Engineering Lead

About the role

We are seeking a highly accomplished and innovative Engineering Lead to join our domestic team in Rockville, MD. In this leadership role, you will provide strategic direction and oversight of multidisciplinary teams delivering complex infrastructure, transportation, structural, and civil engineering projects. You will be responsible for guiding project execution, ensuring technical excellence, and driving successful outcomes that support our clients and communities.

• Provide overall technical leadership and direction to multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensuring high-quality work, efficiency, and adherence to applicable standards and regulations.
• Lead engineering teams in the planning, design, management, and delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Ensure compliance with quality assurance, quality control, safety, environmental, and regulatory standards throughout all project phases.
• Develop and implement project management strategies to ensure successful delivery of projects within scope, budget, and schedule.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, staffing plans, contracts, resources, and risk management activities.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop project managers, engineers, and technical staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Collaborate with clients, government agencies, contractors, and internal teams to support successful project delivery and alignment with organizational goals.
• Support business development activities, including proposal preparation, client presentations, and contract negotiations.
• Represent the organization in client meetings, public forums, industry conferences, and professional organizations.
• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, best practices, and regulatory updates to support innovation and continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience required (15+ years preferred) in engineering services, with a focus on infrastructure projects and team leadership.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex engineering programs and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure design, engineering principles, and project delivery methods.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local regulations, permitting processes, and industry standards.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively across teams, clients, and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Oracle Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or Microsoft Power BI preferred.
• Proven experience in business development, proposal development, contract administration, and client relationship management preferred.

Salary

$150k - $180k per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Sheladia Associates, Inc. has made the best effort to accurately represent the pay range for this position, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, and any applicable cost of living data relevant to the position/candidate.

Other compensation: opportunities for annual increase and bonus, and other types of bonuses.

Sheladia provides employees with the opportunity to work in a diverse, multi-cultural environment with exposure to and collaboration with multiple disciplines on a variety of projects. You will work in a hands-on, collaborative team environment.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health Savings Account (HSA; with eligible medical plan enrollment)
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Medical insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Our office building provides our employees with plenty of free on-site parking, free access to a fitness center, complete with locker rooms, showers and towel service, a yoga studio/meditation room, an on-site cafe, lovely outdoor seating and dining area, and next to a community park with walking paths and sports fields.

Sheladia Associates, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters/recruitment agencies or utilize any such agency or firm for our recruitment/talent acquisition needs. Please do not solicit candidates or services to any Sheladia employees.