Project Manager - Roadway

Stantec • Baton Rouge, LA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

A leadership opportunity exists with Stantec for a highly motivated Project Manager to join the Transportation group in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This role will provide supervision and guidance to a group of employees, assigning tasks, checking work at frequent intervals for accuracy and completeness; and maintaining schedules. Your creativity will be applied to a variety of projects including urban and rural roadways, freeways and interchanges, multi-modal facilities, and alternative intersection designs. In addition, there will be opportunities to be involved in transportation related environmental studies and alternative delivery projects. At Stantec you will join a Transportation Group with vast resources to assist you and your clients. You will get the opportunity to work in an office that provides a diverse cross-section of services where collaboration and education is fostered. This position comes with a high potential for growth into a leadership role at Stantec for our Transportation group in the State of Louisiana. We seek dynamic individuals who want to make their community a better place. Exceptional interpersonal communication skills and strong initiative are a must to help our team deliver impactful and innovative Roadway Projects throughout the Gulf Region.

Requirements

• Proficient in design of transportation/civil engineering projects including preparation of plans and specifications, and cost estimates for all aspects of roadway construction.
• Ability to lead one or more design teams through all phases of project production.
• Ability to perform and/or oversee the preparation of roadway design plans including geometric layout, drainage design, and earthwork computations.
• Ability to work with other transportation related disciplines to incorporate bridges and / or other structural elements, traffic signals and / or other traffic control elements, Intelligent Transportation Systems and roadway lighting into a comprehensive plan set.
• Proficient in planning and report preparation.
• Proficient in traffic control plan production and sequence of construction for roadway projects including Transportation Management Plans, temporary signing, striping and barricades, and detour plans.
• Sufficient experience to fulfill construction support services such as plan changes, responses to Requests for Information, and shop drawing reviews.
• Comfortable working collaboratively with team members virtually.
• Bachelor's or higher Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineer registered in the State of Louisiana or the ability to obtain licensure within 6 months.
• 10 years of progressive engineering and project management Transportation experience.

Nice To Haves

• Recent experience planning and developing Roadway projects in Microstation, Geopak and OpenRoads is desired.
• Thorough knowledge and interpretation of transportation industry standards and guidance i.e. AASHTO, MUTCD, FHWA.
• Experience with Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) Roadway Design Guidelines and Project Delivery Network is desired.
• Willing to work in other States and apply other State’s standards.
• Experience in other states a positive.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and guidance to a group of employees, assigning tasks, checking work at frequent intervals for accuracy and completeness; and maintaining schedules.
• Apply creativity to a variety of projects including urban and rural roadways, freeways and interchanges, multi-modal facilities, and alternative intersection designs.
• Be involved in transportation related environmental studies and alternative delivery projects.
• Lead one or more design teams through all phases of project production.
• Perform and/or oversee the preparation of roadway design plans including geometric layout, drainage design, and earthwork computations.
• Work with other transportation related disciplines to incorporate bridges and / or other structural elements, traffic signals and / or other traffic control elements, Intelligent Transportation Systems and roadway lighting into a comprehensive plan set.
• Perform planning and report preparation.
• Produce traffic control plans and sequences of construction for roadway projects including Transportation Management Plans, temporary signing, striping and barricades, and detour plans.
• Fulfill construction support services such as plan changes, responses to Requests for Information, and shop drawing reviews.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior