Project Manager - Highways

CDR Companies; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

CDR Companies is seeking a Project Manager - Highways to join its Boston office. This role involves leading highway design efforts while mentoring engineers and managing client relationships. Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering and have significant experience in transportation project management, particularly with MassDOT.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in transportation project management.
• 10+ years of highway engineering experience.
• Knowledge of MassDOT design manuals and engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead major local and regional transportation structure projects.
• Develop project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Mentor engineering staff and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Transportation project management

Client relationship development

Team leadership

Roadway design

Engineering software proficiency

Education

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Professional Engineer (PE) license in Massachusetts

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Synchro

Design software programs

Job description

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CDR Maguire (CDR|M) delivers solutions that move people, and we are looking for a Project Manager - Highways to join our Transportation Engineering Division in the Greater Boston area. In this position, you will be responsible for bolstering our Transportation Division and strengthening the CDR|M Highway Department through technical expertise and innovation. Responsibilities of this position include leading, managing, and completing highway design and analysis as well as other roadway engineering efforts. If you are a natural leader with management experience who embraces complex transportation engineering challenges, we invite you to apply to become an integral part of our team. MassDOT experience required!

Prior to applying, please thoroughly read the job description and requirements as posted to ensure you possess the qualifications of this position. Only serious and qualified candidates will be considered.

Individuals who have experience in project management and business development will perform the following in this role:

• Serve as the lead Project Manager on major, local, and regional transportation structure projects
• Develop client relationships.
• Provide technical guidance, senior leadership, and mentor engineering staff
• Communicate with staff from a range of disciplines (roadway, traffic, water, planning, etc.)
• Develop scope/schedule and monitor budget for assigned projects
• Perform/prepare and/or check complex highway analysis and design calculations, geometric roadway layouts, construction specifications, and material quantity calculations and reports.
• Manage Highway related tasks as part of project development, including plan and report production.
• Participate in professional industry organizations
• Travel as business requires, up to 25%
  
  
  

Requirements

• 5+ years of transportation project management experience and 10+ highway engineering experience
• Bachelor's in Civil Engineering; Master's degree is highly preferred, Professional Engineer (PE) licensed in the State of Massachusetts is required.
• Successful history of developing client relationships
• Comprehensive theoretical knowledge of roadway related engineering principals
• Experience with MassDOT design manuals, procedures, specifications, standards, computer programs, applicable design codes, engineering software, and plan presentation format required
• Thorough knowledge of AASHTO, FHWA and Local Agency design standards and specifications
• Thorough knowledge of highway, right-of-way, drainage, and traffic-related designs
• Knowledge of construction techniques for highways and traffic
• Experience with preferred highway/traffic engineering client design software programs such as: AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Synchro, Sidra, SignCAD, Etc
• Experience with Design-Build (D/B) and Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) project delivery
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team environment
  
  
  

About CDR|M:

CDR Maguire delivers engineering consulting services, emergency management solutions, and disaster health and medical services. Founded in 1938, the firm has grown with offices across the nation. Serving clients in New England, Pennsylvania, and Florida, CDR Maguire Engineering is a full-service infrastructure consulting firm that operates at the intersection of innovation and alternative project delivery solutions. Partnering with clients to solve their most complex challenges, CDR Maguire Engineering provides a full continuum of services, including project and program management, transportation design, and construction engineering management and inspection.

CDR Maguire is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V and EO/AAN/D. Must be able to work in the United States to apply.

Benefits

CDR Maguire provides employees competitive benefits packages and the resources to develop and succeed in both their professional and personal lives. We support employees and their eligible family members with a comprehensive benefits program, which provides variety and flexibility to meet individual needs.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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