Highway Section Head
About The Position
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #50 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms. JMT is seeking a highly motivated individual for our Knoxville office who has the desire to lead a mature Highways section in a collaborative and progressive workplace. The selected candidate will be responsible for the Highways practice in the Knoxville office including supervising staff and development and execution of a strategic plan. Also responsible for project management including delivering all project objectives for assigned projects including; scope, schedule and budget. They will have experience with the technical side of the practice and the desire to fully understand and execute the business side of the practice including maintaining client relationships, workload management and financial performance, and staff development and growth to continue our tradition of providing high quality products and services.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field from an accredited program
- Professional Engineer License
- 10+ years’ experience in specialized discipline
- Project management and business development experience
- Proven TDOT PM experience and the ability to win work with a variety of clients
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with local clients at the county and state level
- Project management and business development experience
- Experience managing multidiscipline project teams
- Supervisory experience
Responsibilities
- Coordinate strategic growth plan with office leader, regional manager and practice leaders
- Establish and grow market presence through marketing and business development activities
- Manage financial budget for department and allocate resources accordingly
- Lead and contribute to the production of proposals
- Serve as a technical expertise resource to project managers and technical staff
- Establish resources staffing needs for the section
- Interview and hire staff for the section
- Perform performance reviews for staff based on input from project managers on assigned teams
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Benefits
- Outstanding opportunities for career and professional growth
- 100% employee-owned (ESOP)
- Outstanding health care
- Affordable Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Company paid Life and Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Paid Caregiver Leave Program
- Paid Travel Expenses
- 401K Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth options)
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Career Development, including Educational Reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
