Senior Project Manager, Transportation Civil Engineer

Description

Fisher Associates is seeking a Senior Transportation Manager to join the Transportation Group. This position actively manages day-to-day business including business development and timely delivery of both technical and administrative projects assigned to the sector.

Fisher Associates, P.E., L.S., L.A., D.P.C. is a consulting engineering and professional services firm serving the Transportation, Land Development and Energy market sectors. Our comprehensive services include landscape architecture, planning, engineering, environmental, survey, GIS and construction representation.

Fisher Associates, P.E., L.S., L.A., D.P.C. is headquartered in Rochester NY, with eight offices throughout NY, PA and TX. The culture at Fisher is friendly, respectful, and a true team environment. We own our responsibilities and results, continuously seeking to improve and empower our employees.

Essential Functions

• Exhibits behaviors that align with the Fisher Values: Aspire to Excellence, Teamwork and Respect, Owning our Results and Empowered Employees.
• Establishes and maintains strong client relationships adhering to the Fisher Clientship philosophy.
• Develop and maintain a stable, motivated staff with high morale, and mentor staff in developing their professional demeanor, technical competence, team building skills, process improvements, and client relation skills.
• Manage and facilitate project communications with internal and external customers and suppliers.
• Manage projects including proposals, project budget, schedule, scope, invoicing, and accounts receivable on time and within budget.
• Guide the design of projects, ensuring QA/QC is performed on all calculations and deliverables.
• Write proposals and attend interviews; market the transportation sector’s services to existing and new clients and ensure that Fisher Associates is known and visible in the marketplace.
• Provide input on Go/No Go decisions for RFP’s.
• Oversee preparation of construction bid packages for transportation projects; providing direction to internal design staff; and communicating with clients and regulatory approving agencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• B.S. degree in Civil Engineering or related field (MS preferred)
• 10+ years transportation design and project management experience
• Professional Engineering License or ability to obtain PE license
• Prior staff management preferred.
• Client relationship and business development experience preferred.
• Experience with MS Office programs.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Aspire to excellence, consistently seek to improve, and demonstrate high-quality work at all levels.
• Team player: collaborate effectively at all levels; treat coworkers, clients, and vendors with respect in all interactions; seek to listen effectively, understand others, and build trust.
• Own and accept responsibility for results.
• Honest, transparent, and trustworthy.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and eager to learn.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to consistently demonstrate sound judgement.
• Excellent and professional communication skills both written and verbal.
• Excellent organizational, project management and time management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Exhibit flexibility with assignments, workflow, or project changes
• Listen and respond to feedback in a positive manner.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Word and Excel

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time and distance.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at a time.
• Must be able to travel to various project sites.
• Must be able to access and navigate construction sites and job areas.
• Ability to transverse uneven grounds.
• Must have an active driver license
• Environmental Conditions: Office environment, field environment, construction site environment; exposure to dust, noise, grease, smoke, fumes, gases, heat, cold, and inclement weather conditions when working in the field.

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