District Design Project Manager - Civil Engineering

Louisiana Department Of Transportation and Development; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) in Baton Rouge seeks a Project Manager for District design projects and consultant contracts. The role provides technical expertise to District personnel in roadway design, pavement preservation and plan development.

The position requires a Louisiana professional engineer license plus two years of licensed experience or six years of professional experience, with substitutions for advanced degrees.

Qualifications

• Two years of licensed engineering experience? (existing stated requirement)
• Six years of professional engineering experience
• Two years of licensed engineering experience in Project Engineer’s Office, or design, construction, or maintenance of roads and/or bridges

Responsibilities

• Serves as a project manager for District design projects and consultant-designed projects.
• Manages consultant contracts by developing project scopes, negotiation of man-hours and fees, establishing contract time requirements, establishing design criteria, monitoring progress for work quality and quantity, reviewing accountability of plans and approving or rejecting final acceptance of plans, and approves invoices for payment.
• Serves as Project Manager for District pavement preservation projects, reimbursable projects, emergency projects, and Safety projects. Ensures all design milestone dates are met on time.
• Provides plan reviews as part of the design quality control process. Administers and provides technical guidance for engineering design projects.
• Assists with efforts related to the Road Transfer program including attending preliminary discussion meetings and preparing resolutions for adoption, descriptive aerials of limits of the transfers and other related documents.

Skills

Project management

Engineering analysis

Education

Master's degree in engineering

Doctorate degree in engineering

ABET-accredited degree

Job description

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) in Baton Rouge seeks a Project Manager for District design projects and consultant contracts. The role provides technical expertise to District personnel in roadway design, pavement preservation and plan development.

The position requires a Louisiana professional engineer license plus two years of licensed experience or six years of professional experience, with substitutions for advanced degrees.