[Hiring] Senior Manager Design and Engineering @Verra Mobility

Role Description

Overall, this position is responsible for:

• Leading the quality assurance (QA) program to ensure the integrity and consistency of all site plans.
• Owning the vendor management strategy and performance of design, engineering and permitting firms across our multi-state footprint.
• Providing senior technical and organizational leadership for the Design and Engineering team.
• Establishing scalable standards, processes, capacity plans and performance measures that support business growth and successful project delivery.

More specifically this position will:

• Lead, develop and manage the in-house Design and Engineering team, establishing clear priorities, performance expectations, technical standards and accountability for QA prior to submittals, updated redlines and as-built finalization.
• Provide senior-level oversight and direction for engineering matters including design, planning, permitting, traffic studies, reporting and artifact management, serving as an escalation point for complex technical issues.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with consultants, municipalities, development communities, regulators and industry groups, representing the organization on complex or high-impact engineering matters.
• Partner with project managers and cross-functional leaders to establish delivery strategies and execute internal and external projects from design through completion, proactively addressing risks, dependencies and resource constraints.
• Establish and govern engineering techniques, procedures, criteria and design standards, applying advanced analysis, interpretation and judgment to complex or non-routine engineering challenges.
• Provide leadership across functional elements of the company's engineering and project execution initiatives, ensuring Design and Engineering priorities are aligned with operational and business objectives.
• Oversee review of infrastructure and utility plans to ensure compliance with Design Guidelines, Specifications, applicable codes and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and execute the Design and Engineering functional strategy, annual priorities and roadmap in alignment with Construction Operations and broader business objectives.
• Own workforce and capacity planning for the function, including resource allocation, consultant utilization, workload balancing and recommendations for future staffing needs.
• Establish key performance indicators and operating metrics for quality, cycle time, permitting performance, vendor performance and engineering delivery; use data to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead vendor strategy, selection, onboarding, performance management and governance for external design, engineering and permitting partners, including accountability for quality, responsiveness, cost and service levels.
• Partner with leadership on departmental budgets, forecasts and cost-management initiatives, identifying opportunities to improve engineering efficiency and optimize internal and external spend.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement of design, engineering, permitting, document-control and QA/QC processes across markets while accommodating state and local requirements.
• Identify and mitigate technical, regulatory, permitting and delivery risks; establish escalation paths and lead resolution of high-impact issues that may affect project schedules, cost, quality or compliance.
• Serve as a senior technical advisor to Construction Operations and cross-functional business partners, providing recommendations that balance engineering requirements, operational needs, customer commitments and business objectives.
• Lead, coach and develop managers and individual contributors as applicable; build technical depth, establish development plans, support succession planning and strengthen organizational capability.
• Influence cross-functional planning and decision-making with Construction, Project Management, Operations, Sales, Legal, Procurement and other stakeholders to improve end-to-end project execution.
• Evaluate emerging engineering practices, tools and technologies and sponsor improvements that increase scalability, quality, automation and productivity across the Design and Engineering function.
• Provide executive-ready updates on engineering performance, major risks, resource needs, strategic initiatives and recommended actions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Civil Engineering, transportation planning or similar discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive professional engineering experience, including traffic operations and engineering management, with significant experience leading teams and complex multi-market programs.
• NY Professional Engineer (PE) license required (or ability to obtain).
• 5+ years of demonstrated people leadership experience, including developing technical talent, managing performance and leading through organizational growth or change.
• Experience establishing and scaling engineering standards, QA/QC programs, vendor governance and operating processes across multiple jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent priorities, complex stakeholder relationships and engineering programs with material schedule, cost, quality and compliance implications.
• Experience with budgeting, resource planning, forecasting and performance metrics in an engineering, construction or project-delivery environment.
• Additional state registration is highly desired (Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia and Washington) or the credentials to achieve comity licensure in such states via a Model Law Engineer eligibility.
• Ability to get licensed in key states we operate in within a reasonable amount of time.
• Proven success in the state & local government market sectors.

Requirements

• Knowledge of federal and key states law, as well as regulations governing engineering practices and techniques in states we do business.
• Ability to interpret, understand, and apply engineering standards and procedures, applicable federal and state rules and regulations, and company policies and procedures.
• Consults with municipal, county, state, and federal agency officials regarding plans and priorities for existing and future programs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across multiple functions, geographies and levels of the organization.
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to connect engineering decisions to cost, schedule, risk, customer and operational outcomes.
• Ability to develop organizational strategy, translate strategy into measurable execution plans and communicate priorities effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to build, coach and retain high-performing teams and develop future leaders.
• Advanced vendor and consultant management skills, including performance governance, commercial awareness and accountability for service delivery.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues and recommendations clearly to senior leadership, customers, agencies and other stakeholders.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

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