Tennessee Roadway Leader - VOLKERT : Job Details

Are we the road to your future?Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities. We are currently searching for an experienced Tennessee Roadway Leader to support ourEast Gulf Regionlocated in Tennessee. What you'll be doing:

• Serves as the senior level engineering technical expert, responsible for transportation planning and design for our Tennessee locations
• Identifies and formulates critical internal relationships including roles and responsibilities intended to compliment and optimize staff resources and reduce work redundancies
• Developing Teams for project pursuits; working with marketing staff to develop proposals; attend presentations and interviews
• Coordinating with subconsultants, supervising and growing staff
• Leading in the development of project designs and directing junior engineers, designers, and CADD technicians to successfully execute and deliver project work, while implementing client focused strategies
• Active is Business Development; marketing and client relations
• Applying established and well-defined engineering techniques, procedures, policies, or standards
• Aspires to work in a team environment and is willing to participate in business development efforts and meetings with clients. Work as part of a team to deliver a range of transportation and civil design projects.
• Participates in ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies. Coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members.
• Attends appropriate team meetings
• Actively look for ways, and reinforce the actions needed, to improve performance within the larger organization
• Applies standard practices and techniques to accomplish work assignments
• Understands and adheres to assigned phase and task schedules and budgets to ensure timely and cost-effective completion of project
• Adheres to company standards for quality assurance and quality control as defined in the quality manual

What you need to have:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Tennessee required
• 15 + years TDOT Roadway Experience
• Previous experience managing projects, personnel, and leading groups
• Documented past experience with Marketing Success; growing groups
• Must have proven skills in meeting TDOT expectations, schedules, and budgets
• Proven leadership, communication, mentoring, and client liaison skills
• Familiarity with MicroStation and AutoCAD and other engineering related software packages
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member:
  • Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion
  • Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment
  • Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems
  • Be able to communicate effectively- verbal and written
  • Be able to multi-task in a team environment

Volkert Perks:

• Competitive compensation
• Flexibility and a positive work/life balance
• Challenging and innovative projects
• Employee referral program
• Professional development
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
• Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• Wellness incentives
• Additional voluntary benefits

The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert. For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference. - Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive OfficerVolkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services. #LI-SD1 TN