Senior Project Manager - Transportation
An engineering firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager - Road Design to join our team. This role will lead the design of large infrastructure projects developed via design-build or P3 delivery methods. The successful candidate will provide engineering excellence to identify, plan, prioritize, track, and monitor tasks and sequences in the process of project development. They will be the point of contact for local, state, and federal projects, interface with clients and employees to track design progress throughout the life of the project.
Responsibilities:
- Scheduling and employee engagement
- Producing cost-effective designs on time and under budget
- New business development
- Evaluating quality of performance
- Ensuring final civil designs, including road and hydraulic designs, are complete and accurate
- Preparing project scope, fee proposals, work schedules, cost estimates, negotiating fees, listing quantities for project supplies, and ensuring deadlines and cost targets are met
- Developing project specifications, documents, and reports according to client requirements
- Updating project database as new project information presents itself
- Supervising and training technicians, PEs, and Project Managers
- Setting up project schedules, including planning of billable work hours
- Conducting team project meetings (as required)
- Reviewing team submittal documents prior to submittals
- Establishing and maintaining client relations as the primary contact
- Serving as a liaison between business, technical disciplines, and subconsultants on projects
- Supervising road designs and modeling using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, GeoPak, InRoad, GuideSIGN, and/or AutoTURN
- Traveling as required
- Designing in accordance with various DOT and AASHTO criteria, and QC manual requirements and design standards
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Design-Build and Public-Private Partnership (P3) Project Experience (Required)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering (Required)
- 20+ Years Experience in Transportation Engineering (Required)
- Professional Engineer license (Required)
- Business Development Established relationships with potential clients (DOT's, Contractors, etc.)
- Proficient with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation: BIM, GeoPAK, InRoads, GuideSign, AutoTurn (Required)
- In-depth knowledge of AASHTO, and DOT standards (Required)
- Strong communication skills and capability to work autonomously and in a team environment
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
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