Traffic & ITS Group Leader

Purpose & Need

Patel, Greene and Associates (PGA) is seeking a licensed Traffic & ITS Group Leader to lead the delivery of transportation projects for our Traffic & ITS team. The role is available in our Sarasota office. In this role, you will oversee the technical delivery of multiple traffic and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) projects, direct group resources, and play a key role in the growth and strategic planning of PGA’s Traffic & ITS discipline. As a senior team member, you will lead marketing and proposal efforts, provide quality control reviews, mentor junior staff, and facilitate internal training initiatives. This position offers opportunities for growth, continuous learning, and career advancement within a team-driven, mission-focused firm.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain responsible charge over multiple traffic-ITS projects
• Lead marketing efforts for the traffic-ITS discipline (preparation of Letter of Response and other Technical Proposals)
• Direct traffic-ITS Group resources to produce a quality product
• Provide quality control reviews when necessary
• Ability to lead internal training programs
• Assist in the strategy planning and growth of the PGA Traffic-ITS Group
• Requires no technical supervision
• Ability to direct and mentor younger staff
• Complete tasks and projects within established supervisor’s expectations

What You'll Do as a Group Leader:

• Direct and manage resources of the group
• Ensure quality product development
• Track and encourages training and development of the group
• Mentor discipline staff and develop future leaders
• Identify recruiting needs and participate in acquiring new hires
• Cultivate the PGA culture
• Industry engagement to promote PGA reputation where appropriate
• Lead and/or guide project management marketing efforts where appropriate
• Reports to Directors/Executive Leadership on the performance of the group

What You’ll Need

• Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
• 10 – 20 years of progressively more complex post-registration engineering experience.
• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent from an ABET Accredited University, majoring in Civil or Environmental Engineering

What You’ll Bring

• Excellent verbal communications skills and the ability to interact with a variety of clients
• Excellent attention to detail and outstanding organizational skills
• Must be able to effectively prioritize and assign work and meet deadlines
• Excellent ability to perform multiple tasks in an organized manner and concurrently at the direction of PGA’s Leadership Team
• Demonstrate leadership qualities in all aspects while continuing to produce at a high level
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team on deadline-driven activities
• Skill in working with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and other Office Products
• Ability to work with across other disciplines (roadway, structures and drainage, landscape, etc.) to identify and reduce design conflicts.

Working Conditions

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job including working on a computer, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods at a desk; use hands, handle, or feel, talk, and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.
• The employee must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you meet some of the listed criteria but not all, we still encourage you to apply. You might be a good fit for another role we have available!

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In support of Patel, Greene and Associates’ mission to “elevate our families, communities, and profession,” we are committed to gathering the highest caliber of talent and creating an environment for each to collaborate and achieve their highest potential, ultimately delivering superior work to our clients. That means every position at PGA is open to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex (including gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, military service, or other non-merit factor. Our criteria is simple—you must be kind, hard-working, team-oriented, and have the potential to be excellent at your job. By following this approach, we have built a diverse team that has made PGA one of the best firms to work for in our industry.