Westwood Professional Services

Senior Project Manager, Transportation

Westwood Professional Services • $100K — $130K *
Fort Worth, TX 76137In-Person
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Civil Engineering
  • Licensed Professional Civil Engineer (PE) in TX
  • 10+ years of transportation design and project management experience
  • Demonstrated ability to manage projects under TxDOT delivery process
  • Extensive knowledge of geometric design and roadway project lifecycle

Responsibilities

  • Manage design and delivery of multidiscipline projects
  • Supervise project managers and engineers
  • Develop project work plans and budget projections
  • Prepare and maintain project schedules
  • Participate in contract bidding and provide construction observation
  • Build internal and external relationships with clients
  • Lead business development activities and negotiate contracts

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work within a dynamic, experienced transportation service team
  • Professional development and mentoring opportunities
  • Engagement with diverse public sector infrastructure projects
  • Work with a focus on delivering high-quality professional services
  • Chance to lead and influence team growth and performance
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an ambitious and talented professional to join our transportation service team in as a Senior Project Manager. This is an opportunity to join Westwood's highly experienced and dynamic team dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. Our ideal candidate will have 10+ years of diverse roadway design and project management experience supporting public sector infrastructure transportation design projects. This position is responsible for complex engineering design tasks as well as marketing, business development, client contact and sustained growth of a transportation design team.

Requirements

  • Manage the design and delivery of multidiscipline projects in a profitable manner
  • Supervise the work of project managers and engineers
  • Develop project work plans and budget projections and effectively deploy resources
  • Review, interpret and act on business metrics, including utilization, backlog, work in process and account receivables
  • Prepare, maintain and coordinate schedules of multiple concurrent projects and complex long term projects
  • Develop and track milestones to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
  • Complete monthly project accounting and invoicing
  • Implement and maintain QA/QC procedures
  • Participate in contract bidding, provide limited observation during construction, review submittals and RFIs
  • Resolve design conflicts and field construction issues
  • Represent clients and firm in meetings with governmental agencies
  • Write proposals, prepare qualification packages and lead interviews
  • Recruit, grow, mentor and train staff
  • Build relationships internally and externally with clients and strategic partners
  • Lead business development activities
  • Negotiate contract terms and conditions with TxDOT and other governmental entities
  • Ensures division, regional, and company values, policies and practices are consistently followed within the survey service
  • Lead by example - display solid judgment, good values, trust, honesty, openness, and professionalism

Required Skills
  • Outgoing, friendly, approachable
  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
  • Ability to manage staff and direct resources effectively
  • Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex transportation design projects in a profitable manner
  • Demonstrated ability to manage projects under the TxDOT delivery process
  • Extensive knowledge of geometric design and other related design elements
  • Knowledge and experience with the full roadway project lifecycle from preliminary studies through final design
  • General knowledge of construction with experience providing construction phase services
  • Track record of successfully winning and delivering projects
  • Experience developing and implementing marketing pursuit strategies
  • Demonstrated ability to develop relationships with peers, clients, and public agency staff.
  • Ability to coach and motivate others
  • Detail-oriented but also flexible enough to be big picture/conceptual

Required Experience
  • BS in Civil Engineering
  • Licensed Professional Civil Engineer (PE) in TX
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in transportation design and project management
  • This position may require travel to project sites and other Westwood offices throughout the United States

About Westwood Professional Services

Westwood Professional Services is a multi-disciplined surveying and engineering firm that provides services for residential and commercial development, wind and solar energy, power delivery, and oil and gas pipeline projects. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Westwood has over 500 employees and operates in several states across the United States.
Learn more about Westwood Professional Services
Size
500 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
1972
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