Director of Engineering | Design & Construction Leader – Civil/Structural & Multidisciplinary Infrastructure

Idaho | Open to Relocation

Engineering leader with over 10 years of progressive experience directing multidisciplinary engineering organizations across industrial infrastructure, warehouse development, manufacturing, and national capital programs. Proven track record building and scaling engineering teams from the ground up, managing multimillion-dollar annual project portfolios, and serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on engineering strategy, risk, and growth.

Industry Expertise & Roles

• Civil/structural engineering leadership across industrial, warehouse, manufacturing, and infrastructure sectors
• National-level Design & Engineering executive overseeing strategy, permitting, and construction support
• Engineering coordination for large-scale, automated cold-storage warehouse developments
• Manufacturing and industrial process engineering for a major food/agricultural processing facility
• Civil/environmental consulting, including municipal and land development work

Key Responsibilities & Skills

• Licensed PE in over 10 states
• Engineering governance, organizational KPI development, and continuous improvement across national project portfolios
• Team building and leadership — hired and developed engineering staff from the ground up, growing departments from a handful of engineers to 15-20+ person organizations
• Budget ownership and resource planning across portfolios exceeding 500 annual projects and $50M+ in annual capital investment
• Cross-functional collaboration across engineering, business development, construction, finance, legal, and field operations
• Design-build/EPC delivery, including standing up a new internal design-build entity from scratch
• Due diligence, site selection, and land acquisition support for major capital developments
• Permitting strategy and regulatory compliance across multiple states and jurisdictions
• Structural design of commercial and industrial facilities, including foundations and equipment supports

Notable Accomplishments & Impact

• Led a national engineering organization managing a portfolio exceeding 500 annual projects and roughly $50M in annual capital investment
• Directed engineering coordination for $200M+ automated warehouse development programs
• Built and led an internal design-build/EPC entity within a national development organization to streamline project delivery
• Conducted due diligence and negotiations supporting acquisition of 200+ acres of strategic land for capital projects
• Grew an engineering department from 2 employees to a 15-20+ person multidisciplinary team, including senior engineers and subject-matter specialists
• Delivered construction documents and structural designs for projects averaging $2M-$5M each
• Developed 5-year capital and major-maintenance planning programs for a large industrial facility

Tools & Capabilities

• AutoCAD Civil 3D and Revit
• Autodesk Docs
• Bluebeam
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Licensed Professional Engineer in 30+ states

What They're Looking For

Seeking a senior manager or director-level engineering leadership role, ideally with variety across project types (rather than highly repetitive scopes). Open to industries adjacent to current infrastructure/civil background, including power delivery, utilities, or data center/mission-critical development. Their background is strong in cross-functional engineering leadership, team building, and client/business development support rather than hands-on technical design. Comfortable with relocation. Prefers a people-leadership track over an individual-contributor path going forward.