Senior Project Manager (Traffic, ITS, & Technology)

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Project Manager/ITS & Technology Manager to be based in one of the following locations: Phoenix, AZ, San Francisco, CA, San Diego, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, and Murray, UT. This position can also be a remote position in or near one of the locations listed above.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Work as a project manager for DOT and municipal projects for task orders through on-call contracts and standalone projects

• Develop scope of services for ITS planning & design, traffic engineering studies & design, and emerging technology projects

• Lead pursuits of both traditional government RFPs as well as unsolicited proposals related to new technologies in transportation

• Develop existing and new client relationship with a focus on DOT, cities and municipal governments

• Provides oversight and direction to project team members and subconsultants

• Interact directly with clients at project meetings and ensure that all client project designs meet engineering standards

• Interact directly with other disciplines such as roadway, drainage, structures, geotechnical, water, and environment and coordinate design

• Conduct and execute technical work in the field of traffic engineering, ITS and emerging technology

• Lead the development of Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) packages based upon agency standards and specifications

• Work as part of a team and independently in evaluating and applying Traffic Engineering principles, standards, and criteria

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS + 10 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 2 years of leadership

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) 

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in traffic and transportation engineering

• Experience to include 2 years of project management and proposal development

• Demonstrated capture manager experience leading pursuit and winning proposal

• Project management training and certification

• Experience selling to public sector agencies with a preference toward clients in the ITS and emerging technology transportation sector

• Experience in client management, proposal development, other business development activities

• Team-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision

• Ability to communicate problems and solutions clearly and simply to clients, leadership, and technical staff

• Excellent written, graphical, and verbal communication skills

• Ability to balance various project responsibilities, budgets, and deadlines while maintaining professionalism and quality

• Experience in traffic signal, ITS, lighting, signing and pavement marking design, Plan, Specifications, and Estimate Development 

• Experience in Traffic Signal coordination, Adaptive Signal, ATSPM

• ​​​​Experience in ITS design, traffic signal systems, systems engineering and ITS planning/architecture development

• Knowledge of emerging technologies such as connected and automated vehicles and electrification

• Experience and/or knowledge in traffic operational analysis including traffic projections, analysis, and simulation using Synchro/ SimTraffic, HCS, and VISSIM

• Knowledge of safety analysis using HSM

• Strong problem solving, analytical and research skills

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance will be provided for this role

• Offered rate of compensation (California locations only) will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $154,000-284,000/yr.

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