Surface Transportation Technical Manager

About the role

The Technical Manager position at Ulteig focuses on building the company's reputation and brand within the North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota markets. The role involves leading a team to foster on-the-job development and facilitate team growth while managing projects to support this growth. Reporting directly to the Associate Director for the Surface Transportation market, the Technical Manager interacts closely with various corporate business units including sales, marketing, human resources, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Project Technical Leadership (50%)

• Manages and leads engineering activities during the proposal, design, and construction stages of both small and large surface transportation projects.
• Maintains high levels of quality and responsiveness to meet the needs of both internal and external clients.
• Assigns, manages, and coordinates staffing and workload for the team and supports project development.
• Reviews project drawings, calculations & specifications, assuming responsible charge as needed.

• People Leadership (25%)

• Provides strategic direction, leadership, and technical oversight for employees to achieve individual, team, department, and enterprise goals.
• Develops staff’s technical, leadership, and soft skills through annual goals, career development planning, one-on-one meetings, and performance reviews.
• Communicates department and team-level decisions, strategies, and approaches as well as the rationale behind them.
• Fosters an environment that makes training, self-development, quality, and innovation key components of the team culture and produces qualified individuals who set the standard in the transportation industry.
• Establishes a safe and inclusive workplace for all employees.

• Business Performance Leadership (25%)

• Manages, develops, and leverages existing client relationships by staying in regular contact with key clients.
• Participates and partners with team members throughout the organization to promote revenue growth and expansion of services.
• Supports the development of proposals by working with the Proposal Development Team, Project Technical Teams, Subject Matter Experts, and other departments.
• Develops and implements operating policies, tools, resources, and processes that enable team members to be successful.
• Works collaboratively with shared services to ensure established processes and tools to meet the needs of the business to successfully manage, track, and report on projects.

Requirements

• BS in Civil Engineering, Planning, or equivalent is required.

• Civil Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE), or American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) licensure is required.

• A minimum of 10+ years of engineering experience in design and/or construction in the transportation engineering field is required.

• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, clients, public, and external agencies.

• Must be analytical, self-motivated, and possess the ability to work in high-pressure situations while maintaining a positive and enthusiastic attitude.

• Strong information management skills.

• High level of initiative and demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with clear expectations and timeliness.

• Excellent presentation and verbal/written communication skills.

• Displays a high level of initiative while exploring new opportunities and understanding the risk to the organization.

• Able to travel for up to 1 week per month.

• Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and additional software knowledge depending on specialty.

• Demonstrates openness to innovation by embracing and applying evolving technology and AI tools to enhance workflows, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement.

• Must have authorization to work permanently in the U.S.

Qualifications

• BS in Civil Engineering, Planning, or equivalent is required.

• Civil Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE), or American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) licensure is required.

• A minimum of 10+ years of engineering experience in design and/or construction in the transportation engineering field is required.

Skills

• Leadership

• Communication

• Resource Management

• Technical Leadership

• Interpersonal Skills

• Analysis

• Self-Motivation

• High-Pressure Situations Handling

• Training and Development

• Client Relationship Management

• Revenue Growth Promotion

• Proposal Development

• Operating Policies and Tools Implementation

• Collaboration

• Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Evolving Technology and AI Tools Embracement

Benefits

• Flexible Workplace

• Employee Ownership

• Competitive Pay

• Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Collaborative Environment

• Innovative Culture

Pay

Target Base Compensation Range for this role is $141,800 - $184,400/year. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your job-specific skills, education, training, job location, number of years of experience related to this role, and comparison to other employees already in this role.

Schedule

Not specified.

Application Instructions

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