Office Leader - Transportation | Southern California
Transportation Practice Builder
Location: Orange County, California
Build the practice. Grow the team. Shape the region.
An East Coast-based engineering firm with a small California office is looking for a Transportation Practice Builder to lead its next stage of growth in Orange County and the wider California market.
This opportunity is for a transportation professional who wants to combine technical leadership with business development, client relationships, and team building. The focus is on growing the firm's regional presence and creating a transportation practice with a clear identity in the California market.
The Opportunity
- Shape the direction and growth of the California transportation practice.
- Develop client relationships and identify new opportunities across the region.
- Lead transportation pursuits, proposals, and project delivery.
- Help recruit and develop a team as the practice expands.
- Build the firm's visibility within the local transportation market.
- Work with East Coast leadership to connect regional growth with the wider business.
Who We're Looking For
- A background in transportation engineering with experience leading projects and developing client relationships.
- Knowledge of the Southern California transportation market.
- An interest in winning work, building a team, and growing a regional practice.
- An entrepreneurial approach paired with strong technical and commercial judgment.
- Someone ready to move beyond project management and help shape a business.
Why Consider It?
With a small California office and a regional growth focus, this role offers the chance to help define what the transportation practice becomes. It is an opportunity to build a local market presence within an East Coast-based firm, rather than step into a fully established operation.
Interested in building a transportation practice in Orange County? Apply for more details.
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