TKDA

Discipline Lead / Group Manager, Highway Design

TKDA

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bloomington • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $115,000 - $175,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Coach, mentor, and develop a group of engineers and technicians; outline development plans aligned with business needs
  • Coach on design practices and standards, provide guidance on addressing design challenges, and assist in discipline coordination efforts
  • Assess team capabilities and capacity against project scope and deliverable commitments; assemble project teams and delegate design tasks
  • Review work in accordance with applicable standards and QA/QC processes and oversee deliverable progress relative to submittal schedules
  • Identify, advocate for, develop, and expand highway design capabilities for the collective team
  • Contribute to client engagement and development plans; cultivate and maintain stakeholder relationships
  • Track prospective opportunities, lead proposals, and deliver qualifications presentations
  • Partner with TKDA representatives to implement market development strategies and enhance service awareness regionally and nationally
  • Provide technical guidance and insight to project teams and project managers throughout project lifecycles
  • Assume project manager responsibilities for strategic and high-profile projects as necessary
  • Assist with proposal development for project pursuits and participate in qualifications presentations and project interviews
  • Promote a culture of safety and quality across projects

Requirements

  • Professional Engineer (PE) with ten or more years of professional experience
  • Progressive mix of comprehensive design and project management for large-scale multi-discipline roadway and highway infrastructure projects
  • Prior experience engaging in business development activities, including proposal preparations, development of scope and fee estimates, and leading capabilities or qualifications presentations
  • Demonstrated track record of securing project opportunities with established, emerging, and prospective clients/public agencies
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop a team of transportation design professionals (registered engineers, designers, technicians)
  • Superior focus on quality; ability to adhere to design requirements, implement quality review measures, and ensure technical accuracy
  • Demonstrated commitment to promoting a culture of safety excellence, employee training, project/site risk assessment and mitigation, and adherence to safety policies and regulations
  • Ability to travel locally and regionally as needed for on-site consultations, client meetings, business development, conferences, and office visits
  • Thorough knowledge of MnDOT and AASHTO design standards and deliverable requirements
  • Ability to exercise authority addressing design challenges related to area of specialization
  • Ability to assume project manager responsibilities for strategic and high-profile projects
  • Assist with proposal development by providing input on team capabilities and capacities
  • Advantageous: active membership in professional societies and organizations
  • Advantageous: previous experience contributing to client engagement/development plans, annual business plans, and strategic market development plans
  • Advantageous: extensive portfolio of transportation projects showcasing innovation through design strategies/deliverable solutions
  • Advantageous: knowledge of Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build project delivery methods
  • Must reside within regular commuting distance of MSP / Bloomington, MN location
Benefits
  • Health Benefits: medical, dental, vision, and life insurance from day one
  • Annual Incentive Plan: eligible for discretionary bonuses
  • HSA Contributions: monthly employer contributions if you choose an HSA-eligible plan
  • 401(k) Match: employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
  • ESOP: Employee Stock Ownership Plan funded entirely by company profits
  • Paid Time Off: accrue PTO based on professional experience and eight paid holidays per year
  • Personalized Total Compensation Overview upon receiving a formal offer
  • Flexible hybrid work arrangement (3 days in office, 2 days remote)
  • Employee ownership culture and profit-sharing through ESOP

ATS Keywords

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Hard skills
Professional Engineer (PE)design practicesproject managementproposal developmentscope and fee estimatesquality review measuresrisk assessmentMnDOT design standardsAASHTO design standardsDesign-Build project delivery
Soft skills
coachingmentoringteam developmentstakeholder relationship managementclient engagementcommunicationleadershipquality focussafety culture promotiondelegation
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