Principal Project Manager

Parsons•Walnut Creek, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Parsons has a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a motivated Principal Project Manager to join our team supporting projects in the Bay Area of California . The successful candidate will lead a practice specializing in Transportation and utility coordination projects and services. In this role, you will lead a team of professionals overseeing multiple engineering tasks. The project portfolio includes coordination of complex utility projects, and transit projects, with an emphasis on overseeing and managing work of engineers at various levels. This role will primarily support projects for Parsons clients in the San Francisco Bay Area. This position will be based in our Oakland, California office.

Requirements

15 years or more of experience in civil engineering design, with experience supporting major utilities preferred
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization.
Ability to manage & mentor staff, and direct resources effectively in a positive manner.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer( PE) license is highly preferred.
Knowledge of various state standards and specifications
Client contacts and relationships with local authorities having jurisdiction, resource agencies and other local, regional and state agencies is desirable
Experience writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for projected work.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary interface with Parsons’ Project Manager and discipline leads and supervise all engineering and design activities on both conventional and design/build projects.
Lead a team while building and managing relationships with key clients.
Demonstrate excellent design expertise, mentor and lead engineers in the preparation of plans and reports
Manage projects profitably, transition work to qualified staff, grow and mentor staff, help recruit, and be a positive role model.
Maintain affiliation with professional societies to keep abreast of current technologies.
Overseeing your team’s technical deliverables and meeting project schedules from design through construction, as necessary.
Supervise the production of project plans and reports
Promote technical excellence on projects, ensuring that adequate checking is performed in accordance with discipline checking policy and procedures.
Ensure that discipline design work is coordinated with project staff and engineers from other disciplines by maintaining clear and frequent communications.
Establish budgets, ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables, and supervise the execution of work.
Ensuring that tasks are delivered on-time and within budget
Providing technical project related updates to agency staff
Supporting design bid build and alternative project deliver/design-build projects