Senior Civil Engineering Project Manager - Transportation

Role Description: Huitt-Zollars, Inc. is seeking a Senior Transportation Project Manager with 10+ years of experience in the design and management of transportation infrastructure projects. This position will be based in Dallas, Texas and will primarily support transportation projects and pursuits throughout Texas.

As a Senior Transportation Project Manager, you will build and maintain client relationships, lead pursuits, and deliver transportation design projects as a seller-doer. The ideal candidate will have experience managing TxDOT transportation projects, leading PS&E development, pursuing and winning transportation contracts, and serving as a trusted advisor to transportation clients throughout Texas.

Location: Dallas, Texas

Employment Type: 40 FT Hours

Reports to: Vice President

Compensation Type: Salary

Registration(s): Professional Engineer in Texas (PE)

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE)

Duties:

• Serve as Project Manager and oversee the successful delivery of transportation projects.
• Develop, oversee, and monitor project activities including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk management.
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate subconsultants.
• Mentor, supervise, and develop project engineers and technical staff. Participate in engineering organizations (e.g., ASCE, ACEC, and TSPE)
• Conduct business development efforts for transportation clients including but not limited to TxDOT, NTTA and other transportation agencies.
• Lead or support transportation pursuits, interviews, and proposal development efforts and engage with clients through industry events.

Qualifications:

• BS Degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineer registered in state of Texas.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, project management scheduling and financial tools.
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communications skills.
• 10 plus years Transportation design experience.
• TxDOT Project Management experience.
• Proficient in OpenRoads and ProjectWise.
• Experience with TxDOT Pursuits.
• TxDOT-related pre-certifications aligned with transportation design services.

Preferred

• Established TxDOT relationships and a demonstrated track record of winning transportation work.
• Experience serving as Project Manager for large, complex transportation infrastructure projects.
• Experience with TxDOT procurement practices, contracting approaches, consultant selection processes, and project delivery requirements.
• Experience delivering projects through Design-Build, CMAR, CMGC, or other alternative delivery methods.
• Active participation in professional organizations and continuing education programs.

Project Manager (PM) Role Annual Performance Goals & Expectations:

• Having a deep understanding of how your work and contributions as a co-owner add to Huitt-Zollars' mission and core values.
• Maintaining expected Effective Labor Multiplier (ELM) on sum of all associated projects.
• Consistently upholds business processes including timely monthly A/R's, invoicing, timekeeping, resource forecasting, percent completes, etc.
• Achieves personal sales goal.
• Achieves stated target personal utilization goal for PM.
• Understands, follows and ensures quality control measures and risk management measures are being applied and adhered to projects and daily operations.

This position is also required to adhere to Huitt-Zollars' Core Value and Leadership Competencies

Benefits & Perks:

• Health insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Dental insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Vision insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• MDLive Telehealth
• Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term disability
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Employee Morale/Teambuilding events and activities
• Paid Vacation/Annual Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Benefits
• Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements
• Term Life / AD&D insurance
• Cancer and Specified Disease insurance
• Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP

This position will office out of our Dallas, TX location in a 'Class A' office space including a state-of-the-art gym (no cost), covered parking, food court, and more.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times
• The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Huitt-Zollars in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. Currently, Huitt-Zollars does not sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.

Huitt-Zollars does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters without a previously signed third-party agreement. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to any Huitt-Zollars hiring manager or employee will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency submitting the unsolicited resume. Huitt-Zollars will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Human Resources team and without an active, fully executed service agreement.