Transportation Engineer Jobs in Louisiana

INTRODUCTION

Are you an engineering leader who is successfully delivering major transportation projects for LaDOTD? If so, we have an opportunity for you: we’re looking for a Practice Leader to join our team in the Baton Rouge/New Orleans area to work with LaDOTD to improve their Project Delivery and build and manage a portfolio of profitable roadway and transportation projects for LaDOTD.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for the operational and strategic direction of our LaDOTD business. You’ll oversee building relationships with clients, project management and delivery, and profitable growth. You’ll have the full support of Garver’s tools and resources and have the autonomy to run a business within a business. With that support and autonomy, you’ll be well-positioned to be an effective seller-doer, balancing business development with team and project management.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

What you’ll do:

• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Lead business development activities, including direct client interaction and engagement.
• Procure, manage, and execute DOTD projects as needed.
• Manage projects, coordinating with sub-consultants, scheduling projects/tasks, negotiating and developing contract scope and fees, preparing cost estimates, planning production oversight, managing design team members.
• Participate in marketing activities, such as proposal and letter of interest production, interviews, and other presentations.
• Foster collaboration between design teams and specialized service providers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• Professional Engineer Licensure (PE) in the state of Louisiana or the ability to obtain reciprocity within six months.
• 15 or more years of experience managing diverse transportation and roadway projects.
• Demonstrated team leadership skills, including the ability to recruit, develop, mentor, and oversee a highly motivated team, coordinate and balance workload with other regional teams, and present team portfolio performance to senior management.
• Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to prepare scope-of-work and level-of-effort estimates for contract proposals, and to lead and manage a team for successful execution of contracted scope, budget, and schedule.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bonus points if you bring these, too:

• Program management experience with DOT clients.

GROW WITH US

Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.

Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.