Roadway Engineering Division Manager

Job Description

Job Description

ESP Associates is currently seeking an experienced roadway engineer to join our team in either Raleigh (Morrisville), NC, Charlotte (Huntersville), NC, or Fort Mill, SC to serve as our Roadway Engineering Division Manager. This is a great opportunity for a transportation professional to continue to grow their career with a dynamic firm supporting a variety of clients and projects throughout North Carolina.

Infusing passion and innovation into every project, the ESP team of companies thrives on helping clients design, improve, repair, and assess the transportation networks so critical to everyday life. From highway interchanges and sidewalk programs to port and mass transit infrastructure, we understand the unique needs of state, municipal, and private transportation projects of all sizes.

As a leader, you will contribute to setting the pace for ESP’s transportation growth in North Carolina and beyond! You will lead decisions regarding strategy, market penetration, team growth / development, and continuous improvement.

We are excited to see how your leadership skills, experience, interests, and established local / regional connections will expand ESP’s presence in North Carolina in new and exciting directions!

Responsibilities :

• Project management and delivery of roadway construction plans for NCDOT, local governments, and other clients.
• Direct, review and / or perform engineering calculations from preliminary to final design.
• Direct and coordinate plan development, specifications, reports, and cost estimates.
• Participate in a team of talented professionals in various disciplines, sub-consultants, and reviewers to ensure efficient and productive utilization of staff in providing high-quality service for our clients.
• Manage project budgets, goal setting, scopes of work, fee estimates, and the preparation of proposals and contracts.
• Oversee and direct project progression, accurate client billing, and project profitability.
• Represent clients and the firm at project meetings, open houses and / or public hearings.
• Interface with clients as part of business development and project negotiation efforts.
• Provide mentorship and development opportunities to engineering support staff and aspiring professionals.
• Team build and provide project, program, and office leadership.
• Develops and maintains relationships with current and prospective clients. Maintains a high public profile with our targeted client base, including participating as an active member in civil and professional activities, societies and organizations.
• Build, Grow & Lead a dedicated engineering team, including mentoring of staff and strategic growth of the division.
• Manage and oversee all aspects of projects and operations, ensuring adherence to project specifications, safety standards, and quality control measures.
• Assists in preparing and approving proposals and qualifications statements and may assist with the management of plan production on projects.
• Assist Managers with workforce planning, monthly billing, and final review of completed reports and maps.
• Manage the division to achieve expected profitability and growth.

Qualifications :

Preferred :

Corporate Information :

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning / landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 195 on the 2025 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Texas & Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2025 ranking of 52.

ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including :