Colorado Roads & Highways Project Manager

AtkinsRéalis•Denver, CO

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an energetic and highly motivated self-starter to join our Denver, CO team as a Colorado Roads & Highways Project Manager. In this role, you will apply technical expertise and project management experience to manage roadway design teams on a variety of transportation projects. Also performs the basic project functions of production coordination, planning, organizing, directing, controlling, marketing assistance, and financial management. Functions as a mentor to assist others in their training and development. Responsible for project delivery for programs and projects across multiple Business Units and clients including Colorado Department of Transportation, City & County of Denver, City of Longmont, Boulder County, and City of Aurora to name a few. This position and has tremendous growth and career development potential.

Requirements

B.S., M.S. in Civil Engineering.
8+ years of engineering experience.
PE required in Colorado or the ability to obtain PE in Colorado within 6 months of hire.
Excellent technical and interpersonal skills.
Strong project financial management and team management skills.
CDOT and local road experience required.

Nice To Haves

Project Management experience is preferred.
Familiarity with OpenRoadsDesigner and/or AutoCad Civil3D

Responsibilities

Execution of procured transportation projects by leading engineering design, coordination with design staff on project components, client interactions, and project management tasks.
Schedules and coordinates project meetings with the project team, regulatory agencies, the client, and others involved with the projects.
Manages project production by tracking charging of manhours, costs and expenses to projects, and communicates project progress/status to senior management.
Identifies new roadway and highway business opportunities, coordinates and participates in project presentations to clients and other external groups, and promotes firm's capabilities, marketing its services among existing and prospective client.
Participates in project opportunity evaluation, consultant selection, and the preparation of firm's qualification/experience statements.
Coordinates and participates in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors and drafts complex professional service agreements and addenda for review by senior management.
Directs project team and client compliance with contract terms and monitors subcontractors' compliance with contractual commitments.
Prepares project work plan, scope, schedule, and budget, and communicates these to project team members; monitors/manages project production for compliance with schedule, budget and quality objectives.
Assists in the planning, design, and production of engineering drawings.
May supervise the production of these drawings.
Carries out specific assignments in preparing and assembling specifications.
Participates in conducting engineering investigations and planning work by completing/delegating well-defined tasks.
These tasks may include collection and analysis of data using established procedures, performance of routine calculations, and participation in evaluating the feasibility of alternate solutions.
Participates on projects involving construction activities by reviewing shop drawings for conformance with easily interpreted specifications; assists in recordkeeping and in generating progress reports; observes relatively simple construction procedures and collects samples for quality control testing.
Performs data acquisition and analysis, researching the feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions, and/or regulatory agency specifications or regulations.
Prepares material for reports and permit applications, gathering information, writing rough outline, and/or preparing work progression documents and graphic presentations.
Performs/facilitates engineering calculations.