Department Head - Municipal Engineering

Description

Barry Isett & Associates (Isett) is an employee-owned multi-discipline engineering/consulting firm headquartered in Allentown, PA, with additional offices throughout eastern and central PA. Isett associates get the opportunity to perform meaningful work that helps enrich our community each and every day. Our company is a values-based organization which has been recognized for its award-winning culture through several regional and statewide programs:

• Best Places to Work in PA (annually since 2019) 
• The Morning Call’s Top Workplaces (annually, since 2013) 
• Empowering Women Award by Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business (2023)
• Philadelphia Inquirer’s Top Workplaces (annually since 2022)
• Corporate Citizen of the Year (by the Lehigh Valley Business Journal) 
• The Societas Award for Responsible Corporate Conduct (for Ethics).

Benefits

• Career advancement and continuing education opportunities
• Employee engagement events and parties
• Work-life balance & flexible working schedules
• Paid vacation/holiday/sick time
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances
• Discounted and/or free Isett wear
• Parental leave
• 401k/Roth match

As a multi-discipline firm, Isett provides a full range of engineering and consulting services, including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, environmental, geotechnical, and municipal engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, code enforcement, plan review, construction management, construction materials testing, and grant writing services to clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. 

We have an opportunity for an entrepreneurial Professional Engineer to lead a group of municipal engineers across our offices, and to work toward the expansion of both services and staffing. This position could be based out of almost any office if the candidate is able to commute to the various offices, as needed.

The key responsibilities of a Department Head span from technical to managerial to strategic, and include but not limited to the following:

• Staffing - Work (with the team) to coordinate work within the department and with other departments on multi-discipline projects. Play a key role in recruiting and developing team members, provide performance feedback and evaluate compensation adjustments and bonuses.
• Project management – Prepare project proposals, authorization for services, budgets, reports, and invoices. Is responsible for reporting on the profit/loss, financial performance of department.
• Technical oversight – develop/implement standards and assure accuracy of work via an established QA/QC process. May research, assist in, or make recommendations on the purchasing of software or other items needed by the department.
• Client management and attendance at meetings.
• Work closely with the executive team to set goals and business objectives for the department (staffing, growth, performance marks, etc.)
• Participate in business development efforts and work with the marketing team to achieve results/goals.
• Actively participate in management meeting and leadership development meetings and leadership development programs, as requested.

Requirements

B.S. in Civil Engineering or related field

Registered Professional Engineer in PA.

Valid driver's license - for travel to client sites/meetings

Prior land development experience

Prior municipal engineering experience preferred

Ability to attend evening meetings

Strong organizational, technical, and communication skills

Prior project and client management experience

Strong interpersonal and (written and verbal) communication skills.

Competency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and AutoCAD.

Ability to obtain clearances (for PA Act 34, 114, and 151) as we often work at school sites in PA.