SW Florida Transportation Business Group Leader

HDR is looking for a Southwest Florida Transportation Business Group Lead to help lead our Area Transportation Business Group, focused specifically on Southwest Florida. As the Local Geographical Lead, we’ll count on you to: Take responsibility for operations including staff development, profitability, morale, quality control and marketing support. Function as a Client and Project Manager by taking responsibility for client service and project delivery in addition to management responsibilities. Take administrative responsibility for the staff and technical service functions and lead and coordinate services with other business groups. Be directly involved in business development planning, proposals and interviews. Be directly involved with transportation clients in marketing, project production and related issues. See that all work is planned, organized, controlled and evaluated through proactive project management system. Implement, monitor and support company policy. Select, train, develop, manage and coach project delivery personnel. Manage and develop multidiscipline teams. Work cooperatively with Area and Local Leaders in local and national marketing and production efforts. Collaborate with Area Transportation Business Group Market Sector Leaders and the Area Business Group Manager to bring the TBG vision to fruition in the local marketplace. Perform other duties as needed. Primary Roles and Responsibilities Controlling – Responsible for assisting with meeting the operational metrics for the Area Transportation Business Group including specifically net fees earned and profitability. Staffing – Assist in prioritization of hires, identification and recruiting of candidates, development and retention of staff and management of workload. Client Management Leadership & Assistance – Collaborate with staff in the definition and engagement strategy for clients within the Area. Alignment of Resources – Coordinate the alignment of internal resources to the needs of our clients and the achievement of goals. Strategic Planning – Assist in development of annual strategic planning effort. Secondary Responsibilities Monitor and communicate progress toward period and annual net fee bookings goals. Work closely with business development leadership to observe trends, adjust projections and make required alterations to plan in an effort to achieve year over year goals and cost management targets. Other Initiatives – The candidate will be encouraged to expand HDR branding in the area and attend civic functions such as ACEC-FL, FTBA, and other functions to interact and establish/maintain client relationships. Preferred Qualifications Registered Professional Engineer in Florida, or the ability to gain reciprocity. Must have proven marketing and business development skills in addition to contacts/relationships with transportation clients. Requires excellent communication skills (written and verbal), demonstrated team building capabilities, strong people‑leader experience of a diverse team. Good leadership and organizational skills with the ability to grow continue to grow the local geography's transportation team. Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand. Ability to handle multiple assignments effectively. Be committed to quality, improvement and HDR values. 15+ years industry experience, must include management experience. Experience must include significant transportation experience. Previous experience managing staff, clients, contracts and hiring staff for an engineering consulting firm. Master's degree PMP certification Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering 10 years related experience A minimum 5 years project management experience Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be plus) Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must #J-18808-Ljbffr HDR, Inc.