ABNA Corporation · 3 months ago
Vice President - PE - Transportation Engineering – St. Louis, MO
St Louis, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expABNA Corporation is a full-service engineering, surveying and construction management firm based in Missouri. They are seeking a Vice President of Transportation Engineering to lead project delivery within the highway, bridge, rail, transit, and aviation sectors, ensuring high-quality standards and compliance with regulations while driving business development and strategic growth.
ConsultingLegal
Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership for the design, implementation, and administration of engineering discipline projects and programs
Drive the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of ABNA’s engineering work, focusing on infrastructure opportunities across planning, design, and program management
Oversee and align the internal vision and mission for the engineering discipline with ABNA’s business operations strategy
Represent ABNA at industry forums and act as a liaison with Federal, State, and Local Agencies, clients, and subcontractors
Develop and maintain high-level business contacts to identify opportunities for ABNA’s engineering services
Lead large-scale and complex civil engineering projects, ensuring timely and quality delivery
Supervise project planning, including budget preparation, resource allocation, and performance monitoring
Oversee technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings
Drive the use of advanced engineering techniques and practices to deliver future-ready solutions
Interpret and summarize data from reports and complex projects to provide sound engineering and regulatory conclusions
Pursue and develop business opportunities in infrastructure sectors, securing contracts for large-scale projects
Lead and contribute to the preparation of proposals, bids, and client presentations
Cross-sell ABNA’s capabilities to existing and potential clients to expand the company’s footprint
Foster relationships with clients and stakeholders to enhance ABNA’s reputation and secure repeat business
Ensure the profitable performance of projects by monitoring hours, expenses, and budgets
Drive accountability for financial metrics across the engineering discipline to meet profitability goals
Supervise subcontractors, contract work, and employees to optimize project execution and resource allocation
Manage performance metrics to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget
Generate a minimum revenue at three times the labor cost of the department
Drive compliance and accountability with Federal, State, and Local engineering/design/construction laws, codes, and regulatory requirements
Ensure all projects maintain necessary certifications, accreditations, and client value ratings
Oversee the integration of ethical decision-making, environmental sustainability, and safety standards within all project phases
Lead engineering discipline meetings and provide continuing educational opportunities for staff
Mentor and provide performance guidance to managers and staff, fostering professional growth
Encourage innovation and quality improvement within the team through training and process optimization
Develop a robust leadership pipeline by mentoring staff for higher responsibilities
Collaborate across disciplines to foster teamwork and enhance overall project quality
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline
15+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering, civil and infrastructure design
MO Professional Engineer license required (multi-state preferred)
Advanced proficiency with transportation engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues
Extensive advanced proficiency with infrastructure design
Advanced knowledge of relevant transportation construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization
Demonstrated ability with establishing, implementing, and managing multiple larger-scale discipline-related programs, documents, projects, and practices for a line(s) of business
Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage staff, and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization
Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment
Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists
Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs
Advanced knowledge and proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools used in the corporate environment
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by ABNA's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
Life
Retirement savings
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation (or other personal time)
Paid parental leave
Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings
Company
ABNA Corporation
ABNA Corporation is a civil engineering company that provides services in St. Louis and Chicago.
51-200 employees
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