Strategic Transportation Lead

  • Full-Time
  • Boston, MA
  • Dewberry
  • Posted 3 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description
Job Description: Dewberry is seeking a Strategic Transportation Lead to be the catalyst to leverage their own resume and Dewberry's local and national transportation design portfolio to support our current team to further grow our practice in New England.
The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying opportunities, deploying Dewberry's deep national transportation portfolio to actively preposition for those opportunities and grow our local practice. Must have a BS degree in Civil/Transportation Engineering and at least 20 years of experience with MassDOT, similar public agencies or municipalities in the greater Boston market. The candidate will be primarily responsible for collaborating with our current Transportation leadership to generate inflow of new projects, develop and maintain close professional relationships with client personnel.
Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.Responsibilities: Key attributes will be:
  • Long term and strategic understanding of the transportation market in Massachusetts and New England.
  • High level of comfort being a trusted advisor to infrastructure owners and clients in public and private space.
  • Interest and ability to leverage Dewberry's national transportation portfolio to grow our local practice.
  • Experience with selling and delivering design-build services.
  • Strong leadership skills, goal driven, evidence of attracting and developing talent.
  • Recognized leader in business development and client relationship development.
  • Strategic thinker, bringing market facing ideas and strategies, new service delivery methodologies, and expertise to decision-making and strategic planning.
  • Highly motivated to achieve business goals while at the same time investing and building for longer term growth and stability.
  • Expert communicator, motivator and influencer.
  • Demonstrated ability to build strong trusting relationships (internal to an organization and external with clients and teaming partners) for success.
  • Strong existing network across infrastructure owners and potential teaming partners.
  • Active involvement in industry organizations. Interest and ability to present at regional conferences.
  • Team player.
Required Skills & Required Experience:
  • Minimum 20 years of experience with Massachusetts public sector transportation clients and projects including transportation, highway and roadway design, or closely related engineering field.
  • Bachelor of Civil Engineering Degree; advanced engineering degrees a plus.
  • Massachusetts PE.
  • 15+ years’ experience in project management.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Local Experience is required.
  • At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

  • Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

  • All recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.
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