Join our Rogers, AR office as a Transportation Lead and spearhead the growth of our practice in Northwest Arkansas. You'll play a pivotal role in:

• Leading a high-performing team: Guide and mentor your team to deliver exceptional client service.
• Building strategic partnerships: Develop and nurture relationships with key clients and teaming partners.
• Winning new business: Craft compelling proposals and lead the pursuit of new opportunities.
• Staying ahead of the curve: Embrace innovation and ensure our team utilizes cutting-edge technology.

As a key part of our Transportation leadership team in the Central Plains (Arkansas/Oklahoma) additional responsibilities include:

• Transportation strategy development related to Northwest Arkansas

• Responsible for client relations and QA/QC

• Executes the development, refinement, and implementation of the annual business plan for strategic clients, programs, projects, and conferences

• Provides leadership in obtaining and developing applicable Department of Transportation key clients each year in connection with our strategy and annual planned targets

• Develops high-value client relationships, while representing Freese and Nichols with key clients and teaming partners

• Serves as Client Representative for current and/or growth clients

• Engages and cultivates client service teams to support understanding and delivering on client needs and expectations 

• Creates client engagement strategies and pursuit plans, actively leading in key opportunity proposal strategy, positioning, teaming, messaging, and interview development

• Serves as senior technical resource for key clients and engineers

• Supports development of staff members, especially as it relates to exceptional client service delivery, strategic planning, and effective communication

• Ensures quality client services, clarity on work products, and delivery of high-quality services within budget and schedule constraints

• Provides supervision to engineers, engineering technicians, designers, drafting personnel, etc., assigned to projects.  Coordinate assigned work to ensure continuity, consistency, and quality.

• Directs and supervises complex studies and investigations.  Investigate new areas of technology or new applications of existing techniques.  Define tasks to be conducted by others, and provide general supervision, review, and approval.  Responsible for collecting, correlating, and preparing recommendations and conclusions for final reports.

• Determines schedule required project resources.  Evaluate and analyze project decisions to ensure objectivity, soundness of design, and impact of those decisions on schedule, budget, and needs.

• Maintains established schedule.  Keep the Group Manager and/or Project Manager abreast of all project activities, responding promptly to needs, problems, or requests associated with project design.

• Remains state-of-the-art on existing and pending regulations and related technological advancements

• Serves as Project Manager for projects requiring intergroup skills and consultants

• Participates in the administration, interpretation, and implementation of contracts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

• Professional Engineer Registration in Arkansas

• 15+ years' experience in Transportation Engineering

• Knowledge of DOT processes and requirements

• Must possess experience of client development/sales, specifically being a leader of developing client relationships with a larger engineering consultant team/firm (regional and company-wide)

At Freese and Nichols, everyone on our team gets to make a meaningful difference in our communities. For 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our society needs: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more. We’ve built our business on long-term relationships with clients and employees alike, resulting in financial stability, career opportunities, and a nationally recognized workplace culture.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, 401(k) matching, paid overtime for salaried employees, tuition reimbursement, and much more. Our unique culture creates an environment for professional growth where we focus on caring for our clients, coworkers, and the communities where we work. Join our team of 1,000 employees as we continue to expand our services throughout the United States. Learn more about working here at freese.com/careers.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.

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