execute the group’s strategy, annual operating plan, budget and performance goals
• Build client relationships, guide business development efforts and position the team for strategic pursuits
• Direct workload planning, hiring and staffing to align team capacity with current and future project needs
• Coach and develop employees, strengthen team engagement and build succession plans for key leadership and technical roles
• Support Project Managers in delivering work that meets scope, schedule, budget, quality and client expectations
• Monitor financial and operational performance, identify trends and take action to support the group’s long-term health
• Partner with leaders across Transportation and other practices to share resources, advance technical excellence and pursue growth opportunities

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in technical design, project management, personnel leadership and organizational leadership
• Proven success building client relationships, developing business and delivering technical projects
• Experience leading teams, managing performance and developing employees for greater responsibility
• Ability to make informed decisions related to staffing, budgets, quality, risk and client service

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Preferred

• Master’s degree in engineering, business or a related technical field
• Professional Engineer license
• Experience in the consulting industry
• Experience leading transportation design or planning work for county, municipal or state transportation clients
• Experience serving as a senior advisor, quality control reviewer or technical leader on complex roadway projects

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values ( Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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