SUMMARY

The Transportation Project Manager is directly responsible for leading teams to design and manage Municipal & Transportation projects for clients and stakeholders in the Municipal and District Services Practice. Responsible for planning and implementing all project phases from preliminary engineering through to PS&E and construction phases. The project manager is the primary liaison with the client, monitoring progress of performance against the project plan. This includes identifying, resolving, or escalating operational or client issues to ensure projects deliver within parameters.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for leading and mentoring a project team of engineers, technical and administrative staff through the lifecycle of the project or projects. May provide direct supervision or support supervisors by providing feedback on performance and assisting with technical development and talent acquisition.
• Responsible for the planning and delivery of a project or projects of limited scope, managing all aspects of the project from start to finish, to meet quality standards, required specifications and project parameters including schedule and budget.
• Works collaboratively with variety of engineering/design disciplines and teams to build relationships and secures specialized resources and contributions for the project.
• Prepares proposals (including scope of work, fee and schedule), client agreements and sub-consultant agreements. Manages contracts and finances of project including contract, budget and cost-estimate reviews, client invoicing and initiates collection if required.
• Prepares or oversees the preparation of engineering designs, specifications, studies, construction documents, analyses, plan sets, drawings, maps, reports, and JC quality processes required for project delivery. Ensures plans and technical specifications are accurate and aligned to project purpose and need. Prepares a range of reports related to project work and communicates progress and issues to clients and stakeholders.
• Creates review schedules for engineering and if required, construction, to capture changes and makes changes within defined parameters, or makes recommendations. May prepare supplemental agreements for changes in scope, including fee and schedule.
• Working with the construction inspection group, creates construction site inspection schedule, reviews reports and conducts construction site visits. Collaboratively addresses design issues arising during construction phase.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or related engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Texas.
• TxDOT experience and will be required to provide a list of pre-certifications.
• Minimum of 8 years of engineering experience with progressively more complex experience managing transportation/roadway projects including federally funded projects.
• Proficient in the use of Microstation and Geopak.
• Client development/sales experience in the Central Texas marketplace highly preferred.
• Valid TX driver's license and insurable driving record.
• Travel to and from office to job sites and client meetings is required.