Highway Design Project Manager

Creighton Manning; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Creighton Manning is seeking a Highway Design Project Manager to join a collaborative team focused on transformative transportation projects. This role requires overseeing project execution, developing client relations, and mentoring junior engineers. Ideal candidates will have extensive engineering experience and a commitment to community-focused projects.

Benefits

Bonus perks such as summer BBQs

401K & Discretionary Profit-Sharing Plan

Generous PTO

Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage options

Paid professional licensing fees

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in a similar engineering role
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) licensure strongly desired
• Active member of a professional practice organization

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day client relations for individual projects
• Manage project schedules and budgets
• Lead project/public meetings in complex projects

Skills

Client Relations

Project Management

Technical Guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

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Base pay range

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Talent Acquisition Sourcer @ GAI CONSULTANTS | Technical Recruitment

Creighton Manning, a GAI Company is seeking a Highway Design Project Manager to join our team. Are you looking for a collaborative work environment where you can work on exciting and vital transportation projects that transform your community, where each person is valued, and work-life balance is key? If so, come join our growing, multidisciplinary team of transportation professionals with offices in greater NY Capital Region, Poughkeepsie, White Plains and Syracuse.

This is an exceptional opportunity for personal and career growth through exposure to a wide range of transportation projects, interaction with highly skilled and motivated colleagues, and team-based training.

With over 60 years of experience throughout New York, our team provides expertise in transportation planning, traffic analysis, civil engineering, roadway and bridge design, surveying, and construction inspection– serving public and private clients across four main markets: transportation, municipal, land development, and energy.

Join a winning team that leads in excellence, having received 12 industry awards for engineering work in the last 5 years and being chosen as an Albany Business Review Best Place to Work and/or Times Union Top Workplace 9 times in the last 10 years!

Here is what employees say about working at Creighton Manning:

Very solid company…understands the mix of life and work and does not interfere with that. Mix of young and old within the company…lots of growth potential.

Flexible schedules –they care about keeping employees happy, even offering remote work 2 days a week.

Highly collaborative work environment, where you will work directly with (and learn from) Project Managers, which does not happen at the biggest firms.

A lot of projects are once-in-a-career opportunities…many exciting career-defining projects…big bridge replacements and rotaries – projects that have positive community impact.

The Company culture is great, everyone is looking out for each other.

Comprehensive, People-Centered Benefits for Total Wellness:

• Excellent, competitive pay based on experience and qualifications.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage options
• Discretionary annual employee bonus
• 401K & Discretionary Profit-Sharing Plan
• Generous PTO
• Paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Paid professional licensing fees.
• Paid membership fees in professional organizations
• Bonus perks such as summer BBQs, golf outing, holiday party, and free snacks!

About This Position:

The Highway Project Manager functions as a fully competent engineer in all aspects of the subject matter of assignments. Develops and evaluates plans and criteria for a variety of projects and activities to be carried out by Engineer I, II, III and IV’s (Junior Engineers, Assistant Engineers, and Project Engineers). Assesses the feasibility and soundness of proposal preparation. Generally serves as a staff advisor and consultant as to a technical specialty or a program function. Typical projects include highway design, traffic signal design, long range transportation planning, traffic impact studies, client budget, business development, and transit planning. This position often requires efforts outside normal business hours to meet client requests and/or attend meetings.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for the day-to-day client relations for individual projects.
• Responsible for the day-to-day staffing and project scheduling.
• Act as a concurrent project manager of many basic projects, a few intermediate projects, and one or two complex projects.
• Review complete project documents for conformity and QA/QC.
• Represent the organization in communications and conferences pertaining to broad-aspects of engineering assignments.
• Train and provide technical guidance to project engineers and staff engineers.
• Manage project schedules and budgets.
• Lead project/public meetings in complex projects.
• Responsible for QA/QC.
• Provide coordination for multidiscipline projects.
• Assist in developing intermediate and complex proposals and attend proposal interviews.
• Prepare bills for projects.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET/EAC accredited program or an approved equivalent.
• 10 years of experience in a similar engineering role.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) licensure strongly desired. Engineering experience may be substituted for PE licensure.
• Active member of a professional practice organization.

EXTRAs

At Creighton Manning, continuous learning and mentoring are part of our DNA. There are opportunities to advance your career, either on the technical track towards Project Manager or into various corporate leadership positions. Team members get 360 reviews with input from peers and managers, to get a broad picture of their contributions.

Qualifications

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

Experience

Required

10 years:

Experience in a similar engineering role

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

Professional Engineer

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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