Project Manager - Roadway

About the role

A leadership opportunity exists with Stantec for a highly motivated Project Manager to join the Transportation group in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and guide a group of employees, assigning tasks, checking work at frequent intervals for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain schedules.
• Apply creativity to a variety of projects including urban and rural roadways, freeways and interchanges, multi-modal facilities, and alternative intersection designs.
• Involvement in transportation related environmental studies and alternative delivery projects.

Requirements

• Proficient in design of transportation/civil engineering projects including preparation of plans and specifications, and cost estimates for all aspects of roadway construction.
• Ability to lead one or more design teams through all phases of project production.
• Ability to perform and/or oversee the preparation of roadway design plans including geometric layout, drainage design, and earthwork computations.
• Ability to work with other transportation related disciplines to incorporate bridges and / or other structural elements, traffic signals and / or other traffic control elements, Intelligent Transportation Systems and roadway lighting into a comprehensive plan set.
• Proficient in planning and report preparation.
• Proficient in traffic control plan production and sequence of construction for roadway projects including Transportation Management Plans, temporary signing, striping and barricades, and detour plans.
• Sufficient experience to fulfill construction support services such as plan changes, responses to Requests for Information, and shop drawing reviews.
• Comfortable working collaboratively with team members virtually.
• Recent experience planning and developing Roadway projects in Microstation, Geopak and OpenRoads is desired.
• Thorough knowledge and interpretation of transportation industry standards and guidance i.e. AASHTO, MUTCD, FHWA.
• Experience with Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) Roadway Design Guidelines and Project Delivery Network is desired.
• Willing to work in other States and apply other State’s standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineer registered in the State of Louisiana or the ability to obtain licensure within 6 months.
• 10 years of progressive engineering and project management Transportation experience.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong initiative.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Health savings account.
• Flexible spending account.
• 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.
• Paid family leave.

Pay

Pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location.

Schedule

Full time

Travel

Occasional