Freese and Nichols Inc

Transportation Project Manager

Freese and Nichols Inc$100K — $120K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field
  • 8+ years of experience in roadway design
  • 2+ years of progressive project management experience
  • Texas Professional Engineering license required
  • Strong technical skills in roadway and drainage design
  • Proficiency in MicroStation and Open Roads/Open Roads Designer

Responsibilities

  • Conduct needs assessments to identify emerging issues and stakeholder concerns
  • Oversee project deliverables and delegate tasks to team members
  • Ensure quality of engineering work by monitoring QA and QC activities
  • Lead innovation sessions to foster continuous improvement on projects
  • Engage stakeholders by addressing their needs and communicating business decisions
  • Manage strategic relationships with clients and customers
  • Identify and cultivate opportunities for future projects based on client relationships
  • Facilitate client-specific discussions to clarify project drivers and strategic priorities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Paid overtime for salaried employees
  • Annual bonus program
  • Access to company cabins in New Mexico and North Carolina
  • Flexible hybrid work schedule with up to 40% remote work
  • Alternative work schedule offering a day off every other Friday
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:

o Needs Assessment: Uncover emerging issues or needs, identifying potential causes, barriers, and key stakeholders, as well as related issues.

o Engineering Deliverables and Solutions Design: Oversee details and deliverables of an entire project and delegate tasks to group to execute.

o Engineering Quality: Oversee the quality of work being done on projects. Monitor the QA and QC actives of others to ensure that work is being delivered to the highest technical quality. May sever as QC reviewer or Senior Advisor on projects.

o Continuous Improvement/Innovation: Serve as Senior Advisor on projects. Lead brainstorming meetings to discover innovative ideas and approaches on projects. Help PMs to think with a CI mindset.

o Stakeholder Engagement: Develop stakeholder engagement by finding out their needs, issues and concerns; and by reacting to these needs, issues and concerns to support the communication of business information and decisions.

o Client and Customer Management: Manage strategic client and customer relationships.

o Sales Opportunities Creation: Develop and strengthen relationships with key client contacts to identify emerging needs and position the firm for future project opportunities.

o Customer Needs Clarification: Prepare for and lead client-specific conversations to uncover project drivers, technical and strategic priorities, and upcoming needs. Engage technical subject matter experts as appropriate to ensure that insights and client preferences are shared across pursuit teams to inform strategy and positioning.

Qualifications

o Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or comparable engineering or applied science degree)

o 8+ years of experience in roadway design

o 2+ years of progressive project management experience

o Texas Professional Engineering license

o Strong technical skills in roadway and drainage design

o Experience with MicroStation and Open Roads/Open Roads Designer

Preferred Qualifications

o Experience in working on or with the Texas Department of Transportation and understanding their design requirements and/or LGPP Projects

About Freese and Nichols

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

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