Project Manager – Engineer Principal

Minnesota Department of Transportation; Owatonna (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Minnesota Department of Transportation is seeking a project management leader to guide major complex projects from inception to completion, coordinating with internal teams, consultants, and external stakeholders.

The role requires a PE license and at least three years of senior-level project delivery experience, with strong leadership and relationship-building skills to ensure compliance with state and federal procedures.

Qualifications

• Licensure as a professional engineer with Mn Board (AELSLAGID).
• Three years of post-registration engineering experience at the Engineer Senior level in all phases of program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management and direction from inception to completion of internal and consultant projects.
• Establish effective long-term relationships with local units of government and other stakeholders; coordinate with MnDOT and public agencies.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder relations

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

The purpose of this position is to provide project management and direction from inception to completion of both internal and consultant projects, including Alternative Delivery and other complex projects. To be the primary contact in concert with the Project Management Administrative Engineer and Assistant District Engineer for other public agencies, special interest groups and the public regarding project activities. Establish effective long-term relationships with local units of government and other stakeholders.

Provide overall direction and leadership to both internal and consultant technical project teams in the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques in the management of project activities for minor, moderate and major scale projects to meet the project requirements. Ensure consistency with MnDOT strategy, commitments and goals; and to ensure proper program execution and compliance with MnDOT, state and federal procedures, practices, regulations, and standards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensure as a professional engineer with the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design (AELSLAGID).
• Three (3) years of post-registration engineering experience at the Engineer Senior level (or equivalent) in all phases of program delivery including scoping, pre-design and final design.