Vice President - RailRole Description: Huitt-Zollars is seeking an experienced
Vice President - Rail to join our Dallas or Fort Worth team and help grow our rail business. This is a seller-doer leadership role focused on developing new business, building and strengthening client relationships, and leading the successful delivery of large, complex rail projects and programs.
The position will play a key role in expanding Huitt-Zollars' rail and transit presence in Texas while supporting strategic rail opportunities across the firm's national markets.
Location: Dallas, Texas or Fort Worth, Texas
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports to: Transportation Practice Area Lead
Compensation Type: Salary
Registration(s): Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline
Duties:- Lead business development and strategic growth initiatives across freight rail, industrial rail, commuter rail, and light rail markets.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with freight railroads, industrial clients, transit agencies, public-sector clients, and rail industry partners.
- Identify and develop new clients, project opportunities, strategic partnerships, and teaming relationships.
- Lead and support pursuits, including capture planning, win strategies, teaming, proposals, and interviews.
- Represent Huitt-Zollars at industry organizations, conferences, client events, and other business development activities.
- Serve as Project Manager or Principal-in-Charge for major rail projects and programs.
- Lead large, complex, multidisciplinary rail projects involving track, structures, civil/site, drainage, utilities, signals and communications, stations, and related infrastructure.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop rail professionals and help build the firm's rail capabilities.
- Provide technical and strategic guidance to project teams and support the development of best practices for rail project delivery.
Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE);
- Education and professional registration preferred, but relevant experience will be considered.
- Minimum of 15 years in rail engineering services.
- Demonstrated success in winning and delivering rail projects and programs.
- Strong project and/or program management experience on complex, multidisciplinary rail projects.
- Established client relationships within the Texas rail and transit market, including transit agencies, freight railroads, and/or industrial rail clients.
- Demonstrated ability to develop new business, build client relationships, lead pursuits, and expand existing accounts.
- Experience leading and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong leadership, communication, business development, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to balance business development, client leadership, project delivery, and staff development in a seller-doer environment.
- TxDOT Pre-certifications in Rail Categories are preferred.
Principal-in-Charge (PIC) Role Annual Performance Goals & Expectations:- Having a deep understanding of how your work and contributions as a co-owner add to Huitt-Zollars' mission and core values.
- Maintaining expected Effective Labor Multiplier (ELM) on sum of all associated projects.
- Ensure direct reports meet established utilization targets.
- Consistently upholds business processes including timely monthly A/R's, invoicing, timekeeping, resource forecasting, percent completes, etc.
- Achieves personal sales goal.
- Achieves stated target personal utilization goal for PIC.
- Understands, follows and ensures quality control measures and risk management measures are being applied and adhered to projects and daily operations.
This position is also required to adhere to Huitt-Zollars' Core Value and Leadership CompetenciesBenefits & Perks:- Health insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- Dental insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- Vision insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- MDLive Telehealth
- Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term disability
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Employee Morale/Teambuilding events and activities
- Paid Vacation/Annual Leave
- Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Commuter Benefits
- Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements
- Term Life / AD&D insurance
- Cancer and Specified Disease insurance
- Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP
- Work for an Employee-Owned firm
Physical Requirements:- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times
- The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities
The Dallas, TX location is in a 'Class A' office space including a state-of-the-art gym (no cost), covered parking, food court, and more. 
