Team Leader, Municipal

Job Overview

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) is a full-service consulting firm offering planning, engineering and program management services. Founded in 1935, LAN has grown from its humble beginnings as a small Houston firm to a national leader in the heavy civil infrastructure engineering industry.

Our purpose is to continuously improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Attend client meetings - days or nights.
• Adapt supervisory style to individual needs of employees
• Provide developmental feedback to staff
• Expert in contract negotiation
• Must be able to lead a team of 20+ people
• Works to maintain a bench list of major impact players
• Position the firm for future growth by anticipating client needs and identifying viable new market opportunities
• Review monthly accounting and tracking of projects, projection of workload, identification of staffing needs, and development of project work plans
• Supervise and review Project Managers and support staff assigned to a group to assure high morale, production and design quality.
• Assess staff needs and conduct activities relating to recruiting, retaining and dismissals of technical and support staff.
• Communicate effectively with field personnel, internal office staff and clients.
• Maintain weekly communication with Business Group Director.
• Develop group business plan with assistance from Business Group Director.
• Implement marketing plans for the group in accordance with business group objectives.
• Market existing clients, develop a new client base and recruit additional business with the support of BGD.
• Conduct performance evaluations and salary reviews in conjunction with Business Group Director.
• Ensure that established company and service line procedures for conducting the work, documentation, and client management is adhered to within the group.
• Provide day-to-day technical and project management oversight, direction and mentoring to project managers and production staff.
• Provide QA / QC per company and service line policies for all work conducted by the group.
• Maintain technical competency and keep abreast of changing regulations, trends in the industry, and new technologies.
• Be active in local, state, or national professional organizations to increase the visibility of the firm, establish a professional network, and give back to the engineering profession. Fosters trust and unity within the project team
• Mentor younger staff and promote individual professional and personal growth of all within the firm.
• Be honest, genuine and sincere in interactions with everyone, including direct reports, peers, upper management, clients, and others outside the organization.
• Provides clear direction to team to achieve business group and company goals
• Address conflict effectively and appropriately

Qualifications

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the Human Resources Department at 713-266-6900. For more information about your rights under the law, see Know Your Rights