Transportation Group Leader - Civil Engineering

Build your future with an employee-owned firm where entrepreneurial thinking, growth, and shared success go hand in hand. V3 is seeking a high-impact Transportation Group Leader to help lead and expand our established and growing Ohio transportation practice. This is a highly visible, market-facing opportunity for a technical leader and relationship builder who wants to shape strategy, win meaningful work, develop talent, and deliver transportation solutions that move communities forward-all within our entrepreneurial, employee-owned firm where success is shared. This is a chance to step into a visible leadership role with real influence-driving growth, providing transportation solutions that create lasting impacts, and help shape the future of transportation in the Ohio region and firmwide. You will be part of a collaborative team of 450+ planners, engineers, designers, and scientists across North America who share a commitment to deliver smart, practical, and lasting solutions for clients and communities. As part of an employee-owned firm, you'll join a culture shaped by people who take initiative, care deeply about the work, and have the opportunity to become owners who contribute directly to the long-term value we are building together. What you'll get to do: - Lead and grow V3's Ohio transportation design group while building a team environment where people, projects, and client relationships thrive. - Shape growth strategy by identifying market opportunities, strengthening V3's public-sector presence, and turning ideas into action. - Build trusted relationships with clients, agencies, partners, and stakeholders to support strategic pursuits and wins. - Develop and mentor technical team members, strengthening capability and helping people grow into larger roles. - Build a strong team culture rooted in V3's values, employee ownership, accountability, collaboration, and community pride. - Connect clients to V3's full strength by partnering across offices, disciplines, service lines, and market sectors. - Drive performance through clear priorities, disciplined project delivery, resource planning, and accountability for results. - Collaborate across V3 to strengthen pursuits, share resources, elevate best practices, and support consistent client service. - Champion safety, quality, client service, and long-term value creation as part of a growing employee-owned firm. What will help you thrive in this role: - A bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a Professional Engineer (P.E.) license. - 12+ years of experience delivering transportation and infrastructure improvement projects for municipalities, counties, and ODOT. - A passion for leading people-coaching, mentoring, and helping technical professionals grow in their careers. - A track record of building client relationships, supporting business development, and helping grow a transportation market. - Strong judgment in project delivery, resource planning, quality, profitability, and client satisfaction. - A collaborative, entrepreneurial leadership style and the ability to work effectively across service lines, regions, and firmwide teams. - Familiarity with OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, Civil 3D, or similar transportation design platforms. - Strong communication skills for proposals, interviews, presentations, and client conversations. We offer: Competitive total compensation package Competitive health and welfare benefits package Professional development opportuniti