Senior Project Manager / Professional Engineer, Highway Design

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Responsibilities

Establish work plans and staffing for project phases

Coordinate activities of engineers, technicians, and production staff

Prepare reports, specifications, and communications

Collaborate with Surface Transportation leadership to track prospective business opportunities and cross-sell multi-disciplined consulting services and contributing to the creation of annual business/market development plans

Conduct client and internal meetings, and reviews with governing agencies

Supervise design and technical development

Ensure project goals are met within time and budget constraints

Deliver profitable projects efficiently

Prepare design calculations and plans for a variety of highway design projects

Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary environment of engineers, designers, and technicians

Mentor and contribute to the development of less experienced professionals on your team

Travel may be required for client meetings

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in transportation or highway design

Registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of Minnesota

Minimum of 10 years of highway design and plan development or related transportation experience

Minimum of 3 years of experience managing multi-disciplined projects; strong working knowledge of the project development process including coordination with other disciplines during design and construction

Previous business development experience demonstrated by a track record of securing new project opportunities

Strong interpersonal skills and effective verbal and written communication skills; Ability to write descriptive and technically accurate proposals, specifications, and reports; Ability to participate in, facilitate, or lead project team meetings

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook)

Experience working with MicroStation and/or OpenRoads

Must possess a valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record

Preferred Qualifications

Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplined team of highway design, traffic, bridge (structural), and water resources engineering professionals

Desire or demonstrated ability to leverage your technical knowledge to coach, mentor, and develop less experienced engineering professionals

Working knowledge of MNDOT design and plan standards

Professional registration in 2 or more states