Team Leader, Municipal

Overview:

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) is a full-service consulting firm offering planning, engineering and program management services. Founded in 1935, LAN has grown from its humble beginnings as a small Houston firm to a national leader in the heavy civil infrastructure engineering industry.

"Our purpose is to continuously improve the quality of life in the communities we serve."

Responsibilities:

• Attend client meetings - days or nights.
• Adapt supervisory style to individual needs of employees
• Provide developmental feedback to staff
• Expert in contract negotiation
• Must be able to lead a team of 20+ people
• Works to maintain a bench list of major impact players
• Position the firm for future growth by anticipating client needs and identifying viable new market opportunities
• Review monthly accounting and tracking of projects, projection of workload, identification of staffing needs, and development of project work plans
• Supervise and review Project Managers and support staff assigned to a group to assure high morale, production and design quality.
• Assess staff needs and conduct activities relating to recruiting, retaining and dismissals of technical and support staff.
• Communicate effectively with field personnel, internal office staff and clients.
• Maintain weekly communication with Business Group Director.
• Develop group business plan with assistance from Business Group Director.
• Implement marketing plans for the group in accordance with business group objectives.
• Market existing clients, develop a new client base and recruit additional business with the support of BGD.
• Conduct performance evaluations and salary reviews in conjunction with Business Group Director.
• Ensure that established company and service line procedures for conducting the work, documentation, and client management is adhered to within the group.
• Provide day-to-day technical and project management oversight, direction and mentoring to project managers and production staff.
• Provide QA/QC per company and service line policies for all work conducted by the group.
• Maintain technical competency and keep abreast of changing regulations, trends in the industry, and new technologies.
• Be active in local, state, or national professional organizations to increase the visibility of the firm, establish a professional network, and give back to the engineering profession. Fosters trust and unity within the project team
• Mentor younger staff and promote individual professional and personal growth of all within the firm.
• Be honest, genuine and sincere in interactions with everyone, including direct reports, peers, upper management, clients, and others outside the organization.
• Provides clear direction to team to achieve business group and company goals
• Address conflict effectively and appropriately

Qualifications:

• Proficient with MS Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Valid Driver’s License
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE)

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