Texas Roadway Design Department Manager
Full-Time
Location: Allen, TX
CEC is a privately-held engineering firm, serving both public entities and private developers. We offer extensive services, which allow us to be involved with projects from conception to design, to construction. Our focus is to eliminate aging infrastructure and drive community growth through innovative and collaborative engineering design. CEC is a Top Workplace that offers excellent benefits, professional development and growth opportunities for employees.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides servant-leadership to Department, Practice, and company; embraces and models CEC values. Engages Department in setting and achieving goals and objectives that contribute to CEC’s vision, purpose, and strategic plan.
- Ensures the quality, accuracy, and completeness of departmental work as to engineering, design, and drafting; compliance with established standards, procedures, codes, and ordinances; adherence to design and project schedules; and provides training, technical and administrative guidance, and instruction to team members in the Department.
- Ensures departmental revenue and profitability targets are achieved and maintained.
- Responsible for work-in-progress, ensures accurate client billings, and monitors outstanding accounts receivable and collection efforts on assigned projects.
- Develops and implements departmental technical standards and procedures, including quality control/quality assurance processes. Assists in the development and coordination of Practice and inter-departmental standards and procedures.
- Develops, fosters, and maintains client relationships. Pursues repeat or follow-up work with current clients. Collaborates with Marketing and Business Development staff to respond to new business opportunities, including engaging in preparation of proposals, interviews, and presentations.
- Provides project management at a client level; troubleshoots and negotiates complex client-designer-contractor conflicts.
- Performs various personnel functions, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, performance management, salary and role recommendations, mentoring and employee development. Plans and schedules work for the Department, ensuring the appropriate and effective distribution of assignments and labor, space, and equipment for efficient performance of duties. Reviews and approves timesheets and time off requests for accuracy and completeness.
- Maintains awareness of and executes corporate policies and procedures to ensure consistent departmental application and compliance.
- Analyzes fiscal requirements of the Department, including staffing, equipment, and related needs; prepares budgetary recommendations; monitors and approves expenditure of budgeted funds.
- Complies with all safety policies, practices, and procedures.
COMPETENCIES
- Servant leadership with demonstrated effectiveness in achieving results
- Communication proficiency
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Business acumen
- Technical capacity
- Project management
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Ten years related experience in complex roadway design and plan production or eight years of experience with a Master’s degree.
- Texas Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Group 1 Transportation Systems Planning, Group 3 Schematic Development, and Group 4 Roadway Design precertifications.
- Established roadway design reputation in the transportation industry.
- English language skills: ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to common or sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write documents, presentations and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to team members, leadership, public groups, and/or Board of Directors.
- Reasoning skills: ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
- Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc., as well as proficiency with specialized engineering design software. Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D or Microstation with Inroads and/or OpenRoads required.
- Organizational skills: ability to prioritize and organize tasks; ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Remote connectivity device (e.g., smart phone, tablet, etc.) with data plan sufficient for company requirements, including multi-factor authentication, time and mileage tracking, expense reimbursement, e-mail, and virtual communications.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a production/technical nature.
- Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, work with the fingers, and perceive attributes of objects and materials.
- Ability to sit up to eight hours per day.
- Ability to stand and/or walk, including over uneven surfaces, for extended periods of time.
- Ability to manipulate computer mouse up to eight hours per day.
- Ability to see clearly 20 inches or less and 20 feet or more; ability to identify and distinguish colors; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office/production setting with adequate ventilation.
- Moderate noise.
- Occasionally outdoors exposed to changing weather conditions (rain, sun, wind, etc.).
WORK SCHEDULE
- Fixed schedule of 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, including required core hours.
- Occasional extended hours required as projects dictate.
- Eligible to submit application for telecommuting after 90 days.
CEC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.