Director, Transportation - Civil

Westwood Professional Services•Modesto, CA

4d•$150,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Transportation Service Leader to join our team in Modesto, Fresno, Merced or Pleasanton California. The primary responsibilities for this position include business development, team development and operations and project management for both public and private sector transportation projects in the California market. The Transportation Service Leader will work with the Regional Service Leader and local leaders in the Public Infrastructure and Land Development Divisions to develop and implement strategies for maximizing Westwood’s share of the California transportation market. You will mostly work with local government, cities/municipalities, and counties. This is an opportunity to join Westwood’s highly experienced and dynamic team dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients . Our ideal candidate will have 10+ years of diverse transportation engineering, design and project management experience supporting both the public and private sectors. This position is responsible for marketing, business development, project management and sustained growth of the transportation team in California.

Requirements

Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization and use independent judgement
Knowledge of the transportation consulting business
Experience developing and implementing marketing pursuit strategies
Experience in operations and business practices
Excellent technical and project management skills
Demonstrated ability to develop relationships with peers, clients, and public agency staff
Track record of successfully winning and delivering projects
Ability to coach, mentor and motivate others
Licensed Professional Civil Engineer (PE) and Professional Traffic Engineer (TE) in California
10+ years of progressive design, management, and business development experience in transportation
This position requires travel to project sites and other Westwood offices in California and throughout the United States

Responsibilities

Develop and coordinate service-specific education and staff development.
Works with Division Leader, Regional Service Leader, and local leaders to develop and implement a strategic plan to advance service initiatives that supports the goals of the division.
Provide leadership, mentoring and empowerment to transportation service staff throughout California.
Works with Regional Service Leader, and local leaders to develop short- and long-term growth plans for the transportation service.
Ensure company culture, policies and procedures are consistently implemented within the service group.
Stay current on service-specific trends, technology, software, hardware and equipment.
Drive value based on innovation.
Work with Regional Service Leader, and local leaders to develop and implement standards for work products specific to the service such as design standards, reports, specifications, data files, etc.
Responsible for service-based workload coordination across the region.
Advise Regional Service Leader, and local leaders in hiring decisions and identify technical resource needs as it relates to the service group in the region.
Support market-based and/or service-based business development in each office in the region by providing technical expertise and transportation revenue generation.
Work with Regional Service Leader, and local leaders to:
Develop and implement a strategic plan to advance the service in California
Advance service initiatives within the California offices
Support the goals of the division
Provide advice in hiring decisions
Identify technical resource needs as it relates to the service groups
Develop short- and long-term growth plans for the service
Develop and implement standards for work products specific to the service such as design standards, reports, specifications, data files, etc.
Provide leadership, mentoring and empowerment to the office service team
Partner with local leaders on project proposal efforts, for service-specific components
Stay current on service-specific trends and drive value through innovation
Implement, monitor and maintain procedures and quality standards for the service team
Support market-based and/or service-based business development by providing technical expertise and transportation revenue generation
Manage the design and delivery of multi-disciplined projects in a profitable manner
Supervise the work of project managers and engineers
Develop project work plans and budget projections and effectively deploy resources
Review, interpret and act on business metrics including utilization, backlog, WIP and AR
Prepare, maintain and coordinate project schedules
Develop and track milestones to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
Complete monthly project accounting and invoicing
Represent Westwood and our clients in meetings with governmental agencies
Write proposals, prepare qualification packages and lead project interviews
Recruit, grow, mentor and train staff
Build relationships internally and externally with clients and strategic partners
Lead transportation business development activities
Negotiate contract terms and conditions
Lead by example – display solid judgment, good values, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism.