Associate Director, Civil Engineering - Land Development
Associate Director, Civil Engineering - Land Development
Atwell, LLC
Mitchellville, MD
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Atwell, LLC is a bold leader in the consulting, engineering, and construction services industry, delivering a broad range of creative solutions to clients in the real estate & land development, and energy markets. We have a strong national presence and a diverse, award-winning project portfolio. Atwell is a privately owned company, with 1,400+ passionate team members across 40+ locations and growing!
Atwell, LLC is a proud recipient of the following 2023 awards:
As Director at Atwell, you will support and lead a team focused on diverse projects of various sizes, scopes, and detail. You will be in a flexible and entrepreneurial work environment with a vibrant office culture and a national presence. Atwell is looking for civil engineering leaders that are interested in being a subject matter expert in residential, commercial, or industrial land development. Responsibilities of a Director include the following:
Work/Life
Atwell, LLC is a proud recipient of the following 2023 awards:
- 8 consecutive years in a row as a “Best Places to Work”, “Hot Firm Nationally” by Zweig group
- Recognized as #7 in the “Top 100” firms in the US by Zweig Group
- Recognized by ENR #74 in the ENR Top 500 and ranked in every region;
- Recognized in Crain Magazine’s “Fast 50” for the fastest growing firms
- Named in the “Top 50 Coolest Places to Work” by Crain Magazine
As Director at Atwell, you will support and lead a team focused on diverse projects of various sizes, scopes, and detail. You will be in a flexible and entrepreneurial work environment with a vibrant office culture and a national presence. Atwell is looking for civil engineering leaders that are interested in being a subject matter expert in residential, commercial, or industrial land development. Responsibilities of a Director include the following:
- Business:
- Maintain key client relationships.
- Develop future business and proactively build and maintain relationships with current and future clients.
- Manage business operations for your team.
- Create an annual business plan with your Project Managers, Associate Directors, and present it to the Vice President
- Establish department objectives by collaborating with team members and management.
- Oversee business development activities and support internal BD training.
- Establish team plan:
- Achieve financial objectives:
- Manage revenue goals.
- Team utilization, invoice ratio, EM, profitability
- Management of respective PM projects in terms of AR collections, effort vs contract value, project profitability, change order submission, monthly invoicing.
- Risk management; contract review, proposal review, licensing review
- Manage invoices/subcontractors as needed.
- Establish product objectives:
- Ensure that current company and service sector standards are met.
- Ensure company templates are utilized and functional.
- Ensure operational excellence and a repeatable process for deliverables.
- Develop Staff:
- Performance Management: Initiate reviews, follow-up on reviews, address compensation of team members, review job titles vs. job duties, support and provide details for performance improvement plans and monitor success.
- Training: Follow up on any training requested by employees, identify training tools for the team
- Mentor staff on industry knowledge, project knowledge, process knowledge, and best practices.
- Manage staff:
- Support the talent acquisition team by identifying, interviewing, and hiring key talent.
- Build a regional organizational chart and hire toward those goals.
- Onboarding new employees: Complete an onboarding plan, present the onboarding plan, and assist with their first timesheet.
- Communicate any performance issues to HR for documentation, and termination of employees once approved by HR.
- Understand the safety manuals and protocols related to onboarding, training, enforcement, and reporting.
- Awareness of the safety aspects/requirements of projects from a team perspective and appropriate engagement, direction, and training with safety for the support needed.
- Supervise and direct all members of the team with authority to recruit, interview, hire, on board, train, review, and discipline (up to, and including, termination)
- Communicate with Human Resources:
- Support regional recruiting efforts.
- Responsible for Health & Safety:
- Approve timesheets and PTO, expense reports, and corporate credit card expenses.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge:
- Attend educational workshops.
- Review professional and market segment publications.
- Participate in applicable professional societies and trade associations.
- Promote internal communication and encourage dialogue within project teams, across market sectors, and throughout the organization.
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in State of Maryland required.
- Typically, a minimum of 10 years of experience in commercial or residential land development
- Experience working with Prince George's County and/or Montgomery County preferred
- Proven ability to lead teams, develop talent, and lead business development efforts.
Work/Life
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible work schedules are available for some positions
- Tenure Awards — Travel Vouchers to see the world based on your travel preferences
- Competitive Compensation packages
- Annual bonuses, spot bonuses and peer recognition awards
- 401(k) plan matching formula is 50% of your contributions up to 6%
- Tuition Assistance
- Student Loan Repayment up to $25K
- Paid Licensing / Certification Fees and Renewals
- Financial Rewards for Obtaining Licensure
- Employee Referrals up to $5,000
- Annual Wellness Reimbursement up to $500 for anything wellness related (Gym memberships, fitness tracker, home gym equipment, etc.)
- Medical (BC/BS), Dental (Delta), and Vision (VSP)
- Health Savings Account & Flex Spending Account options
- Employer paid LTD, STD, and life insurance
- Metlife Supplemental Benefits covering accident, hospitalization, and critical illness
- Member Assistance Program (MAP) with complimentary counseling sessions, legal benefits, financial consultations, and work/life referral services
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Seniority level
Director -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Management and Manufacturing -
Industries
Civil Engineering
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