Planning Practice Lead, Southwest Region
About The Position
Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects is seeking a full-time Planning Practice Lead for its Southwest Region, based in El Paso, Texas, or Albuquerque, New Mexico. The role leads a growing planning team, develops relationships with internal and external clients, wins work, and manages projects. Its scope may grow according to the selected candidate’s experience. The successful candidate will collaborate with the company’s national planning and mobility professionals and with colleagues across disciplines, including federal, transportation, municipal services, and water resources. The Regional Practice Lead leads, supervises, and mentors staff; develops a leadership pipeline; and allocates resources to ensure project milestones are met. The position also manages planning projects from marketing and scope and fee development through approval of final deliverables. Responsibilities include business development, client coordination, schedule and budget management, project-team oversight, and collaboration across disciplines. The ideal candidate has served as principal author of planning documents supporting project approvals for federal, state, local, and tribal clients, and has strong writing skills. Wilson & Company is a national multidisciplinary consulting firm providing engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, geospatial, and construction management services. The company describes its culture as guided by discipline, intensity, collaboration, shared ownership, and solutions. It offers a comprehensive benefits package and is an equal opportunity employer with a drug-free workplace. Pre-employment background checks are conducted. The company is not currently sponsoring applicants for work visas.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, Urban and Regional Planning, or a related curriculum.
- At least 10 years of experience leading a team of professionals, including supervising and mentoring staff and allocating staff resources.
- At least 10 years of experience in transportation, land use, and/or multimodal infrastructure planning.
- At least 10 years of experience managing planning projects for federal, state, local, and/or tribal clients.
- Project and task management skills and a proven ability to complete work on schedule and within budget.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with software systems, including Microsoft programs.
- Specific experience winning and executing projects for state DOTs, MPOs, and local municipalities.
- Proven ability to manage multiple team members and coordinate effectively with planners, engineers, and technicians.
- Self-starter able to multitask and pay close attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate thoughts and ideas effectively to direct reports, peers, senior staff, and clients.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management skills.
- Management, supervisory, and leadership experience.
- Strong writing skills.
Nice To Haves
- AICP or PE certification.
- Advanced degree.
- Experience as principal author of planning documents supporting project approvals for federal, state, local, and tribal clients.
Responsibilities
- Lead, supervise, and mentor staff; develop and maintain a leadership pipeline; and delegate or allocate staff resources.
- Serve as Senior Project Manager for a variety of projects and clients.
- Oversee and coordinate team efforts to ensure accuracy, quality, and work that meets client expectations and requirements.
- Communicate directly with federal, state, local, tribal, and private-industry clients.
- Mentor and train staff and ensure team members have sufficient resources to accomplish goals and projects.
- Oversee multiple clients and projects simultaneously.
- Prepare project proposals, scopes of services, and fee proposals for diverse project types.
- Develop and nurture strong relationships with clients and peers.
- Represent Wilson & Company at professional organization and other industry meetings.
- Attract and retain quality team members.
- Collaborate with regional and national managers on company goals and vision, client development, and business planning.
- Manage planning projects through all phases, from marketing and scope and fee development through approval of final deliverables.
- Coordinate project teams, including task leads, resource specialists, and subconsultants, and collaborate with staff across industry disciplines.
Benefits
- Health insurance options.
- Life insurance.
- Disability coverage.
- Paid time off.
- Retirement savings plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
