WGI

Civil Market Leader

WGI$120K — $150K *
Real Estate & Construction
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
  • 20+ years of experience post-graduation
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent
  • Postgraduate business education or MBA preferred
  • Currently authorized to work in the U.S. full-time (no visa sponsorship available)

Responsibilities

  • Market services to clients to cultivate a growing practice
  • Collaborate with management and staff on project specifications
  • Monitor financial goals and upcoming project pipeline
  • Recruit, direct, and evaluate team members' performance
  • Perform administrative functions including report writing and expenditure approvals
  • Maintain organizational structure for efficiency and personnel development
  • Prepare budgets, bids, and ensure contracts are in place

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Outstanding work environment
  • Opportunity for professional growth
  • High-level involvement in strategic decision-making
  • Engagement in talent recruitment and development
Full Job Description
Overview

We are seeking a Civil Market Leader with 20+ years of professional experience to be part of our Civil Engineering team. This position is open to Orlando, FL.

The Civil Market Leader is a seller-doer responsible for business development and project execution within WGI's Civil Engineering Division. This role combines strategic sales, client management, and technical oversight to drive revenue growth and operational excellence.

Success is measured by securing high-value projects, expanding market share, and meeting sales and revenue targets. Responsibilities include developing business opportunities, maintaining industry connections, and ensuring efficient project execution within budget and schedule.

Additionally, this leader plays a key role in talent recruitment and development, fostering a high-performing, collaborative team. Working with Division Leadership, they align team capabilities with corporate strategy to sustain long-term success. This position offers the opportunity to grow a profitable practice and establish WGI as a regional leader.

Responsibilities

Expertise
  • Regularly markets services to current and prospective clients to ensure a growing practice in the specific area of expertise
  • Confer with management, production, and marketing staff to discuss project specifications and procedures
  • To monitor and assist the team in meeting all financial goals as well as to ensure the upcoming pipeline of work is adequate to meet company goals and growth
  • Recruit team members, assign, direct, and evaluate their work, and oversee the development and maintenance of team member competence
  • Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules and processes, and reporting verbally on the results of the team


Communication
  • Develop and maintain an organizational structure that maximizes efficiency across the sector organization and develop career paths for personnel
  • Recommend or direct praise, guidance, disciplinary action or termination of employees
  • Ensure the region is responsive and communicates effectively to the market as a whole
  • Fully shoulder all client feedback and relay praise to team, or provide corrective measures if the client is not fully satisfied


Accuracy
  • Coordinate and mentor Team Leaders to provide quality projects that ensure client satisfaction
  • Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering/technical work performed in the market sector in all offices utilizing company-wide standards

Transparency
  • Prepare budgets, bids, and contracts, and get approvals from the Director
  • Ensure that every project has a signed contract to establish a baseline for client billing
  • Coordinate with team leaders to build a backlog projection to assist in team utilization, growth and hiring decisions.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or related field
  • 20 or more years of experience post graduation
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license or other professional license as required
  • Post graduate business education and/or MBA preferred
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visa.

Physical Demands

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an office setting. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate a computer, keyboard and mouse. Use of a telephone headset will allow for virtual communication with team members through Zoom and/or Microsoft Teams. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods, use hands/fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms, speak and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of employment visas

If you have what it takes to join our growing organization and want to be part of a dedicated team, please apply today. In return, WGI provides a competitive salary and an outstanding work environment.

About WGI

As a multidisciplinary consulting firm, WGI has eight offices throughout Florida and specializes in the following disciplines: Land Development/Municipal Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Surveying and Mapping, Subsurface Utility Engineering, Structures, Water Resources, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Sciences, Architecture, Land Planning, and Creative Services. The Zweig Group ranked WGI #4 on its 2017 Hot Firms list and #23 on the 2017 Best Firms to Work For list.

WGI Careers

Joining WGI offers a unique opportunity to become part of a dynamic team that drives innovation and leadership in the industry. WGI is renowned for its commitment to excellence and a culture that fosters growth and professional development.

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WGI is actively seeking talented individuals for various job opportunities that span a range of skills and expertise. The company is dedicated to finding passionate, creative, and solution-driven team players who are ready to contribute to significant projects.

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At WGI, career advancement is a priority, supported by comprehensive benefits, diversity training, and opportunities for professional growth. Each position at WGI is a stepping-stone to a future of professional achievements, with support for certifications and leadership development.

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