Transportation Project Manager - Highways

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as lead for mid to large size highway / roadway projects.
• Business Development including prospecting and proposal development with established relationships with local clients including MnDOT, local Counties and local agency specifications, policies and procedures.
• Alternative delivery projects prospecting, proposals and project procurements.
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Approves and signs off on work.
• Provides technical expertise for studies and design efforts.
• Presents complex technical solutions to clients.
• Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others.
• Participates in development of technical proposals.
• Provides estimates for the engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements on large projects.
• Strong technical resource to serve as technical advisor.
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Ability to lead and manage a Project.
• Ability to lead and manage a Team.
• Excellent people management skills.
• Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high-quality cost-effective work by others.
• Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline components of PA/ED and PS&E packages.
• Performs quality control review of design calculations or drawings.
• Prepares technical specification sections.
• Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.

Qualifications

• BA/BS + 10 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineer license in Minnesota or ability to obtain within six months.
• Project Management experience in transportation projects.
• Computer proficiency in MicroStation and/or AutoCad software packages, including OpenRoads Designer and Civil3D.
• Ability to proactively communicate and lead department staff.
• Established relationships with local clients: 10 + years of experience and familiarity with MnDOT and MN Counties including local agency specifications, policies and procedures.
• Alternative delivery project experience.
• Strong / proven business development capabilities with municipal, regional and state decisionmakers and contacts.