Sr. Project Manager - Roadways

Job Title: Senior Project Manager - Roadway

Location(s): Houston, Plano, Fort Worth, or Austin, TX

Duration: Full-Time/Direct Hire 

Description

Do you see your career as a highway to a brighter future? Join our roadways team to drive forth our economies, our societies, and your career.

Your Opportunity

• As Senior Project Manager, you will leverage your experience with Texas highway and roadway projects to assist in our growing Texas practice and manage the design and delivery of large TxDOT Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) projects.
• You will lead the analysis of proposed projects to ensure reliability, resource efficiency, quality deliverables and cost-effectiveness.

Your Key Responsibilities

Business Development

• Assist in strategic planning, identifying specific opportunities, and teaming partners, executing a pursuit management process, and ultimately winning key pursuits through hands-on involvement on key opportunities throughout the Texas
• Write and negotiate proposals with clients or reviewing agencies
• Participate in client functions, trade shows and conferences

Project Management

• Serve as Project Manager or Roadway Task Lead for large design projects, responsible for QA/QC and guiding project delivery
• Coordinate with design teams, subconsultants and other project partners to ensure on time delivery, technical quality and within budget
• Responsible for the review and sealing of projects and supervising the work of other engineers
• Responsible for invoicing, managing and monitoring financial performance of project budgets using PM dashboard
• Build, develop and maintain positive client relationships
• Liaise with clients, agencies and others to obtain and determine project requirements and approvals

Staff Leadership

• Supervise, lead and mentor junior staff
• Provide technical leadership for PS&E design projects
• Perform on technically complex projects and acts as a technical resource by providing guidance to other team members

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience managing large PS&E projects for rural or urban highways and roadways
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and team-building skills
• Strong knowledge of TxDOT's legal requirements, design/planning procedures, and PSE plan production
• Proven success in developing new clients and maintaining strong client relationships, coordinating project pursuits and proposal preparation
• Ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule
• Understanding of client expectations, budgeting, proposal writing, invoicing and collecting accounts receivable
• Technical expert in all relevant areas of design and understanding of various design methods
• Experience in relevant design software, which may include Bentley MicroStation, GEOPAK, and OpenRoads
• Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering or related field
• TX PE license
• Minimum of 15 years highway/roadway design experience
• TxDOT Precertification

Benefits Summary: 

• Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. 
• Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. 
• In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
• Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
• The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.