Geotechnical Transportation Project Manager

Job Description

 

 

Take Your Delivery Management Career to the Next Level

Do you have a passion for managing budgets, meeting deadlines, and exceeding client expectations? Our delivery management professionals are involved in project delivery from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, and closeout. Each phase requires strong attention to detail while communicating to internal and external stakeholders. Do you have a proven track record in managing goals and objectives? Consider joining our team and work with peers who have vast industry knowledge and experience solving complex problems.

 

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking a Geotechnical Transportation Project Manager with experience in Alternative Delivery methods for interstate and highway roadway projects to be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team in our Salt Lake City, Utah office. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on major transportation projects and mentor our team of Geotechnical/Civil engineers and other professionals. This is an opportunity for a talented individual who is inspired to promote and support the growth of our Transportation Market within our well established and growing firm. Candidates should have a minimum of 8 – 9 plus years’ experience in civil engineering and 5-6 plus years of experience with Alternative Delivery Projects (Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, and CM/GC). This candidate will work with a team of professionals with varied engineering backgrounds who collaborate to deliver a wide range of projects for high-priority clients in Utah and the surrounding States on dynamic infrastructure, and transportation projects.

 

Responsibilities will include: 

• Manage all phases of project execution including project organization, subconsultants management, scheduling, financial management, health and safety stewardship, and reporting.
• Mentor and engage with staff
• Lead and participate in technical, cost, and scheduling decisions for interdisciplinary teams ensuring company quality standards and driving client value
• Collaborate and manage with structural/bridge, environmental, civil design, survey, traffic professionals, and other designers to complete project deliverables
• Lead and participate in technical, cost, and scheduling decisions for interdisciplinary teams ensuring company quality standards and driving customer value
• Oversee pursuits, designate the appropriate resources to projects, define client needs, address client concerns, and manage engineering resources within budget

 

To be successful in this role, you will need: 

• Project experience in leading multi-disciplinary design, and construction monitoring/instrumentation projects in the Transportation Market
• Alternative Delivery management experience
• Experience with detailed civil and geotechnical design for Utah Department of Transportation and municipalities.
• Ability to assess and resolve issues and conflicts internally and externally.
• Follow internal and project specific quality control and risk management protocols
• Work well managing virtual teams and willingly works with the appropriate resources regardless of location
• Work with national in-house group of civil and geotechnical engineers to support the growth in cutting edge innovation, learning, work sharing and resourcing

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering
• 8 – 9 years’ experience in the design and preparation of engineering recommendations for Interstate and Highway projects
• 5 – 6 years’ experience in Alternative Delivery projects with Utah Department of Transportation and municipalities
• 3 – 4 years supervisory/management experience required.
• A passion to meet client objectives and goals, technical challenges, and mentoring other design professionals
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in UT
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to be flexible and work in a fast-paced environment
• Understand and be familiar with AASHTO and the Utah Department of Transportation Design Guidelines and Standard

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, w