Civil Engineering Design-Build Leader – Vice President / Principal-in-Charge

Role Description: The Design Build Vice President / Principal-in-Charge (PIC) will lead complex transportation and federal alternative delivery pursuits and projects, serving as the Project Manager during the pursuit phase and overseeing successful project delivery through design and construction support. This role is responsible for overall project leadership including project work planning, contract management, staff management, quality oversight, risk management, and project profitability for large lump-sum design-build projects contracted to design-build teams.

In addition to project execution responsibilities, the PIC will collaborate with leadership across the firm to identify and position Huitt-Zollars for major alternative delivery opportunities nationwide. This includes evaluating teaming strategies, vetting contractor and consultant partners, negotiating teaming agreements and contracts, supporting go/no-go decisions, and leading pursuit and interview activities.

Location: Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas preferred; other locations with Huitt-Zollars Office will be considered

Reports to: Practice Area Leader

Employment Type: 40 FT Hours

Compensation Type: Salary

Registration: Professional Licensed Engineer (PE)

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE)

Duties:

• Minimum of 15 years of transportation design experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in the role of Project Manager/Deputy Project Manager/Major Task Lead for transportation design-build projects, preferably larger than $500M.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college/university.
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE).
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary transportation/federal design teams in alternative delivery environments.
• Experience managing Quality Control / Quality Assurance programs for large infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience with risk management plans, claims mitigation, and issue resolution.
• Strong financial and contract management abilities, including project forecasting, staffing management, and profitability oversight.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required to support pursuits and projects.
• Ability to foster collaboration among technical and management teams located across multiple offices and regions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical, contractual, financial, and business issues clearly to executive leadership, clients, contractors, and project teams.
• Self-driven, resourceful, and capable of leading complex pursuits and projects independently and collaboratively.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements, schedules, priorities, and delivery environments.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and management challenges creatively effectively.

Preferred Technical Background

• Strong technical background in transportation infrastructure design, with experience in roadway, retaining wall, drainage, and civil transportation projects.
• Demonstrated experience with retaining wall systems, roadway geometric design coordination, utility conflict resolution, traffic control coordination, and constructability considerations on complex transportation projects.
• Familiarity with DOT design standards, permitting requirements, and alternative delivery technical review processes.
• Experience coordinating across roadway, structural, drainage, traffic, geotechnical, and utility disciplines on large-scale transportation infrastructure projects.

Qualifications:

• Manage all aspects of the design, overseeing technical preparation of design services and construction support services, including all aspects of contractual obligations from design, quality management, and change management.
• Full managerial responsibility for all aspects of the project, scope, schedule, design, quality, staff, etc.
• Assure the project team complies with the contract agreement as well as exercise rigid cost control to implement the approved design within established budget restraints.
• Develop and mentor less experienced staff.
• Support firmwide alternative delivery growth initiatives and collaborate with leadership to identify and position for strategic pursuits.
• Engage in proposals and sales activities, represent HZ at industry events, and provide internal mentorship when not engaged in an active project.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of discipline and segment leads, who may be located across the U.S., to ensure the project progresses on schedule and within the prescribed budget.

Principal-in-Charge (PIC) Role Annual Performance Goals & Expectations:

• Having a deep understanding of how your work and contributions as a co-owner add to Huitt-Zollars’ mission and core values.
• Maintaining expected Effective Labor Multiplier (ELM) on sum of all associated projects.
• Ensure direct reports meet established utilization targets.
• Consistently upholds business processes including timely monthly A/R’s, invoicing, timekeeping, resource forecasting, percent completes, etc.
• Achieves personal sales goal.
• Achieves stated target personal utilization goal for PIC.
• Understands, follows and ensures quality control measures and risk management measures are being applied and adhered to projects and daily operations.

This position is also required to adhere to Huitt-Zollars’ Core Value Competencies

About Huitt-Zollars:

• Huitt-Zollars, Inc. is a privately held, 100% employee-owned leading Architectural and Engineering (A/E) firm since being established in 1975. Since then, our firm has been providing innovative planning, engineering, architectural and interior design, construction and program management, and design-build services to our clients.
• Located in more than 20 locations throughout 11 different US states, Huitt-Zollars holds a vision to improve the environment in which we live, work, and play. Employees/co-owners can expect to collaborate with their team, listen to client and community needs, and deliver world-class professional services. Learn more about a career with #teamHZ by viewing our LinkedIN Life page.

Benefits & Perks:

• Health insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Dental insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Vision insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• MDLive Telehealth
• Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term disability
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Employee Morale/Teambuilding events and activities
• Paid Vacation/Annual Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Benefits
• Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements
• Term Life / AD&D insurance
• Cancer and Specified Disease insurance
• Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP

This position will office out of our Dallas, TX location in a 'Class A' office space including a state-of-the-art gym (no cost), covered parking, food court, and more.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times
• The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Huitt-Zollars in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. Currently, Huitt-Zollars does not sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.

Huitt-Zollars does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters without a previously signed third-party agreement. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to any Huitt-Zollars hiring manager or employee will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency submitting the unsolicited resume. Huitt-Zollars will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Human Resources team and without an active, fully executed service agreement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Huitt-Zollars is a federal contractor and subcontractor and abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), which prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on protected veteran status or disability and require affirmative action to employ and advance qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. #IND