*This position is preferred to be based out of CDM Smith's Irvine, CA, or Los Angeles, CA, office* The Regional Team Leader is responsible for supervising a team of employees and provides mentoring, training, and leadership to inspire the team to achieve their optimal performance. In addition, the Regional Team Leader will have 60 - 70% of their time dedicated to project work. **Essential Job Functions:** - Act as the direct manager and administrator for a team of approximately 25 staff. - Provide strong leadership to help drive a strong culture and foster engagement while supporting the firm's vision framework. - Recruit, interview, and hire new employees to support project workload and overall firm growth. - Retain our best and brightest and support your employees' career journey. - Conduct timely and effective annual performance appraisals, coordinating with technical mentors, project managers, Technical Delivery Managers (TDM), and others. - Deliver appropriate sales support, as coordinated with the TDM, Practice Leaders (PL) and Discipline Leaders (DL). - Actively participate in your team members' career paths, including identifying and completing appropriate training, achieving professional registration/certification and assigning challenging projects. - Select suitable mentors for your employees as part of the Career Compass Program. - Celebrate team members at important milestones (i.e., work anniversaries, promotions, and professional registration, etc.). - Leverage your team's participation in the Communities of Practice. - Create a culture of personal ownership for quality of work product. - Coordinate workload and utilization goals for the individuals on your team. Manage the team's financial performance relative to annual goals. - Approve time sheets and expense reports in a timely manner. - Ensure your team members complete all required training on time. - Ensure your team members are compliant with CDM Smith's QMP and Health & Safety procedures for project delivery. **Skills & Abilities** - Promotes a culture of collaboration, quality, and leading by example through CDM Smith's Vision and Core Values. - Strongly demonstrates CDM Smith's Leadership Competencies of Promoting a High-Performance Culture, Trust, and Accountability, Building Alliances, and Continuous Improvement. - Drives staff engagement, retention, hiring and development within the group. - Possesses strong written and verbal communication skills. - Is an exemplary service provider to both our external and internal clients. - Demonstrates a strong understanding of the business (e.g., utilization, project profitability, overhead, and staffing, etc.). **Qualifications** - Bachelor's degree. - 8 years of relevant experience. - Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. - Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands. **Preferred Qualifications** - Certified Construction Manager (CCM) or Professional Engineer (PE) in CA - Prior leadership experience. - Able to promote a culture of collaboration, quality, and leading by example through CDM Smith's Vision and Core Values. - Ability to demonstrate CDM Smith's Leadership Competencies of Promoting a High-Performance Culture, Trust, and Accountability, Building Alliances, and Continuous Improvement. - Prior experience providing exemplary service to both our external and internal clients. - Demonstrate a strong understanding of the business (e.g., utilization, project profitability, overhead, staffing, etc.). **Amount of Travel Required** 20% - 40% **Driving Requirements** An appropriate and valid driver's license is required. **Additional Pay Range Information** CDM Smith is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This pay range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels for the geographic location assigned to the position. In addition to geographic location, a candidate's salary is determined by several other factors including, but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, relevant work experience, skills, required certifications, and education/training. **Additional Compensation** All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position. **Visa Sponsorship Available** No-We will not support sponsorship in the United States, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position **Agency Disclaimer** All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Talent Acquisition Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Talent Acquisition Team will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries will not be held liable to pay a placement fee. **Pay Range Max** USD $210,434.00 **Pay Range Min** USD $120,266.00