Job DescriptionYour OpportunityStantec is seeking a Project Manager to join our growing Transportation practice in Colorado Springs, CO. You will engage with all aspects of our transportation and associated practices around the globe including roadway, traffic, multimodal, transit, planning and design, structural, environmental, hydraulic experts, and more. You will be focused on developing our talented team and project opportunities to provide creative solutions through exceptional project delivery and client communication. Key clients will be local agencies throughout Colorado and CDOT with an emphasis on City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County and CDOT Region 2. You will work closely with Colorado and regional leadership to implement sound business development and project delivery practices advancing our capabilities in a progressive and entrepreneurial environment. The person in this position will need a strong emphasis in project management and transportation engineering in the areas of roadways, civil, and drainage, highways and roadways/freeways.
Opportunity provides for a hybrid work environment. In office presence is expected based on project needs, client meetings, and team collaboration
Your Key Responsibilities
- Manage projects, delivery, and QA for the design of roadways/highways, intersections/interchanges and associated facilities to meet local, state and federal requirements.
- Manage the development of scopes of work, level of effort estimates, and project schedules.
- Provide mentorship and quality control for plan, specification, and estimate package preparation and submittal.
- Assist in the leadership and management of an established yet developing regional practice including mentorship of engineering staff.
- Support account management teams in establishing and maintaining relationships with key clients throughout the front range with an emphasis on the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County and CDOT Region 2.
- Offer creative planning and pursuit strategy solutions that support multi-disciplinary collaboration, client goals and objectives, and support and/or lead the pursuit strategy for projects including proposal development.
- Lead business development efforts in Southern Colorado including client relationship building, opportunity identification, and positioning Stantec for pursuits with target clients.
- Track and develop strategies in conjunction with Colorado Springs, PPRTA, El Paso County and CDOT funding and anticipated project lists.
- Be familiar with alternate forms of project delivery such as design build and CMGC.
- Support the creation of a diverse and driven culture developing tomorrow's engineering solutions.
QualificationsYour Capabilities and Credentials- Professional Engineering Registration in Colorado required and knowledge of local conditions and environment.
- Familiarity with local, state and federal and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to manage transportation staff in successful delivery of projects.
- Ability to help develop and implement transportation growth strategy for Colorado Roadway Team.
- Proposal preparation experience; project management; project design experience; contract negotiation.
- Experience with City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County and CDOT methods-processes, and a working knowledge of AASHTO, MUTCD and other transportation design standards.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft suite of Office 365 products.
- Valid drivers license and good driving record required.
Education and Experience- Bachelors of Science Degree in Civil Engineering or greater.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in Colorado. Additional licensure, or ability to acquire, within western US preferred.
- Minimum 12 years of combined experience in transportation (roadway and/or transit) design, project development and delivery, and staff management.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
