Roadway Project Manager

About the role

Stantec is seeking a full-time Project Manager with strong project management and roadway engineering capabilities to lead various-sized roadway study and design projects for state departments of transportation and local municipalities.

Responsibilities

• Performs on technically complex projects and acts as a technical resource by providing guidance to other team members on roadway-related projects.
• Liaises with clients, agencies, and others to obtain and determine project requirements and approvals.
• Aids in the preparation of client proposals, reports, and the development of project design elements.
• Leads a project team in inventorying and analyzing existing project conditions and determining the project's purpose and need.
• Leads a project team in identifying and analyzing principal design features and alternatives.
• Leads a project team in the development of feasible design alternatives to be compared against significant project parameters such as site conditions, right-of-way requirements, utility conflicts, design standards, safety, capacity, environmental impacts, community input, and cost.
• Peer reviews studies, plans, contract documents, and estimates.
• Manages the team in the development of highway and roadway design plans.
• Serves as the primary client and public facing contact for the project.
• Provides supervision as needed; acts as an advisor and is actively involved in meeting schedules and resolving problems as they arise.
• Manages the scope and integration of subconsultants and employees.
• Supports business development and the delivery of proposals.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated recent experience developing highway and/or roadway projects.
• Ability to lead design teams, manage projects, and check the work of others for accuracy and completeness, and manage project time to meet budget and schedule.
• Understands client expectations, budgeting, and proposal writing.
• Knowledge of all relevant areas of transportation design and understanding of various design methods.
• Proficiency in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite.
• Ability to lead meetings with the client, design teams, other agencies, and the public.
• Effective communicator and able to work with and lead teams.
• Knowledge of relevant design software, which may include AutoCAD Civil 3d, OpenRoads, and 3-D Modeling is a plus.
• Experience in storm drain design, utility relocations, traffic designs is a plus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in roadway design or similar.
• Licensed Professional Engineer is desired.