TX Statewide Highway Engineering Practice Leader

Texas Statewide Transportation / Highway Practice Leader

Location: Anywhere in Texas (Remote / Hybrid / In Office (Austin or Houston)
Position Type: Regular, Full-Time

The Opportunity

We’re partnering with a nationally respected transportation engineering firm that is expanding its Texas highway and transportation footprint and looking for a proven leader to help take it to the next level.

This is not a “just manage projects” role.

This is a statewide leadership position for someone who wants to build, grow, and lead a high-impact transportation/highway practice across Texas — shaping strategy, mentoring teams, delivering complex work, and strengthening key client relationships (including TxDOT).

If you’re energized by ownership, influence, and legacy-level impact — keep reading.

What You’ll Do

As the Texas Statewide Transportation / Highway Practice Leader , you’ll serve as both a technical authority and business leader , guiding major highway projects while helping define the long‑term direction of the practice.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead large, complex, and high‑visibility transportation and highway design projects across Texas

• Provide strategic oversight of project delivery, quality, schedules, and budgets

• Review and certify engineering plans, models, and technical documents to meet quality and compliance standards

• Develop and evaluate roadway design alternatives and recommend optimal solutions

• Oversee conceptual designs, schematics, PS&E packages, cost estimates, and construction documentation

• Mentor, coach, and develop engineers, project managers, and technical staff

• Serve as a trusted advisor and primary liaison to key clients and public agencies

• Build and strengthen relationships with clients, teaming partners, subconsultants, and internal stakeholders

• Support business development efforts including proposals, pursuits, interviews, and strategic growth initiatives

• Direct multi‑disciplinary teams in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment

• Manage contracts, scopes, fees, schedules, and project financial performance

• Help shape staffing plans, resource allocation, and long‑term practice growth strategy

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited program

• 15+ years of experience in transportation and/or highway engineering

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in Texas (or ability to obtain)

• Deep expertise with OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, Geopak, and/or InRoads

• Strong working knowledge of AASHTO, TxDOT, and local design criteria

• Solid understanding of highway construction means and methods

• Proven experience delivering large, complex transportation projects

• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and inspire technical teams

• Strong strategic thinking and problem‑solving skills

• Experience with contract negotiations, fee development, scope definition, invoicing, and progress reporting

Preferred Experience

• Established track record of winning work in Texas (especially TxDOT‑related pursuits)

• Active involvement in relevant professional organizations and industry groups

Why This Role Stands Out

This firm is intentionally investing in leadership, growth, and long‑term opportunity — and this role sits squarely at the center of that strategy.

You’ll have:

• Statewide influence and visibility

• The ability to shape a practice, not just manage projects

• A leadership team that values collaboration, trust, and accountability

• A platform to grow people, projects, and your own career

Compensation & Benefits

A competitive compensation package commensurate with experience, along with a comprehensive benefits program that includes:

• Generous base salary, bonus, paid time off and paid holidays

• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance

• 401(k) with company match

• Tuition reimbursement and professional development support

• Long‑term growth and advancement opportunities

• And plenty more

Ready to Lead What’s Next?

If you’re a transportation leader who wants real influence , real flexibility , and real opportunity to build something meaningful across Texas , this is worth a conversation.

Apply or inquire confidentially through Precision Executive Search .