Engineering Services Manager

Vierbicher Associates • Reedsburg, WI

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About The Position

Vierbicher is an employee-owned consulting firm of professional engineers, planners, community development specialists, land surveyors, and GIS specialists. The Engineering Services Manager leads a multidisciplinary group delivering public infrastructure and private land development projects. The role combines team leadership, technical oversight, resource allocation, and operational management to support timely, on-budget delivery that meets engineering standards.

The manager oversees staff development and performance, workload and resource scheduling, project quality and financial performance, and technical review of critical deliverables. The role also collaborates with executive leadership and business development teams on growth, proposals, fee estimates, and client pursuits, and builds working relationships with clients, public agencies, and subconsultants. Project management support may be needed to cover staffing vacancies and workflow peaks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in civil engineering design and project management across public infrastructure and private development.
• At least 3 years of direct line-management experience leading engineers, project managers, and/or survey crews.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Wisconsin, or ability to obtain Wisconsin licensure through reciprocity within 180 days of hire.
• Strong financial acumen, including understanding project accounting, utilization rates, and fee structures.
• In-depth knowledge of Civil 3D, AutoCAD, hydraulic/hydrologic modeling software, and modern surveying technology, including GPS, Total Stations, and GIS.
• Expert understanding of local entitlement, zoning, land development procedures, and municipal agency review processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration with team members, clients, and stakeholders.
• Proven conflict-resolution capabilities.
• Detail-oriented approach and commitment to delivering high-quality work on schedule.
• Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the company does not sponsor employment visas for this role.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of civil engineers, project managers, and land surveyors.
• Conduct performance reviews, establish career development goals, identify training needs, and foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
• Manage projects and provide project management support as needed to cover staffing vacancies and workflow peaks; typically oversee up to three projects, with the possibility of more depending on group workload and capacity.
• Direct resource scheduling, staff allocation, and project task assignments within the client group, including reassigning staff to maintain balanced workloads.
• Oversee team workload, project scheduling, and staff utilization across public and private sector projects.
• Standardize design processes, surveying workflows, and QA/QC procedures.
• Monitor project performance metrics, financial targets such as billable hours and budgets, scope, and delivery schedules.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex civil design, zoning and entitlement issues, and surveying challenges.
• Review and approve critical engineering deliverables, calculations, and plans before agency submittals.
• Ensure projects comply with local, state, and federal regulations, environmental standards, and municipal codes.
• Work with executive leadership to align team capacity with business development pipelines and firm growth strategies.
• Partner with business development teams on technical and financial proposals, including technical scope definition, subconsultant strategy, technical capability vetting, fee estimation, commercial risk sign-off, and shortlist presentations.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with municipal staff, agency reviewers, plan commissions, elected committees, permitting authorities, clients, and subconsultants.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager