Senior Transportation Project Manager (Public Works)
8 days ago
Mesa
Job DescriptionSalary: Reports To: Director/Department Manager Status: Full-time, Exempt Primary Areas of Focus • Project Management, • Project Planning, • Mentoring & Coaching, • Hiring & Training, • Project Tracking & Evaluation, • Manage multiple project teams in all aspects of project management and planning to achieve project goals and objectives., • Provide a big-picture perspective to project managers to attain project goals and strategic business objectives., • Work with project managers and stakeholders to set project goalsand objectives, identify necessary resources, estimate project budgets, set project scopes, and schedules, and create project plans., • Set and continually manage project expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with project managers., • Monitor, track, and control outcomes, facilitating project team meetings to ensure performance and progress and resolve issues or conflicts., • Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, and communication across departments and leadership., • Follow up with clients as needed to clarify project goals, ensure the design meets their needs and specifications, and represent the client in public meetings., • Assess the project's overall success and team performance., • Provide clear direction on tasks and expectations on deliverables and establish clear deadlines with team member affirmation., • Responsible for contract management, including change orders or additional services., • Own project financials, including billing, budgets, and accounts receivable collections., • Manage ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution. Ensure projects are delivered to QA/QC standards., • Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration, or litigation, as needed., • Build and train project teams to expand their capabilities by establishing best practices, policies, tools, methodologies, quality assurance and control, tools, and templates., • Balance staffing and workload through collaboration with the PM and team., • Advocate for learning, process improvement, and project management in the company., • Collaborate with People Operations to develop onboarding processes and other essential training needs., • Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project managers, including performance reviews., • Provide on-site and/or remote leadership for the project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals and adhere to their responsibilities and project milestones., • Advocate and model I am EPS culture and instill firm, department and team culture and values., • Responsible for completing personal timecards accurately and reviewing and approving associate timecards on time., • May require attending project team and public meetings after hours., • Communicate effectively (written and verbal) internally (interdepartmental and intradepartmental) and externally (inclusive of clients, sub-consultants, municipalities)., • Lead the execution of strategic initiatives., • Evaluate company practices and processes to provide input for continuous improvement., • Be an ambassador for EPS at industry events and conferences. May require attending project team and public meetings after hours., • Actively involved in developing future business and building relationships with existing clients., • Perform other duties as assigned., • Achieve a 50-60% Billable Utilization Rate. Non-billable activities include company & team meetings, professional development, community involvement, innovation time, culture & engagement activities, learning, and training., • Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, or related Engineering field., • Professional Engineer License., • Minimum of 15 years experience in managing public work projects on schedule and within budget., • Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office., • Professional knowledge of Civil 3D, Bluebeam, and Pipe Networks., • Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills, including leading up, across, and down the organization with various team sizes internally and externally., • Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence., • Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas to achieve a common business objective., • Extensive understanding of project and program management principles, methods, and techniques., • Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives., • Demonstrate decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions, and identifying priorities., • Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate, and enhance performance within a cross-functional environment., • Required to stand, walk, and sit., • The position may require a visit to project sites occasionally., • The position requires a normal range of hearing., • The employee must be able to lift 40 lbs. occasionally., • Requires prolonged sitting with 15% of the time spent bending and reaching., • Must have manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator., • Health, life, 401(k), dental and vision insurance, • Short-term, long-term disability insurance and leave, • Paid holidays, • Paid Time Off, • Bereavement leave
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