Transportation Roadway Department Manager

Description

• Established relations with key clients including Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), counties, and municipalities
• Develop marketing strategies and proposal writing for transportation project opportunities
• Participate in project scoping, fee estimating, proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations
• Coordinate project priorities and staff member assignments to meet project deadlines and client needs
• Adhere to company standards for quality assurance and quality control
• Participate in goal setting and goal achievement process for direct reports
• Lead, direct, and mentor transportation members on projects, including plan development for a comprehensive range of transportation design projects such as horizontal and vertical geometry, cross sections, earthwork modeling, 3D roadway modeling, quantities calculations, construction specifications, and utility coordination
• Provide department status, performance, and forecasts to the Group Manager on a regular basis
• Perform QA/QC activities on office projects
• Prepare and modify reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates, environmental studies, and designs for projects
• Work with leadership to develop and implement strategic growth strategies
• Review department projects after award to collaborate on work procedures/sequences and develops schedules, budgets, staffing, sub consultant involvement, and progress billings
• Oversee and/or manage department projects
• Build, develop, mentor, and grow an experienced and passionate team of project managers, transportation engineers, and engineering interns to grow the firm’s Utah transportation market
• Determine staffing requirements and makes recommendations for hiring team members
• Meet with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or university
• Transportation design project management experience
• At least 5 years of experience at the Project Manager level
• Utah Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain within 6 months
• At least 12 years of roadway design or relevant experience
• Business acumen including negotiation skills
• Proven leadership, communication, mentoring and client liaison skills
• Demonstrated capabilities and success in managing medium to large-disciplined projects, multi-office projects, and/or multiple projects
• Experience preparing technical approaches and work plans (write ups) to support RFQ and technical proposals

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance