Team Lead - Bridges
About The Position
The Team Lead - Bridges is a senior leadership role supporting the growth, operational management, and project delivery of Egis’s bridge and transportation structures team in Edmonton, Alberta. The role combines technical leadership, people management, project management, and business development support. Working closely with the Vice President, the Team Lead contributes to operational and financial objectives, client relationships, strategic growth, and successful delivery of bridge and transportation infrastructure projects. The position also oversees staff development, resource utilization, health and safety compliance, and project performance. The successful candidate will bring extensive bridge engineering and project management experience, leadership capabilities, and a track record of managing client relationships, mentoring technical staff, and supporting business growth in a consulting engineering environment. The role has a utilization target of 65%–75%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration with APEGA.
- At least 10 years of progressive experience in bridge engineering, transportation structures, or transportation infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary project teams and delivering bridge-related projects.
- Strong project management experience, including schedule management, resource planning, project execution, and stakeholder coordination.
- Experience working directly with clients, contractors, government agencies, and regulatory authorities.
- Ability to mentor technical staff and support employee development.
- Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and relationship management skills.
- Experience supporting proposal development and business development initiatives.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience leading a bridge engineering or transportation structures group.
- Experience managing project financial performance, forecasting, and operational metrics.
- Established relationships with municipal, provincial, or transportation authority clients.
- Experience supporting strategic growth initiatives and market expansion activities.
- Familiarity with alternative project delivery methods, including Design-Build and Progressive Design-Build.
- Graduate degree in Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or Business Administration.
Responsibilities
- Assist with recruitment, workforce planning, and staffing initiatives to support team growth and project delivery.
- Maintain documentation related to employee performance reviews, development planning, and career progression.
- Oversee health and safety compliance, reporting, and implementation in the Edmonton office and project operations.
- Maintain a utilization target of 65%–75% while balancing leadership and project management responsibilities.
- Manage employee timesheets, resource allocation, and utilization reporting.
- Maintain backlog reports, project pipeline forecasts, and resource planning information.
- Work with the Vice President to support annual financial objectives, budgeting initiatives, and revenue targets.
- Support Transportation Structures practice growth by expanding client relationships and contributing to revenue generation.
- Collaborate with the Vice President on strategic growth initiatives and business development opportunities for the Transportation Structures Division.
- Mentor, provide technical oversight and coaching, and support career development for junior and intermediate staff.
- Act as Project Manager, overseeing projects, schedules, resources, and delivery to achieve milestones and targets.
- Liaise with clients, contractors, government agencies, and regulatory authorities during project execution.
- Monitor project and group utilization metrics and communicate resource concerns and capacity issues to the Vice President.
- Lead team huddles, project coordination meetings, and operational discussions.
- Attend monthly leadership meetings and contribute to operational planning and team performance discussions.
- Lead or assist with proposal preparation, scope development, fee estimates, and pursuit activities.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Referral bonus in line with the Referral Program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
