Iowa Roadway Lead

Michael Baker International•Chicago, IL

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Michael Baker International is seeking to hire an Iowa Roadway Lead based in Iowa. As the Iowa Roadway Lead, you will be responsible to develop and maintain trusted adviser relationships with local clients as well as setting the vision for growth and lead market awareness including involvement in professional associations, technical articles, conferences and boards. As the Iowa Roadway Lead in our growing Iowa office, you will work closely with our local bridge lead and other regional staff in the development of targeted client service action plans for Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), counties, and cities. You will coordinate staff workload with other transportation departments within Michael Baker International. You will lead and participate in ongoing strategic positioning for major highway or roadway project opportunities, including alternative delivery projects, and will be responsible for successful contracting and project execution. The Iowa Roadway Lead will be responsible for hiring and leading a team of engineers and designers in all aspects of design and plan preparation for roadway, highway, and interstate improvement projects for Iowa DOT and other local clients around our Des Moines, Iowa office. The successful candidate will deliver projects per agreed to plan, budget, program and quality objectives. You will lead, assign, and review work of the project delivery team and provide technical guidance and oversight for the design for transportation projects; check work progress and identify changes of scope and additional services. Staff mentorship and development is a responsibility, as well as the development and overseeing of budgets and schedules. The successful candidate will provide strategic planning while building and maintaining relationships with key client decision makers, keeping ahead of upcoming project advertisements and changes in the clients’ organization. Additionally, the successful candidate will lead proposal strategies, content, etc. and participate in the interview process to win work as well as be a visible and an active member of the Iowa Transportation community through professional organization involvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or other related field
Professional Engineer (PE) license in Iowa required.
10+ years of highway and/or roadway design experience with increasing levels of responsibility
Iowa DOT and/or other local client experience is a must
Demonstrated supervisor and mentoring skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including proposal writing and presentation skills, public speaking ability, and problem-solving skills are required
Strong track record of overseeing successful project delivery
Ability to work in a dynamic environment, work in both in-person and remote based teams, and conduct multi-tasking efforts
Have the drive to be a leader in the company and in the professional community
Possess strong engineering judgment with a strive for quality and financial excellence

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain trusted adviser relationships with local clients.
Set the vision for growth and lead market awareness.
Coordinate staff workload with other transportation departments.
Lead and participate in ongoing strategic positioning for major highway or roadway project opportunities.
Responsible for successful contracting and project execution.
Hiring and leading a team of engineers and designers in all aspects of design and plan preparation for roadway, highway, and interstate improvement projects.
Deliver projects per agreed to plan, budget, program and quality objectives.
Lead, assign, and review work of the project delivery team.
Provide technical guidance and oversight for the design for transportation projects.
Check work progress and identify changes of scope and additional services.
Staff mentorship and development.
Development and overseeing of budgets and schedules.
Provide strategic planning while building and maintaining relationships with key client decision makers.
Keep ahead of upcoming project advertisements and changes in the clients’ organization.
Lead proposal strategies, content, etc.
Participate in the interview process to win work.
Be a visible and an active member of the Iowa Transportation community through professional organization involvement.