Senior Transportation Project Manager – Highways

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Transportation Project Manager – Highways to be based in Minneapolis, MN.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serves as lead for mid to large size highway / roadway projects.
• Business Development including prospecting and proposal development: support or lead client account management activities.
• Alternative delivery projects prospecting, proposals and project procurements.
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Approves and signs off on work.
• Provides technical expertise for studies and design efforts.
• Presents complex technical solutions to clients.
• Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others.
• Participates in development of technical proposals.
• Provides estimates for the engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements on large projects.
• Strong technical resource to serve as technical advisor.
• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Ability to lead and manage a Project.
• Ability to lead and manage a Team.
• Excellent people management skills
• Develops study and design procedures to facilitate high-quality cost-effective work by others.
• Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline components of PA/ED and PS&E packages.
• Performs quality control review of design calculations or drawings.
• Prepares technical specification sections.
• Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS + 10 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Professional Engineer license in Minnesota or ability to obtain within six months

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record of successfully delivering local client transportation projects
• Established relationships with local clients: 5+ years of experience and familiarity with MnDOT, Metropolitan Council and/or MN Counties and Metro Area Cities including local agency specifications, policies and procedures for transportation capital improvement plan execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• Computer proficiency in MicroStation and/or AutoCad software packages, including OpenRoads Designer and Civil3D.
• Ability to proactively communicate and lead department staff
• Alternative delivery project experience
• Strong / proven business development capabilities with municipal, regional and state decisionmakers and contacts
• Regional or national transportation infrastructure project experience, with ability to bring best practices to assigned projects
• Active engagement with professional development or related industry trade organizations, advocating for the engineering profession and advancing technical best practice knowledge share 

Additional Information

About AECOM 

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan. 

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