Discipline Lead / Group Manager, Highway Design

TKDA • Saint Paul, MN

109d • $115,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Our employee-owned and integrated team of multi-discipline engineering and design professionals has an exciting opportunity available for a senior highway design engineer who has a strong technical aptitude combined with a passion for guiding and developing a collective team of experts and emerging professionals and a desire to lead the growth of our highway design services. As a Group Manager (GM), your primary responsibility will be to coach, mentor, and develop a talented group of engineers and technicians. With insight on our strategic and annual business plan, you will be responsible for outlining development plans for team members that further their professional growth and align with business needs to advance our service capabilities. Through recurring discussions, you will coach on design practices and standards, provide guidance on addressing design challenges, assist in navigating discipline coordination efforts, and encourage them to take on more autonomous responsibilities and 'stretch assignments'. Given the make-up of the highway design group, you would directly manage registered professionals along with a Team Lead / Assistant Group Manager, who directly manages a collective team of emerging / unregistered engineers, designers, and technicians. Additionally, you will assess team capabilities and capacity against project scope and overall deliverables commitments to assemble project teams, delegate applicable design tasks, review work in accordance with applicable standards and QA/QC processes, and oversee deliverable progress in relation to submittal schedules. In alignment with current practices and emerging trends, you will also be responsible for identifying, advocating for, developing, and expanding the depth and breadth of highway design capabilities for the collective team. In collaboration with other group managers, you will be responsible for advancing our highway design services and enhancing our reputation by contributing to client engagement and development plans, cultivating / maintaining relations with stakeholders, tracking prospective opportunities, leading proposals, and delivering qualifications presentations. In addition, you will partner with various representatives throughout TKDA to outline and implement market development strategies to generate or enhance awareness and recognition of our service offerings and capabilities across current, emerging, and target locations both regionally and nationally. From a design capacity, you will be seen as a technical expert and will therefore be responsible for providing technical guidance and insight to project teams and project managers throughout the full lifecycle of a project. As necessary and applicable, you will assume project manager responsibilities for strategic and high-profile projects. Additionally, you will assist with proposal development for project pursuits by providing input on team capabilities and capacities in relation to project scope and anticipated delivery commitments and participate in qualifications presentations and project interviews. For this opportunity we are seeking a qualified professional who resides within a regular commuting distance of our MSP / Bloomington, MN location. TKDA provides employees with flexible hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote) work arrangements.

Requirements

• Professional Engineer (PE) with ten or more years of professional experience.
• Experience with comprehensive design and project management for large-scale multi-discipline roadway and highway infrastructure projects.
• Prior experience engaging in business development activities.
• Demonstrated track record of securing project opportunities with established, emerging, and prospective clients.
• Ability to mentor and develop a team of transportation design professionals.
• Superior focus on quality and adherence to design requirements.
• Commitment to promoting a culture of safety excellence.
• Ability to travel locally and regionally as needed.
• Thorough knowledge of MnDOT and AASTHO design standards.

Nice To Haves

• Active member in professional activities, societies, and organizations.
• Previous experience contributing to the development of key client engagement and development plans.
• Extensive portfolio of transportation projects showcasing innovation.
• Knowledge of Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build project delivery methods.

Responsibilities

• Coach, mentor, and develop a talented group of engineers and technicians.
• Outline development plans for team members that further their professional growth.
• Coach on design practices and standards.
• Provide guidance on addressing design challenges.
• Assist in navigating discipline coordination efforts.
• Encourage team members to take on more autonomous responsibilities and 'stretch assignments'.
• Assess team capabilities and capacity against project scope.
• Assemble project teams and delegate applicable design tasks.
• Review work in accordance with applicable standards and QA/QC processes.
• Oversee deliverable progress in relation to submittal schedules.
• Identify, advocate for, develop, and expand highway design capabilities.
• Contribute to client engagement and development plans.
• Cultivate and maintain relations with stakeholders.
• Track prospective opportunities and lead proposals.
• Deliver qualifications presentations.
• Partner with representatives to implement market development strategies.
• Provide technical guidance and insight to project teams and project managers.
• Assume project manager responsibilities for strategic and high-profile projects.
• Assist with proposal development for project pursuits.

Benefits

• Health Benefits: Enjoy medical, dental, vision, and life insurance from day one.
• Annual Incentive Plan: Eligible for discretionary bonuses.
• HSA Contributions: Receive monthly employer contributions if you choose an HSA-eligible plan.
• 401(k) Match: Get employer matching on your 401(k) deferrals.
• ESOP: Benefit from our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, funded entirely by company profits.
• Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO based on your professional experience and enjoy eight paid holidays per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees