Job Description

As a Team Leader for our Transportation team, you will be responsible for the overall financial performance, leadership, and management of a team. This includes helping team members with professional development and managing high performance expectations, client relationships, and project production/quality. The Team Leader may also manage projects or assist the project team with project management duties.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Provides daily management and leadership for a team.
• Provides direction to the team on the prioritization of projects.
• Manages the team financials for profit and communicates with team members.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor project level scope, schedule, budget and manpower requirements as per state DOT and/or municipal client requirements.
• Develop specific Project Management plans for Team assigned projects
• Implement project specific quality plans
• Ensures high client service orientation through regular and effective communication with internal and external clients.
• Communicates regularly with team members about project, team, and firm initiatives.
• Identifies and leads the succession plan for the team, including working with staff on their Individual Development Plans (IDPs), identifying high-potential employees, and regularly meeting with office leaders and business partners in workforce planning initiatives.
• Oversees overall project management and quality control of the team’s efforts.
• May serve in advisory or committee roles for external professional organizations that affect public relation efforts for the firm.
• Oversees marketing efforts for repeat clients and local opportunities for the team, which include client strategy, proposal process, interviewing, and selection efforts.
• Collaborates with business development staff to pursue additional client opportunities.

Qualified candidates will:

• Become thoroughly familiar with the content of Olsson’s Project Management Development program.
• Have a proven track record in meeting and exceeding client expectations through excellent project management and staffing.
• Have successful experience in marketing and developing business to build and maintain a strong workload for the team.
• Have an ability to attract, develop, and retain talented staff who deliver results.
• Have excellent client management, client service orientation, and writing and presentation skills

We have one current opening and will consider candidates interested in being located out of our Fort Worth, TX or North Dallas, TX office location.

Qualifications

YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT:

• Working collaboratively with others
• Having ownership in the work you do
• Using your talents to positively affect communities
• Empowering others to use their talents

YOU BRING TO THE TEAM:

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to contribute and work well on a team
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, from an ABET accredited Engineering program
• A Texas Professional Engineer License or ability to obtain a professional engineering license from the State of Texas within six (6) months of the date of hire
• A minimum of Ten (10) years of progressive experience in the consulting industry
• Minimum of four years of experience supervising others, serving in project management roles, and/or performing senior-level responsibilities
• Daily management and leadership for a team
• TxDOT Pre-Certification in the CCIS (Consultant Certification Information System) or obtain Pre-Certifications within six (6) months of date of hire
• Connectivity with local municipalities in Denton County and/or Collin County strongly preferred

Additional Information

Olsson is a nationally recognized, employee-owned firm specializing in planning and design, engineering, field services, environmental, and technology. Founded in 1956 on the very mindset that drives us today, we’re here to improve communities by making them more sustainable, better connected, and more efficient. Simply put, we work to leave the world better than we found it.

As an Olsson employee, you’ll receive our traditional benefits package (health care, vision, dental, paid time off, etc.), plus you’ll:

• Become an owner in the company after your first year through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Engage in work that has a positive impact in communities
• Receive an excellent 401(k) match
• Participate in a wellness program promoting balanced lifestyles
• Benefit from a bonus system that rewards performance
•  Have the possibility for flexible work arrangements

Olsson is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.

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