Director, Municipal Engineering

This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2625920\ Director, Municipal Engineering\ \ Forge ahead with WSB. WSB is hiring a to lead and grow our West region. With the resources, expertise, and reputation of an established national engineering firm behind you, youll have the freedom to lead like an entrepreneur: spot the opportunity, get to yes with clients, and build the team that delivers. WSB was founded on the understanding that culture drives results, and weve dedicated ourselves to the value of strong relationships, collaboration, and forward-thinking ideas. Weve inspired each other to discover thoughtful and creative solutions that look beyond the needs of today to the opportunities of tomorrow. We invite you to forge ahead with us. As Director, you will lead WSBs municipal engineering practices in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. You will own business development, client relationships, and project delivery for cities, counties, and state DOTs, turning growth strategy into revenue, backlog, and a high-performing team. With proven systems and support already in place, your focus is on what matters most: finding ways to say yes to clients while scaling the business. What you will do: - Grow strong relationship-focused client base across Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Montana by winning new work with cities, counties, and state DOTs. - Lead pursuits from first conversation to signed contract, including proposals, interviews, and negotiations. - Find creative paths to yes for clients, including alternative and grant funding for capital improvement (CIP) and transportation projects. - Translate growth strategy into annual operating plans, team goals, and revenue targets. - Own the regions municipal engineering business line financial performance, budgets, and resource planning. - Plan the work and expand teams to do it, leading workforce planning, recruiting, and compensation for your team. - Lead, coach, and develop project managers, team leaders, and engineers. - Provide senior technical direction on civil engineering deliverables and serve as Engineer of Record on projects. - Oversee multi-discipline projects from proposal through closeout, managing risk, schedule, quality, and compliance. - Partner on-site with municipal clients in staff augmentation roles as needed. - Build a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture rooted in strong client relationships. What you will bring: - Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management (or similar field) from an accredited school - Professional Engineer (PE) registration, or the ability to obtain registration within six months; licensure in ID, WA, OR, or MT is a plus - 10+ years of municipal or transportation engineering experience, including work with or for municipalities or state DOTs - Experience with municipalities and state DOTs (ITD, WSDOT, ODOT, MDT) in the region strongly preferred - A proven business development record: winning work, growing client portfolios, and building backlog - Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and projects - An entrepreneurial, client-first mindset with a drive to grow Who We Are: WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation. Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, compa\ \ \ \ Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.\ \ PI287690470