Civil​/Transportation Team Lead

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Wilson & Company’s Kansas City Office is seeking an experienced civil/transportation engineer to lead a team delivering a variety of street, highway, and interstate projects across Missouri and the Midwest. The incumbent will assist in winning new projects and grow the transportation group by managing the career development of direct reports. You will work closely with clients, project managers, and support staff to execute work and ensure successful project completion.

Senior staff will provide full support for your growth and success.

The position will focus primarily on serving clients in Missouri and the Midwest while also supporting opportunities across the company. Specific experience with executing projects for state and local municipalities related to highways, streets, sidewalks, and trails is required. We seek someone with strong communication skills who wants to grow client relationships, enjoy team collaboration, and mentor staff to improve their craft.

A strong background working with MoDOT is preferred.

You will be responsible for managing assigned tasks and projects throughout their full lifecycle. You will work with senior staff to develop project scope and hours, write technical sections of proposals, and oversee the delivery of project and quality management plans. This position delivers technical tasks while managing and reviewing design-related specifications, calculations, reports, and plans. You will coordinate with internal multi-discipline teams to address and resolve design-related issues or concerns.

Tasks will be both individual and group-assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Licensed engineer in the state of Missouri
• Minimum 6 years of experience in the design of streets and highways
• Proficiency with Microstation/Open Roads
• Knowledge of and experience with federal, state and local regulations that pertain to the design of street and/or highway projects
• Experience mentoring less experienced staff
• Perform other duties as assigned

• 8+ years of experience
• Specific experience executing projects for MoDOT
• Established client relationships
• Experience contracting on MoDOT projects

Annual Salary range: $90,000 - $120,000

Please note that Wilson & Company is not currently sponsoring applicants for work visas.

For nearly a century, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, has provided award-winning engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, geospatial, and construction management services. With employees across multiple offices in the Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Western regions of the United States, we bring people together to practice their craft, create value, and accomplish great things.

Guided by our purpose, we help clients move from concept to completion, transforming unused spaces into productive places, underutilized facilities into efficient ones, and rural or urban challenges into achievable solutions.

At Wilson & Company, we focus on your specific needs, delivering excellence with lasting higher relationships in mind. By employing our core values—discipline, intensity, collaboration, shared ownership, and solutions—we create genuine experiences and lasting connections for our clients, employees, and communities.

We support our employees’ success and well‑being with a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and retirement savings plans. We are proud to be an EEO employer and maintain a drug‑free workplace, conducting pre‑employment background checks.

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