Director of Transportation

Department: Transportation

Location: Jackson, MS

Description

Waggoner Engineering, Inc. is seeking a Director of Transportation to play a key leadership role in our growing transportation practice. With recent expansion, our transportation practice has increased its capabilities and resources, and this position offers an exciting opportunity for a motivated leader to build on that momentum.

For nearly 50 years, Waggoner has delivered sound results through a culture built on integrity, service, and creativity. Having more than doubled in size over the last five years, Waggoner continues its rapid growth across 16 offices in 5 states, providing full-service engineering solutions with recognized strength in the region.

We are seeking a forward-thinking professional who is energized by growth, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is motivated to make a meaningful impact for our clients, our communities, and our internal team.

If you are tired of hearing “we’ve always done it this way”; if you have a work hard/play hard attitude; and if you enjoy working with a vast team of professionals across various disciplines, you will fit right into our culture.

Your Primary Responsibilities will include

Following are the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Provide strategic leadership for Waggoner’s Transportation discipline, with a primary focus on roadway design while expanding capabilities in traffic engineering, multimodal planning, and other transportation services.
• Lead business development efforts by identifying opportunities, pursuing key clients, preparing proposals, and serving as a trusted advisor to municipalities, counties, and state agencies.
• Oversee delivery of high-quality, technically sound projects, ensuring strong QA/QC, innovative solutions, and on-time, on-budget performance.
• Provide senior-level guidance on roadway design standards and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance across all phases of transportation initiatives.
• Mentor, coach, and grow a team of engineers and project managers, fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture across multiple offices.
• Manage discipline performance, including staffing, utilization, backlog, and profitability.
• Coordinate closely with internal service areas—including Planning, Survey, Environmental, H&H, Structural, and Construction—to support integrated project delivery and ensure projects progress efficiently and accurately.
• Represent the Transportation discipline in leadership discussions, contributing to firmwide strategy, service expansion, and long-term growth initiatives.

Supervisor Responsibility
This position has supervisory responsibility for a technical team that includes engineers, designers/technicians, and/or planners.

Work Environment
This job generally operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. May require long hours and some weekend work.

Travel
Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some projects and initiatives may require more out-of-the-area and overnight travel.


What you'll need

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.

Required Licensures and Certifications

• Licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE); (if not licensed in Mississippi, the ability to do so within six months).
• Licensure or ability to obtain licensure as a PE in other states where Waggoner practices, within a reasonable timeframe.
• Certifications applicable to civil and transportation engineering are desired (e.g., PTOE, RSP1/RSP2, PMP, DBIA).

Other Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present complex concepts to clients, stakeholders, and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to the practice of engineering and the implementation of public works infrastructure projects.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across service areas to support integrated project delivery.
• Working knowledge of construction processes and constructability requirements to support field coordination and effective project delivery.

Other Duties


Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


Why Join Our Team

We know work isn't only about what you do, it's also about who you work for and with! Waggoner Engineering provides a fun, family-friendly, and multicultural work environment that supports a work life balance, including:

• WEI Incentive Program
• Healthy Workplace Program
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Competitive Health Benefits
• Career Development and Training
• Flexible/Hybrid Schedule
• Community Service Opportunities
• Worldwide Travel Assistance
  

Waggoner Engineering, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.