Woolpert Inc

Transportation Engineering Group Manager

Woolpert Inc$118K — $147K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering or related field is required, MS preferred.
  • PE License or ability to obtain within a year of employment.
  • A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in transportation engineering is required.
  • Strong project management experience, particularly with PS&E and schematic projects.
  • Proven experience managing staff and leading project teams, including subconsultants.
  • Experience with ODOT projects and familiarity with ODOT design criteria is required.
  • Proficiency in MicroStation is mandatory.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the roadway, bridge, and drainage engineering team for Ohio.
  • Manage the delivery and execution of various transportation projects.
  • Collaborate with the Ohio Practice Lead to oversee the Transportation Market in Ohio.
  • Set goals, conduct reviews, and manage salary planning for the team.
  • Recruit and retain high-caliber technical talent for the transportation design team.
  • Build relationships with DOT and local clients to drive business development.
  • Conduct project review meetings and manage quality control for all transportation projects.

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedule and location options through the Freedom to Work program.
  • Opportunity for ownership through the Principal program.
  • Flexible paid time off that allows for personal and team-based considerations.
  • Career development opportunities span across various industries for growth.
  • Comprehensive health, life, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
  • Additional benefits include paid sick time, retirement plans, fitness reimbursements, and pet insurance.
Full Job Description
Position Overview

Woolpert is hiring a Transportation Engineering Group Manager to join our dynamic Transportation Engineering team at one of the following offices: Columbus, Dayton, or Cincinnati, Ohio. This position will offer the opportunity to work on a variety of transportation projects spanning multiple clients and presenting unique challenges. First and foremost, this is a people management role, with the overall health of the group as a priority task. In addition, this position is responsible for complex engineering design tasks as well as business development, client contact and sustained growth of our transportation design team.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

Qualified candidates may be eligible for a signing bonus of up to $5,000, based on experience and role alignment. Bonus eligibility is contingent upon 12 months of service and must be repaid if the employee leaves the company within one year of hire.

What You Will Do:
  • Lead the roadway, bridge and drainage team for Ohio. This will include all technical staff that fall within those specialties.
  • Manage the delivery of transportation projects.
  • Assist in running the Transportation Market in Ohio along with the Ohio Practice Lead.
  • Oversee goal setting, reviews, salary planning and involvement in business planning as well as forwarding Transportation specific goals and initiatives.
  • Professional experience of increasing responsibility, including project management, on projects involving PS&E and or schematics.
  • PennDOT experience and appropriate pre-certifications required.
  • Partnering with sales and technical leadership to build relationships with DOT, other transportation agencies, and local clients, with an ability to work successfully across markets.
  • Recruiting and retaining strategic technical talent and the best and brightest employees.
  • Good marketing, communications and technical writing skills are required.
  • Existing contacts and relationships along with experience winning and delivering projects for ODOT.

What You Will Bring:
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher required.
  • BS or MS in Civil Engineering preferred.
  • Minimum 10+ years of experience.
  • PE License or ability to obtain within a year of employment.
  • Experience managing staff is required.
  • Professional experience of increasing responsibility, including project management, on projects involving PS&E and or schematics.
  • Experience in MicroStation required.
  • Experience in conducting regular project review and reporting meetings and oversight of quality control on all assigned projects is required.
  • Experience in leading project teams, including subconsultants, in performing transportation design of transportation projects is required.
  • Experience working on ODOT projects is required.
  • Familiar with ODOT design criteria.
  • Experience working on transportation PS&E projects.
  • Ability to work on multiple projects, across multiple teams and disciplines

Benefits You Will Love

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you'll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:
  • Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
  • Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
  • Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
  • Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
  • Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
  • Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!


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Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Pay Range

$118,200-$147,800 USD

About Woolpert Inc

Woolpert is a design, engineering and geospatial firm headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. The company was founded in 1911 and has since grown to over 1,000 employees across 25 offices in the United States. Woolpert provides services in architecture, engineering, geospatial, and strategic consulting. The company has worked on projects such as the Wright Brothers National Museum, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Dayton International Airport.
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