Director of Civil Engineering
About The Position
Mammoth Sports Construction is seeking a Director of Civil Engineering to lead and grow its civil engineering department. The role provides strategic, technical, and operational leadership for the team while supporting the design and construction of sports facilities and athletic complexes nationwide. The Director leads engineers at multiple experience levels, establishes department standards, manages workload and resources, oversees technical quality, and develops the team as the company grows. The Director serves as a senior technical resource on complex projects and works closely with architecture, estimating, project management, field operations, construction, and other teams to deliver coordinated, constructible, cost-effective solutions. The role oversees civil design deliverables and department performance, contributes to project planning and construction support, and helps build the department’s staffing, capabilities, and future leadership. The position is based in Meriden, Kansas, with locations also listed in Kansas City, Missouri, and Overland Park, Kansas.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited engineering program.
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
- 10 or more years of progressive civil engineering experience.
- Previous experience managing and developing professional engineers and technical staff at multiple experience levels.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a civil engineering department, discipline, or significant engineering team.
- Advanced knowledge of grading, drainage, stormwater management, utilities, roadways, site development, and permitting.
- Strong knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D and ability to provide technical oversight and review of civil engineering documents.
- Strong understanding of local, state, and federal permitting and land-development requirements.
- Experience managing multiple projects, teams, schedules, priorities, and design budgets simultaneously.
- Strong leadership skills, including delegation, mentoring, feedback, expectation-setting, and accountability.
- Ability to work effectively across architecture, engineering, estimating, project management, and construction disciplines.
- Strong communication, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to balance department leadership and strategic responsibilities with technical oversight of complex projects.
- Experience overseeing multiple civil engineering projects, schedules, budgets, and resources.
- Experience providing technical review and quality control of civil engineering plans and construction documents.
- Experience working with municipalities, permitting agencies, utility providers, and other regulatory entities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with design-build project delivery.
- Experience in sports facilities, athletic complexes, or the construction industry.
- Experience in site development, commercial development, athletic facilities, or other complex site-development projects.
- Previous experience supporting client relationships and business development efforts.
Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the civil engineering department, including senior-, mid-level, and entry-level engineers.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, performance management, and professional development for civil engineering team members.
- Establish department goals, technical standards, workflows, quality-control procedures, and best practices.
- Manage workload, project assignments, staffing needs, and resources to support current and future projects.
- Oversee development and review of civil site plans, grading plans, drainage and stormwater systems, utility layouts, roadways, and other civil infrastructure.
- Provide technical leadership and final-level review of complex designs, calculations, plans, specifications, and construction documents.
- Ensure engineering deliverables meet company quality standards and applicable local, state, and federal codes and regulations.
- Maintain accountability for project schedules, design budgets, deliverables, and overall department performance.
- Collaborate with architecture, estimating, project management, field operations, construction, and other teams throughout the design-build process.
- Participate in early project planning to evaluate site feasibility, infrastructure requirements, permitting, constructability, schedules, and potential risks.
- Work with estimating and construction teams to identify value-engineering opportunities and practical, cost-effective design solutions.
- Oversee coordination with municipalities, regulatory agencies, utility providers, consultants, and other external partners.
- Provide engineering leadership during construction, including resolving field conditions, responding to technical questions, and overseeing design modifications.
- Support recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and retention for the civil engineering department.
- Identify future staffing and organizational needs and develop a department structure to support company growth.
- Develop and mentor future department leaders and establish appropriate delegation and succession of responsibilities.
- Evaluate and implement engineering technology, software, processes, and tools to improve efficiency and design quality.
- Support client relationships and participate in project pursuits, presentations, and business development when civil engineering expertise is needed.
- Promote accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement across the civil engineering team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
