Senior Civil Highway Project Manager

WSP • Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

This Opportunity WSP is growing its Minneapolis, MN office and is seeking a highly experienced and motivated candidate to fill our Senior Civil Highway Project Manager position. This position will be critical to delivering infrastructure solutions across Minnesota with a focus on County and Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) projects, ensuring technical excellence and high-quality deliverables. This individual will join our Transportation & Infrastructure Group and be directly involved in the pursuit of County and MnDOT projects while also leading and mentoring staff. The successful candidate will have a comprehensive range of skills, including project management, roadway design experience related to preliminary/final highway design, roadway and intersection geometrics, safety and ADA design, and be well versed in MnDOT State Aid and MnDOT Trunk Highway project delivery processes. This position is an excellent opportunity to expand your professional network while enhancing design, leadership, and production skills. Your Impact People and Culture Support and mentorship of local staff emphasizing Minnesota standards, career development and advancement of technical skills Collaborate with professionals, other engineers, planners, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement projects Develop a personal network as well as proposal and business development opportunities Interact well with others to develop and create high quality technical and professional deliverables on projects and proposals. Inspire, motivate, and promote the best of WSP to our clients and communities to ensure strong engagement and team morale. Clients Participate in client engagement and building personal network for yourself and WSP staff Drive the performance of the business to strategically grow our market share and ensure WSP is a preferred provider of engineering services. Determine client requirements and contribute to the development of proposals, scopes, schedules, and budgets. Identify cross business line opportunities through discussions with industry partners and clients. Expertise Manage design projects, studies, and tasks. Lead preparation of preliminary and final design plans, cost estimates, and special provisions while also developing staff in these areas. Work independently with minimal oversight and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC. Demonstrate a high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities Operational Excellence Promote excellence and innovation in providing high quality technical products Promote commitment to improving and maintaining technical excellence Provide leadership in technical and professional activities on projects Foster the development of new innovations for clients to be a trusted leader in our industry Strong commitment to technical excellence and QAQC procedures Who You Are

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
• Minimum of 10 years of verifiable professional project management experience
• Professional Engineering registration in the State of Minnesota, or ability to obtain within six (6) months
• Proven experience with MnDOT projects
• Proficiency in Bentley Open Roads Designer software
• Ability to think strategically and creatively, and craft approaches to challenging projects
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills

Nice To Haves

• Active membership in a local professional organization
• Experience leading design teams on multi-disciplinary projects, including sub consultant oversight
• Experience with infrastructure planning and design, corridor studies, rehabilitation projects
• Knowledge of relevant MnDOT and State Aid design criteria, specifications, codes, regulations, compliance practices, submittal procedures, and record-keeping requirements
• Extensive experience with MnDOT and with local county transportation projects
• Well established client relationships and industry contacts, including MnDOT, county, and business partners in the Minnesota marketplace
• Sound decision-making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities

Responsibilities

• Support and mentorship of local staff emphasizing Minnesota standards, career development and advancement of technical skills
• Collaborate with professionals, other engineers, planners, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement projects
• Develop a personal network as well as proposal and business development opportunities
• Interact well with others to develop and create high quality technical and professional deliverables on projects and proposals.
• Inspire, motivate, and promote the best of WSP to our clients and communities to ensure strong engagement and team morale.
• Participate in client engagement and building personal network for yourself and WSP staff
• Drive the performance of the business to strategically grow our market share and ensure WSP is a preferred provider of engineering services.
• Determine client requirements and contribute to the development of proposals, scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Identify cross business line opportunities through discussions with industry partners and clients.
• Manage design projects, studies, and tasks.
• Lead preparation of preliminary and final design plans, cost estimates, and special provisions while also developing staff in these areas.
• Work independently with minimal oversight and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Demonstrate a high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities
• Promote excellence and innovation in providing high quality technical products
• Promote commitment to improving and maintaining technical excellence
• Provide leadership in technical and professional activities on projects
• Foster the development of new innovations for clients to be a trusted leader in our industry
• Strong commitment to technical excellence and QAQC procedures

Benefits

• WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

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