Civil National Practice Leader, Rail & Industry

Wilson & Company is currently seeking a Civil National Practice Leader to manage our private infrastructure civil engineering design teams, with a focus in the rail and industrial sectors. The ideal candidate is experienced in leading team operations, technically proficient in civil track and drainage engineering in the railroad and/or industrial sectors with strong communication, organizational skills, and collaborative skills. 

As a practice lead, you will be responsible for holistically representing Wilson & Company, collaborating with other practice leads, sector leads, and client account teams throughout the company to leverage Wilson & Company’s full-service capabilities across our various regions and clientele.

The position’s role and responsibilities include:

·       Supports company’s strategic objectives, processes, and tools.

·       Is a Wilson & Company brand ambassador.

·       Is transparent and communicates with appropriate stakeholders within the organization.

·       Is accountable for meeting key performance indicators (KPI’s)

o   Utilization

o   Payroll Multiplier

o   Sales, bookings, and backlog for resource planning

o   Net multiplier at the task level

o   Variance at the practice/task level

o   Cash Management (AR & WIP) for Project Managers (PMs)

o   People development, mentoring and training.

o   Recruitment and retention

·       Ensure that mentoring, training, and development of project teams is conducted at all levels.

·       Ensure that goals pertaining to intentional staffing planning, recruitment and retention are met.

·       Mentors, collaborates, and oversees regional and practice leads and project managers that support the sector.

·       Oversees that additional goals related to company programs and teams are met within their practice area:

o   Ensure profitability of assets

o   Ensure safety programs and processes are followed.

o   Ensure quality management programs and processes are followed.

·       Develops and maintains strong internal and external relationships to grow Wilson & Company’s presence within their practice area.

·       Supports client account management (CAM) team and engages other support as needed to build strong zippered relationships.

·       Mentors, collaborates, and oversees project managers throughout their practice area.

·       Engages and collaborates with marketing team.

·       Enter and maintain applicable data using Vantagepoint.

o   Project pipeline

o   Marketing campaigns

·       Works with sector leads on sales and growth opportunities within their practice area.

o   Collaborates with others to pursue and win work utilizing the pursuit life cycle process.

·       Identifies, assesses, and manages risk in collaboration with sector leads and project teams.

·       Identifies and engages in professional organizations and key conferences/industry events critical to support of growing practice area.

·       Tracks and communicates client/industry trends in types of work, funding, priorities, and future direction of sector services.

·       Understands, promotes, and markets all Wilson & Company’s technical offerings.

·       Ensures the firms best interests are served when pursuing work.

·       Travel will be necessary.

·       The position will conform to Wilson & Company’s flexible work policy and is not anticipated to be a hybrid or remote work position.

The candidate must have an attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our company culture. In exchange for your skills, Wilson & Company offers a competitive salary and benefits package.