Director of Engineering & Design
Michael Page, Fort Worth, TX, United States
The Director of Engineering & Design will play a pivotal role in scaling a high‑performing engineering organization. This is a senior leadership position with enterprise‑wide impact, reporting directly into executive leadership and shaping how engineering supports long‑term growth, innovation, and operational excellence.
Overview As Director of Engineering & Design, you will lead multidisciplinary engineering and design teams across the United States and Canada. You will focus on strategy, scalability, and performance rather than day‑to‑day technical delivery.
Responsibilities
Set the strategic direction for engineering and design, aligning people, process, and technology to business objectives
Lead and develop geographically dispersed civil, structural, and design teams, fostering a culture of safety, quality, and accountability
Build scalable workflows, standards, and digital tools to support continued growth and end‑to‑end project delivery
Partner cross‑functionally with operations, construction, estimating, and business development to ensure constructability and commercial alignment
Oversee technical governance across complex design‑build and rehabilitation projects in regulated environments
Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and adoption of modern engineering and design technologies
Manage departmental budgets, resourcing plans, and performance reporting to executive leadership
Profile
A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (Master's degree preferred)
Professional Engineer license strongly preferred
10+ years of progressive experience in civil and structural engineering within a design‑build, engineering, procurement and construction, or infrastructure environment
Proven experience leading large, multidisciplinary engineering and design organizations across multiple locations
Strong background in civil infrastructure, with working knowledge of structural and geotechnical disciplines
Experience operating in regulated U.S. (and ideally Canadian) engineering environments
A strategic, execution‑focused leader who can design and implement scalable systems, processes, and teams
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with credibility at executive level
Job Offer
Competitive base salary in the region of $150,000-$180,000, with flexibility for exceptional candidates
Annual bonus opportunity of approximately 20%, linked to company and individual performance
Flexible working model with a blend of office and home working
A high‑impact leadership role with visibility at executive level
The chance to shape and modernize an engineering function within a growing, well‑capitalized infrastructure business
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
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Overview As Director of Engineering & Design, you will lead multidisciplinary engineering and design teams across the United States and Canada. You will focus on strategy, scalability, and performance rather than day‑to‑day technical delivery.
Responsibilities
Set the strategic direction for engineering and design, aligning people, process, and technology to business objectives
Lead and develop geographically dispersed civil, structural, and design teams, fostering a culture of safety, quality, and accountability
Build scalable workflows, standards, and digital tools to support continued growth and end‑to‑end project delivery
Partner cross‑functionally with operations, construction, estimating, and business development to ensure constructability and commercial alignment
Oversee technical governance across complex design‑build and rehabilitation projects in regulated environments
Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and adoption of modern engineering and design technologies
Manage departmental budgets, resourcing plans, and performance reporting to executive leadership
Profile
A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (Master's degree preferred)
Professional Engineer license strongly preferred
10+ years of progressive experience in civil and structural engineering within a design‑build, engineering, procurement and construction, or infrastructure environment
Proven experience leading large, multidisciplinary engineering and design organizations across multiple locations
Strong background in civil infrastructure, with working knowledge of structural and geotechnical disciplines
Experience operating in regulated U.S. (and ideally Canadian) engineering environments
A strategic, execution‑focused leader who can design and implement scalable systems, processes, and teams
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with credibility at executive level
Job Offer
Competitive base salary in the region of $150,000-$180,000, with flexibility for exceptional candidates
Annual bonus opportunity of approximately 20%, linked to company and individual performance
Flexible working model with a blend of office and home working
A high‑impact leadership role with visibility at executive level
The chance to shape and modernize an engineering function within a growing, well‑capitalized infrastructure business
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
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