Colorado Roads & Highways Project Manager

Job Description

Why join us?

It’s an exciting time at AtkinsRéalis! We are rapidly growing in the US. Our company purpose is to build a better world for our planet and its people. We recognize the importance of making sure that our clients and employees, feel this purpose every day. AtkinsRéalis is proud of our company culture that promotes, diversity, equity and inclusion. Our company ethos include collaboration through the connection of people, data and technology. We are a global firm, who leverages having employees located throughout the world, creating valuable partnerships and doing our part to make this planet and its people, thrive.  We need energetic, passionate and eager professionals like you to join our team. There has never been a better time to be a part of AtkinsRéalis!

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis seeks an energetic and highly motivated self-starter to join our Denver, CO team as a Colorado Roads & Highways Project Manager. In this role, you will apply technical expertise and project management experience to manage roadway design teams on a variety of transportation projects. Also performs the basic project functions of production coordination, planning, organizing, directing, controlling, marketing assistance, and financial management. Functions as a mentor to assist others in their training and development. Responsible for project delivery for programs and projects across multiple Business Units and clients including Colorado Department of Transportation, City & County of Denver, City of Longmont, Boulder County, and City of Aurora to name a few. This position and has tremendous growth and career development potential.

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

As a Roadway Project Manager:

• Execution of procured transportation projects by leading engineering design, coordination with design staff on project components, client interactions, and project management tasks.
• Schedules and coordinates project meetings with the project team, regulatory agencies, the client, and others involved with the projects.
• Manages project production by tracking charging of manhours, costs and expenses to projects, and communicates project progress/status to senior management.
• Identifies new roadway and highway business opportunities, coordinates and participates in project presentations to clients and other external groups, and promotes firm's capabilities, marketing its services among existing and prospective client.
• Participates in project opportunity evaluation, consultant selection, and the preparation of firm's qualification/experience statements.
• Coordinates and participates in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors and drafts complex professional service agreements and addenda for review by senior management.
• Directs project team and client compliance with contract terms and monitors subcontractors' compliance with contractual commitments.
• Prepares project work plan, scope, schedule, and budget, and communicates these to project team members; monitors/manages project production for compliance with schedule, budget and quality objectives.

As a Roadway Engineer/Task Lead:  

Applies standard engineering practices and techniques in specific situations which may include the following:

• Assists in the planning, design, and production of engineering drawings. May supervise the production of these drawings. Carries out specific assignments in preparing and assembling specifications.
• Participates in conducting engineering investigations and planning work by completing/delegating well-defined tasks. These tasks may include collection and analysis of data using established procedures, performance of routine calculations, and participation in evaluating the feasibility of alternate solutions.
• Participates on projects involving construction activities by reviewing shop drawings for conformance with easily interpreted specifications; assists in recordkeeping and in generating progress reports; observes