Transportation Engineering Leader - Tennessee

Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. • Chattanooga, TN

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About The Position

Atlas is a nationwide leader in providing infrastructure and environmental consulting services to a wide range of public and private clients located throughout the United States Headquartered in Denver Colorado Atlas has grown to over 3400 employees and offices nationwide in the past decade To further facilitate this growth we are seeking a Sector Leader to expand our Infrastructure presence in one of our key opportunity markets the state of Tennessee The Sector Leader can sit in any major Tennessee city Our strategy entails both geographic and service sector growth We already have a substantial presence in the Chattanooga area along with a sizable portfolio of completed construction management and real estate services projects with the Tennessee Department of Transportation TDOT With the right leader in place we seek to further expand our service offerings with more focus on construction support services to entail all four TDOT regions major cities and counties and select private clients and the full gamut of transportation planning design and environmental services The Sector Leader leads business growth and operations in the region up to 20M revenue Sector Leaders provide leadership direction and guidance to service leaders project managers and staff within their area of responsibility Sector Leaders are responsible for achieving business growth quality client satisfaction and profitability goals and objectives for their geographic sector Duties include managing and directing all operations developing and tracking budgets programproject oversight staff management employee development client management participating in company marketing sales and strategic initiatives financial reporting project quality and safety

Requirements

• BS in Engineering or applicable field
• 20 years of transportation experience planning environmental design construction
• 10 experience on Federal TDOT projects
• Deep understanding of TDOT policies procedures and procurement methods
• Extensive client and professional business network
• Demonstrated ability to both cultivate and manage clients
• Experience in management of business unit department or similar
• Track record of developing and implementing growth and delivery strategies
• 25 Travel
• Ability to motivate and inspire others
• Desire to mentor coach and facilitate employee development
• Strong facilitation and influencing skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Experience with financial planning budgeting reporting and tracking

Nice To Haves

• MS preferred
• PE License preferred not mandatory

Responsibilities

• Develop regional growth strategy
• Oversees and coordinates client management networking and outreach activities
• Facilitates sales and marketing efforts in the sector coordinates efforts with sales team and promotes cross selling with other business units
• Attends and participates in strategic planning meetings and provides inputs to establish sector goals and budgets
• Facilitates communication between different business units disseminates information and provides periodic updates to staff regarding corporate regional and divisional requirements and procedures
• Conducts regular sector level general business development and other staff meetings
• Prepares periodic summaries of Key Performance Indicators KPIs including written reports; reviews staff reports and monitors turn around times for projects
• Provides sector inputs for annual budgets and participates in development of sector goals and KPIs
• Provides resource planning guidance to service Leaders regarding staff assignments and scheduling office field and laboratory and actively manages overall workload within the sector including past performance ie utilization and future needs workload projections
• Continuously manages financial including P&L and project performance including profitability timelines client satisfaction and quality
• Performs client billing reviews and coordinates with regional cash managers
• Provides mentoring and staff development activities to assist staff in pursuing professional licensing and certifications
• Processes and approves consistent with Atlas and division procedures timesheets expenses training requests and conference attendance
• Ensures that sector under hisher supervision attains and maintains desired certifications and registrations and coordinates and assists in training and development
• Performs project management oversight ie project reviews and develops periodic monthly summaries per Atlas requirements
• Facilitates project initiation mobilization and budgeting along with active monthly management of pursuits and projects in the appropriate business management platform BST or Deltek Vantagepoint per Atlas requirements
• Serves as project manager on select projects including direct personal involvement in project work proposals presentations and estimating and provides project management oversight to others
• Oversees daily activities solving problems as needed and monitoring quality control activities of the sector
• Evaluates protocols and procedures employed by staff and provides quality control to ensure that both client project specifications and Atlas quality processes and procedures are adhered to
• Provides peer review for other professionals of designs reports and other deliverables
• Develops and presents verbal and written proposals reports interacts with owners architects andor consulting engineers existing and prospective clients
• Strives to provide a positive work environment consistent with Atlas mission and stated goals Life Heart Trust Mastery
• Demonstrates and personifies an attitude of professionalism client service work ethic and the positive spirit for all employees in the office

Benefits

• Atlas offers a comprehensive benefit program to meet the diverse needs of our employees Depending on your employment status Atlas benefits include health dental vision life AD&D voluntary life AD&D disability benefits leaves of absence 401k paid time off paid holidays employee assistance program educational assistance program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees