North Texas Transportation Group Leader

Freese and Nichols • Frisco, TX

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Transportation Group Leader based in Fort Worth, Dallas, Denton or Frisco, Texas. You will lead a talented team of more than 40 transportation design and planning professionals working across four North Texas offices. As Transportation Group Leader, you will shape the team’s strategy, support its continued growth and guide the delivery of large, complex roadway projects for county, municipal and state transportation clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in technical design, project management, personnel leadership and organizational leadership
• Proven success building client relationships, developing business and delivering technical projects
• Experience leading teams, managing performance and developing employees for greater responsibility
• Ability to make informed decisions related to staffing, budgets, quality, risk and client service

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in engineering, business or a related technical field
• Professional Engineer license
• Experience in the consulting industry
• Experience leading transportation design or planning work for county, municipal or state transportation clients
• Experience serving as a senior advisor, quality control reviewer or technical leader on complex roadway projects

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of transportation design and planning professionals across four North Texas offices
• Develop and execute the group’s strategy, annual operating plan, budget and performance goals
• Build client relationships, guide business development efforts and position the team for strategic pursuits
• Direct workload planning, hiring and staffing to align team capacity with current and future project needs
• Coach and develop employees, strengthen team engagement and build succession plans for key leadership and technical roles
• Support Project Managers in delivering work that meets scope, schedule, budget, quality and client expectations
• Monitor financial and operational performance, identify trends and take action to support the group’s long-term health
• Partner with leaders across Transportation and other practices to share resources, advance technical excellence and pursue growth opportunities

Benefits

• paid overtime for salaried employees
• an annual bonus
• access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina
• flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work
• alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager