Project Manager- Transportation

Wightman & Associates, Inc.; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Wightman & Associates, Inc. in Kalamazoo seeks a Civil Engineer with extensive transportation project leadership to join our team.

You will manage projects, build client relationships, and lead collaborators across disciplines to deliver transportation solutions. You bring 8+ years in the A/E/C industry with a proven record of retaining and attracting transportation clients, strong business development skills, and the ability to guide design teams from concept to completion while meeting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years managing transportation projects in the A/E/C industry.
• 8+ years of transportation client retention/attraction experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and foster relationships with transportation clients.
• Perform AutoCAD Civil 3D design/drafting to support projects.
• Provide training, guidance and review designs and reports.
• Oversee team performance and workload; coordinate with other locations.
• Manage projects including client communications, public input and finances.
• Draft proposals and estimate fees for clients.
• Identify funding mechanisms to support transportation clients.
• Experience consulting with local, regional, and state government.
• Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Lead others and meet tight deadlines; oversee multiple projects.

Skills

Business development

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Leadership

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

Position Purpose:

We are seeking a Civil Engineer with extensive experience and proven track record partnering with transportation clients. Candidates must have excellent business development skills, a passion for people, and be dedicated to exemplary work for our communities. This opportunity builds on Wightman’s strategic commitment to growth and the development of client focused teams.

This role will include project management responsibilities.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain and foster good relationships with current and potential transportation clients
• Strong technical skills for road, storm sewer, culvert, trail, or traffic projects projects
• Perform AutoCAD Civil 3D design/drafting in support of civil engineering design projects
• Provide training, guidance, and review engineering designs and reports which include design calculations, project specifications, and plan preparation
• Oversee team performance and workload; facilitates work sharing with other locations and practices to deliver best in class projects to our clients
• Manage projects including client communications, public input and feedback, financial performance, and internal support
• Ability to identify engineering and surveying services needed by the client and the ability to draft proposals and estimate fees
• Familiar with, identifies and pursues funding mechanisms to support our transportation clients
• Experience consulting or working with local, regional, and state government.
• Strong interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Passionate about organizing and leading others; drives results by planning, prioritizing, and meeting tight deadlines required.
• Ability to work independently with a self-motivated attitude; capable of overseeing multiple projects simultaneously.

Organizational Relationships

• Reports directly to Senior Project Manager
• Supervises direct report project engineers and designers

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field
• 8+ years of experience managing transportation projects; roads, culverts, trails, traffic
• 8+ years of experience in A/E/C industry with record of transportation client retention/attraction

Preferred Education/Experience

• 5+ years of experience in developing business
• 5+ years of experience managing direct reports