Burgess & Niple

Transportation Business Leader

Burgess & Niple$100K — $130K *
Transportation
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of transportation engineering experience covering project delivery from start to finish
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field
  • Proven ability to expand business and manage strong client relationships in the transportation sector
  • Demonstrated leadership skills for guiding and mentoring technical staff
  • Strong communication skills to engage clients, teams, and industry partners effectively
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with proactive initiative in pursuing opportunities
  • Servant leadership grounded in collaboration, integrity, and innovation

Responsibilities

  • Create and implement a growth strategy for the transportation engineering practice
  • Serve as a market leader to position the firm for long-term success
  • Lead project delivery focused on client experience and technical quality
  • Manage budgets, schedules, and risk to build a sustainable practice
  • Develop and mentor project managers and engineers for growth
  • Foster collaboration across offices for exceptional project outcomes
  • Encourage professional engagement and leadership within industry networks
  • Represent the firm in client meetings and industry events as a transportation leader

Benefits

  • The opportunity to shape a market and foster significant community impact
  • Autonomy and resources to grow a thriving transportation practice
  • Supportive environment for mentoring future leaders
  • Access to professional societies and networking opportunities
  • Strategic involvement with prestigious clients and industry events
Full Job Description
  • Minimum Experience: 15 years
  • Education: BD
  • Registration: (Not Specified)
  • Required Skills: Business Development
  • Sponsorship: Immigration related employment benefits, e.g. visa sponsorship, are not available for this position.
  • Third-Party Recruiting: Position not approved for third-party recruiters. Click for details

Transportation Business Leader

Join a nationally recognized civil engineering firm and take the lead in building something meaningful. As our Transportation Business Leader, you'll have the autonomy, resources, and platform to grow a thriving transportation practice across Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. This is more than a leadership role; it is an opportunity to shape a market, strengthen client partnerships, develop future leaders, and create lasting impact through transportation solutions that move communities forward. If you are energized by building relationships, identifying opportunities, developing people, and turning vision into measurable growth, this role offers the chance to make your mark.

What You'll Do
  • Create and execute a growth strategy for transportation engineering practice, identify new markets, pursuits, and partnerships while deepening trusted client relationships
  • Serve as a visible market leader who brings ideas forward, opens doors, and helps position the firm for long-term success in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
  • Lead and support project delivery with a strong focus on client experience, technical quality, collaboration, and successful outcomes
  • Build a financially strong and sustainable practice by managing budgets, schedules, risk, performance, and growth goals
  • Develop, mentor, and empower project managers and engineers, creating opportunities for others to grow alongside the practice
  • Foster collaboration across local and regional offices, connecting people, ideas, and technical expertise to deliver exceptional work
  • Encourage staff engagement in professional societies, networking, and industry leadership to expand visibility and strengthen relationships
  • Represent the firm as an established transportation leader at client meetings, industry events, professional organizations, and strategic pursuits

Skills & Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Marketing, Business Administration, or another applicable field required
  • 15+ years of transportation engineering experience, including a strong understanding of project delivery from pursuit through completion
  • Proven ability to grow business, develop opportunities, and maintain a strong network of client and industry relationships in the transportation sector
  • Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to guide, mentor, and inspire technical staff at varying levels of experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to connect with clients, teams, and industry partners
  • Entrepreneurial, self-directed mindset with the confidence to take initiative, make connections, and turn opportunities into results
  • Servant leadership approach grounded in collaboration, integrity, innovation, excellence, and a commitment to developing others

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About Burgess & Niple

Burgess & Niple is an engineering and architecture firm that provides services in the areas of transportation, water, wastewater, site development, and architecture. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Burgess & Niple has completed projects in all 50 states and several countries around the world. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the National Design-Build Award and the American Council of Engineering Companies' Grand Award.
Learn more about Burgess & Niple
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$10 million
5 Year Trend
+5%
Revenue
$110 million

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