Civil Engineering Team Leader

Wood•Durham, NC

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wood Environment & Infrastructure (Wood E&IS) is recruiting a Civil Team Leader for our Carolina’s based Civil Engineering team from our Wilmington or Durham offices. This individual will be part of our Infrastructure Design Service Line that supports our industrial, municipal and NCDOT clientele. The position relies heavily on a combination of leadership and technical qualities and has strong advancement potential. As an engineering supervisor, you will set the bar of excellence for delivering a quality project on time and within budget. You will be responsible for staff mentoring, setting career paths with staff, establishing the group’s vision for growth and diversity. In addition, you will be responsible to establish a technical procedure to serve our wide range of market sectors. The successful candidate will have a strong desire to build and grow our talented professionals into thriving consultants. The team consists of 25 highly motivated professionals.

Requirements

B.S. in Civil Engineering
10-15+ years of professional engineering experience, and a minimum of three years in a supervisory capacity
Licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina
Demonstrated leadership in a team atmosphere
Excellent conflict resolution skills
Supervisory experience of, preferably, twenty (20) staff
Ability to establish team bench marking and strategically plan a vision for the group
Adhere to corporate/office standards for safety and quality of work
Ability to recognize a project’s critical path and continually plan for project success
Experience preparing work scopes and draft proposals
Take ownership of civil engineering designs completed by the team as the Engineer of Record
Strong written/oral communication skills
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of common Civil Engineering software tools (e.g. AutoCAD, Civil 3D, SWMM, HEC-RAS, EPANET 2), although proficiency is not required
Familiarity with MicroStation and In Roads, although proficiency is not required

Responsibilities

Engage in team mentoring and be mentored
Establish succinct career paths for all staff for the Carolina’s Civil Engineering team
Build on existing five (5) year vision for the team and take ownership of driving team success
Balance volume of work relative to number of staff (and deadlines) and adjust accordingly
Assist team with Business Development activities by ‘Doing Good Work’ and external sectors
Develop and review project approach and writing technical scope and fees
Be willing to develop key client relationships
Provide technical collaboration to all projects within the group
Remain a technical liaison for all civil work
Perform Independent Technical Review, on work performed by others, as a part of our Quality Control program
Reinforce corporate/office health and safety procedures
Know and understand various agencies of jurisdiction and associated rules and guidelines
Provide project leadership and orchestrating team efforts to execute a prescribed scope of work on time and within budget.
Various traditional Project Management functions (project metrics) and lead client meetings