Senior Project Manager / PE, Highway Design

TKDA

$110K — $144K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in civil engineering focused on transportation or highway design
  • Professional Engineer registration in Minnesota
  • 10+ years in highway design and plan development or related transportation experience
  • 3+ years managing multi-disciplined projects with a strong grasp of project processes
  • Proven business development prowess with a history of securing projects
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, experienced with MicroStation/OpenRoads
  • Valid Driver's License with a clean record

Responsibilities

  • Establish work plans and staffing for project phases
  • Coordinate engineers, technicians, and production teams
  • Prepare reports, specifications, and communications
  • Collaborate with leadership to track business opportunities and develop annual plans
  • Conduct client meetings and governing agency reviews
  • Supervise design and technical development
  • Monitor project goals to remain on time and within budget
  • Deliver projects profitably and efficiently
  • Prepare design calculations and plans for highway design
  • Mentor less experienced professionals on the team
  • May require travel for client meetings

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangement (3 days in office / 2 days WFH)
  • Comprehensive health benefits from day one including medical, dental, and vision
  • Eligibility for annual discretionary bonuses through an annual incentive plan
  • Monthly employer contributions for HSA-eligible plans
  • 401(k) with employer matching on contributions
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan funded by company profits
  • Paid Time Off accrual based on experience plus eight paid holidays
  • Personalized Total Compensation Overview provided upon formal offer
Full Job Description
As a Senior Project Manager / PE, you will lead projects for designing complex, safe, and efficient transportation infrastructure systems. You will work with clients to provide a full complement of services, including sustainable transportation planning, geometric layouts, multimodal planning, preliminary engineering and final design.

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


$110,000 - $144,000 a year

The listed salary range reflects base pay for candidates with 12-20 years of related experience. Compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and responsibilities.

Flexible work arrangement (3 days in office / 2 days WFH)

Comprehensive Benefits

Health Benefits: Enjoy medical, dental, vision, and life insurance from day one

Annual Incentive Plan: Eligible for discretionary bonuses

HSA Contributions: Receive monthly employer contributions if you choose an HSA-eligible plan

401(k) Match: Get employer matching on your 401(k) deferrals

ESOP: Benefit from our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, funded entirely by company profits

Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO based on your professional experience and enjoy eight paid holidays per year

Upon receiving a formal offer, you will get a personalized Total Compensation Overview (TCO) to see how everything adds up and what it looks like to be part of our community.

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