Site Civil Practice Manager

Description

The Wooten Company’s Columbia, SC office is seeking a team-focused, innovative Site Civil Practice Manager with strong site design background to join and lead our Civil Site Team. 

ABOUT THE WOOTEN COMPANY

We are a multi-disciplinary firm dedicated to providing engineering, geomatics and architectural services to municipalities, counties, water and sewer authorities, educational institutions, and private industry across the Carolinas. We provide our clients with consulting for civil / environmental engineering, mechanical / electrical / plumbing engineering, architecture, and GIS / surveying services. These departments work together with our team of funding specialists to provide financing assistance for many local government projects and we pride ourselves on having helped raise over $600 million in grants and loans for infrastructure improvements and community enhancements.  As communities across North and South Carolina face ever changing environmental and economic challenges, we remain dedicated to providing and improving the infrastructure necessary to remain one of the country's best places to live, work, and raise a family.

Who are you? The ideal candidate is a highly motivated civil or environmental engineer (PE) with a seasoned depth of experience successfully completing design and permitting for site development projects that include components of grading, drainage, stormwater management and erosion control, water and sewer, for both municipal and private clients. You have been a licensed Professional Engineer for at least 10 years. You are responsible, work well with a team and communicate well with people of varying backgrounds and experiences. You are eager to learn and motivated to grow professionally in your field.

What will you be doing? Candidates can expect to work with a variety of stakeholders including land developers, owners, designers, and permitting agencies. In an effort to grow the firm’s presence in South Carolina. You will be committed to managing the practice (a team of 4-6) while seeking to expand by implementing strategies that increase our client base through business development efforts, increase financial metrics, maintain high productivity and profitability, and promote teamwork within a positive environment. The person in this role can make a significant community impact by supporting our clients as they work to create an exciting array of projects such as commercial office/retail developments, multi-family developments, residential subdivisions, downtown renovations, parks, and innovative stormwater solutions, along with water and sanitary sewer projects. Candidates can expect to be continually challenged to independently design projects that develop solutions to meet our client’s needs, using the right mix of advanced technology and historically successful measures, while working within the financial boundaries of the project stakeholders. 

Who will you be working with? The Site Civil Practice Manager can expect cross-functional collaboration across all teams and specialties, providing an opportunity to interact with The Wooten Company colleagues in both North and South Carolina, including our Site Civil teams in other offices. Additionally, this person will regularly work with municipal and private clients, as well as state and federal regulatory agencies. For the right person with a desire to grow professionally, this role is a good opportunity to develop both depth and breadth in civil engineering expertise while contributing to Wooten’s expanding presence, in both the North and South Carolina regions. 

Where will you be working? This position will be located in the Columbia, SC office. Conveniently nestled downtown, the local area is filled with restaurants and nightlife, unique shops, art galleries and studios, and convenient apartments and condominium living. The Wooten Company also has 5 other offices located in Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem, Greenville, and Hickory, NC.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Formulate and oversee business development, marketing, and strategic planning for the practice in the
• regional office. 
• Take an active role in the preparation of proposals including development of work, schedules, fees, and overall 
• content. 
• Supervise, monitor, and maintain effective client liaisons and relationships; serve as the primary client contact
• for site civil clients in South Carolina. 
• Routinely network in the community/ South Carolina to improve the presence and reputation in the region and
• company. 
• Proactively engage in the development of new business, with a focus on existing clients. 
• Serve as Senior Project Manager with the ability to set and track budgets and schedules, conduct project
• meetings, monitor and pursue accounts receivables, and prepare project invoicing. 
• Direct and provide technical assistance and oversight on the following:  

1. Preliminary Engineering Due Diligence
2. Research Federal, State and Local Government Agencies as Required for Land Development Projects. 
3. Develop Conceptual Plans Based on Research and Client Requests 
4. Generate necessary engineering design computations to support the design.
5. Prepare Construction Plans required for the project
6. Prepare Site, Utility, Grading/Drainage, Stormwater Management, Erosion Control, and Roadway Designs per
7. the Local Authorizing Agency. 
8. Compile Project Manual Which Includes Contract Documents and Technical Specifications. 
9. Development of Project Cost Opinions 
10. Prepare and Obtain Necessary Permits 
11. Coordinate with Other Disciplines as Required  
12. Assist with the Project Advertisement, Bidding, and Contracting

• Communicate with Clients and Other Project Stakeholders, including attending and Participating in Project
• Meetings
• Direct and supervise staff activities within the practice include hires, terminations, mentorship, performance
• reviews and conflict resolution. 
• Overseeing the daily operations of the office may be necessary, including office purchases, parking
• information, etc. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• B.S. in Civil or Environmental Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program
• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a Professional Engineer (PE) in a consulting engineering environment
• SC Licensed Professional Engineer Minimum 3 years of project management experience
• Previous supervisory and management experience preferred
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (O365) applications (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• Knowledge of AutoCAD – Civil 3D preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Excellent Project Management and client development skills
• Experience in local government capital improvement planning, design, permitting, bidding, and construction
• Strong technical skills in site/ roadway layout, grading, drainage, stormwater management, utility and erosion control design
• Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling
• Writing and compiling stormwater reports and/or narratives
• Experience with compiling project manuals
• Familiarity with construction administration of private and municipal projects 
• Must have good interpersonal and management skills to communicate effectively, both in written and verbal form
• Ability to lead, motivate, develop and train employees to reach the common goals of the practice, office and company. 
• Ability to travel, with some overnight stays, as required 
• Ability to communicate effectively with design team and clients 
• Able to work on multiple projects at one time.