Upper Great Plains Surface Transportation Technical Manager

Description

• Supports the development of proposals by working with the Proposal Development Team, Project Technical Teams, Subject Matter Experts, and other departments.
• Manages and leads engineering activities during the proposal, design, and construction stages of both small and large surface transportation projects.
• Assign, manage, and coordinate staffing and workload for the team and to support project development.
• Work collaboratively with shared services to ensure established processes and tools to meet the needs of the business to successfully manage, track, and report on projects.
• Responsible for reviewing project drawings, calculations & specifications, assuming responsible charge as needed.
• Fosters an environment that makes training, self-development, quality, and innovation key components of the team culture and produces qualified individuals who set the standard in the transportation industry.
• Communicates department and team-level decisions, strategies, and approaches as well as the rationale behind them.
• Maintains high levels of quality and responsiveness to meet the needs of both our internal and external clients.
• Participates and partners with team members throughout the organization to promote revenue growth and expansion of services.
• Develop and implement operating policies, tools, resources, and processes that enable team members to be successful.
• Establish a safe and inclusive workplace for all employees.
• Provides strategic direction, leadership, and technical oversight for employees to achieve individual, team, department, and enterprise goals.
• Manages, develops, and leverages existing client relationships by staying in regular contact with key clients.
• Develops staff’s technical, leadership, and soft skills through annual goals, career development planning, one-on-one meetings, and performance reviews.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and additional software knowledge depending on specialty.
• Demonstrates openness to innovation by embracing and applying evolving technology and AI tools to enhance workflows, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement.
• Must be analytical, and self-motivated, and possess the ability to work in high-pressure situations while maintaining a positive and enthusiastic attitude.
• Strong information management skills.
• High level of initiative and demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with clear expectations and timeliness.
• Must have authorization to work permanently in the U.S.
• Civil Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE), or American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) licensure is required.
• Excellent presentation and verbal/written communication skills.
• A minimum of 10+ years of engineering experience in design and/or construction in the transportation engineering field is required.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, clients, public, and external agencies.
• Able to travel for up to 1 week per month.
• BS in Civil Engineering, Planning, or equivalent is required.

Benefits

• Flexible Workplace
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Collaborative Environment
• Competitive Pay

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance