Planning Practice Lead, Southwest Region

Wilson & Company•El Paso, TX

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 team of planning professionals, builds internal and external relationships, develops business, wins work, and manages projects. Its scope may scale according to the successful candidate’s experience. The lead collaborates with the firm’s national planning and mobility professionals and with colleagues across disciplines, including federal, transportation, municipal services, and water resources. Region Practice Leads supervise and mentor staff, develop a leadership pipeline, and allocate resources to meet project milestones. The role also serves as Senior Project Manager, overseeing planning projects from marketing and proposal development through approval of final deliverables. Responsibilities include client coordination, schedule and budget management, and coordinating project teams, task leads, resource specialists, and subconsultants. The ideal candidate has authored planning documents supporting project approvals for federal, state, local, and tribal clients, and has strong writing skills. The company describes itself as a national, multidisciplinary engineering and architecture consulting firm with employees across offices in the Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Western United States. It emphasizes collaboration, shared ownership, and employee and community relationships.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, Urban and Regional Planning, or a related curriculum; advanced degrees will be given due attention.
10 or more years of experience leading a team of professionals, including supervising and mentoring staff and allocating staff resources.
10 or more years of experience in transportation, land use, and/or multimodal infrastructure planning.
10 or more years of experience managing planning projects for federal, state, local, and/or tribal clients.
Project and task management skills, with the ability to complete work on schedule and within budget.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Proficiency with software systems, including the Microsoft suite of programs.
Specific experience winning and executing projects for state DOTs, MPOs, and local municipalities.
Ability to manage multiple team members and coordinate effectively with other planners, engineers, and technicians.
Self-starter with the ability 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.

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 and allocate staff resources.
Serve as Senior Project Manager for a variety of projects and clients.
Oversee and coordinate team work to ensure accuracy, quality, and design that satisfy 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, task leads, resource specialists, and subconsultants, and manage project schedules and budgets.