South Central Area Bridge Lead

The primary duties of the South Central Area Bridge Lead include:

Technical Oversight of Region:

As appropriate, participate in Management Reviews of any project containing a transportation structure, and review Bridge and Structures PARRs to verify that action items / decisions are being addressed / incorporated, or PARR addendums are conducted if necessary.

Assist/Advise Local Program with Marketing:

Tracking & positioning for pursuits, researching pursuit, developing pursuit approach & staffing (strategy), preparing Proposal (write-up & graphics), and preparing for interview.

Assist/Advise Local Program with Operations:

Forecasting project workload and committing resources, forecasting technical needs (quarterly projections), and setting up structures org chart for Program including QC/QA.

Local Project Management and Design Production:

Primary responsibility is to local transportation program supporting the execution of transportation projects, serve as project manager for bridge projects across the region. Assist project team across multiple disciplines to produce quality deliverables, and support other project managers in a task lead or senior bridge engineer role on both traditional and alternative delivery projects.

Specific Actions/Accountability:

Promote and seek to obtain technical excellence in the Area, hold monthly Area (or Regional) Bridge Group coordination calls. Focus on short-term staffing and 'needs', technical or otherwise, and pursuits, participate in Monthly National Bridge Program Coordination calls. Participate in regular communication with National Bridge Director(s) & Area/Regional counterparts,

Verify the following Area (or Regional) Bridge Program information, Quarterly Resource Chart Updates, Quarterly Rolling 12 Staffing Projections: booked, selected not booked, perspective (Key Pursuits List) and work-sharing, and once a year, verify the Rolling 5 Staffing Projections and long range opportunities,

Personal Qualities:

• Ability to assess personalities/strengths/challenges and then to engage staff as either individuals or groups.
• Demonstrated effective leadership, communication, and project management skills. Proven ability to work with various individual personality and teams types required.
• Commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BSCE required, MSCE in Structural Engineering preferred. Texas PE required. 20+ years bridge/structural design experience required.
• Proven hands on experience in all aspects of bridge design projects. Experience leading the final design on large bridge projects is a requirement. Experience managing complex multi-disciplinary projects preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software. Experience with AutoCAD, Microstation and/or Open Bridge Modeler preferred. Experience using structural analysis programs and bridge design software.
• Experience supporting and/or leading project pursuits, writing persuasive proposals, and discussing new business with clients.