Senior Project Manager- Transportation Asset Management

GHD Group Pty Ltd•Dunwoody, GA

5h•$225,000 - $300,000•Hybrid

About The Position

To solve complex challenges, you need to challenge the status-quo. At GHD Advisory we are invested in creating sustainable commercial outcomes with clients driving change in water, energy and urbanization. Join a team committed to solving complex challenges across the value chain, from capital deployment to asset management, enabling resilience, growth and sustainability. Together, we’ll help create a future for generations to come. Who are we looking for? GHD Advisory is expanding our Asset Management practice following our recent wins with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on-call contracts. We are seeking a Senior Project Manager – Transportation Asset Management to build and grow our presence across major transportation clients in the Northeast. This position is ideal for a dynamic seller-doer who understands transportation infrastructure, can mine existing on-call contracts, strengthen our relationships with PANYNJ, MTA, and other agencies, and lead delivery of high-profile asset management, capital planning, and infrastructure advisory projects. You will work as part of GHD’s North American Asset Management Advisory practice and collaborate across our Business Groups (Advisory, Transportation, Water, Data & Analytics) in a “One GHD” delivery model. Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Engineering, Transportation, Planning, Asset Management, or related field; Master’s preferred
PMP, PE, IAM, or similar relevant certifications are considered strong assets
10–15+ years of relevant experience in transportation asset management, capital planning, lifecycle modeling, or infrastructure advisory
Experience delivering projects for PANYNJ, MTA, NJ Transit, NYSDOT, FHWA, or major U.S. transportation agencies
Demonstrated seller-doer track record, with responsibility for winning and executing consulting engagements
Strong understanding of transportation asset classes (bridges, tunnels, rail, stations, pavements, vertical facilities)
Knowledge of asset management frameworks (ISO 55000, IAM), state-of-good-repair standards, and risk management

Responsibilities

Lead strategic growth within PANYNJ and MTA on-call contracts, identifying, shaping, and winning task orders.
Develop and grow client relationships with regional transportation agencies (NJDOT, NYSDOT, NYCDOT, Amtrak, NJ Transit, CDTA, etc.).
Lead proposal development, capture planning, interviews, scopes, LOE development, and pricing strategies.
Contribute to GHD’s Northeast transportation market strategy and strengthen our branding and thought leadership.
Serve as Project Manager, Deputy Project Manager, Asset Management Lead, or Client Service Manager on transportation AM engagements.
Oversee delivery of transportation AM assignments, including: Asset inventory & condition assessments Lifecycle modeling and 20–30-year capital planning State of Good Repair frameworks Risk-based prioritization and resilience assessments Work order management / CMMS improvements Integration of GIS, Maximo, enterprise data, and analytics
Manage multidisciplinary project teams across advisory, engineering, and digital.
Ensure high-quality deliverables, project controls, schedule, and budget performance
Community of Practice Management: Participate in and contribute to a community of practice in a defined area of expertise or consulting to build own capability and develop innovative practice among colleagues.
Client Issue Diagnosis: Collate and conduct analysis of the tactical and operational information gathered through interviews and research to support the diagnosis of underlying client issues and problems and the design of single solutions.
Workshop Facilitation: Facilitate process development workshops with subject-matter experts, drive agreement on process flows across functional areas, and document processes and activity workflows to develop clear and detailed process maps.
Data Collection and Analysis: Use data from a wide range of sources to analyze key themes and identify possible impacts on the business.
Personal Capability Building: Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team. Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging external regulation and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
Business Advice: Lead a highly complex business advisory process, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic initiatives and goals.
Client & Customer Management (External): Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues, or oversee relationship management with a group of more transactional clients and customers.
Policy Development and Implementation: Develop a comprehensive policy framework for a significant area of the business and oversee its implementation.
Client & Customer Management (External): Manage strategic client and customer relationships. Likely to involve using large account teams to maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Performance Management: Develop and propose own performance objectives; take appropriate actions to ensure achievement of agreed objectives, using the organization's performance management systems to improve personal performance. Or manage and report on team performance; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project/account team members and hold people accountable for achieving them, taking appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives.
Organizational Capability Building: Identify the capabilities needed to meet the current and emerging business needs of a significant business area. Evaluate current capabilities, identify gaps, and prioritize development activities. Motivate others to develop their capabilities and fulfill their personal potential. Build capabilities elsewhere in the organization through mentoring and other informal methods.
Solutions Analysis: Develop strategic solutions to long-term business needs by anticipating complex issues, challenges, and opportunities.
Community of Practice Management: Lead a community of practice in a strategically significant area of consulting practice or expertise to provide thought leadership and to develop innovative consulting practice among colleagues.
Client Issue Diagnosis: Conduct in-depth analysis of the strategic and operational information gathered through interviews and research to diagnose complex underlying business unit/function issues and problems and to inform the design of multiple solutions.
Personal Capability Building: Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the function. Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging technologies, external regulation, and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
Portfolio Management: Initiate and lead the governance and delivery of programs within a significant area of responsibility, using an appropriate program and project management methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are identified and achieved.
Property/Asset Management : Lead a strategic segment of the organization's asset management, focusing on innovative techniques to evaluate property performance, analyze market trends, identify growth opportunities and manage property-related risks.
Regulatory and Compliance Management: Plan, lead, and manage all activities of the regulatory/compliance function and lead the design and implementation of the organization's compliance policy to facilitate the overall assessment and sustainability of the established compliance strategy while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.

Benefits

401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service
Paid time off – Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service
Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee
Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices

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