Roadway Project Manager

Parsons; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

ESOP

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons seeks a Roadway Project Manager in Florida to lead transportation projects from initiation to delivery, ensuring on-time, on-budget performance and strong client relationships. You will manage scope, schedule, and multidisciplinary teams while coordinating with clients, subconsultants, and regulators to drive successful outcomes.

The role requires a PE license, 10+ years of related experience, and a deep understanding of FDOT processes in Florida.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of related work experience and broad technical/business background.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of transportation projects from start to finish, overseeing scope, schedule and budget.
• Establish project scope, fee, and secure modifications per contract.
• Use project management tools to track tasks and timelines to meet milestones.
• Review design tasks, calculations, plans and submittals.
• Communicate high-level concepts with clients, subconsultants and agencies.
• Coordinate with disciplines to streamline design and minimize revisions.
• Address client needs, resolve conflicts, and escalate issues as needed.
• Provide constructability reviews and peer reviews of submittals.
• Possibly serve as Engineer of Record for assigned projects.
• Foster client relationships and identify business opportunities.
• Participate in project meetings with clients, subconsultants and contractors.
• Negotiate and execute contracts with clients and subconsultants with finance and legal teams.
• Collaborate with project accountants on setup, expenses, invoicing and collections.
• Submit and review financial reports, percent complete and profitability.
• Utilize CRM to track opportunities and pursuits.
• Lead proposal management on lead pursuits and reviews.
• Support marketing with resume updates and project write-ups.
• Mentor team members and identify internal trainings and growth opportunities.
• Participate in recruiting and onboarding activities.
• Ensure timely timesheets and expense reporting.

Skills

10+ years experience

PE license

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Roadway Project Manager to join our team! In this role you will get to lead the successful delivery of transportation projects from start to finish, managing project scope, financial performance, and a multidisciplinary team while building strong client relationships and supporting business development efforts.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Leads a team to complete transportation projects; responsible for fulfillment of executed client contracts and financial performance of project
• Establish and monitor project scope and fee, ensuring work is performed according to agreed-upon contract, diligently obtaining modifications as required
• Use appropriate project management tools to track project tasks and timelines, ensuring timely completion of project stages in accordance with project schedule
• Manage and review design task assignments for a team, including preparation of design calculations, plans, and submittals
• Communicate high-level concepts effectively with team members, internal design groups, and external entities including clients, subconsultants, and relevant government agencies
• Coordinate with other disciplines throughout the duration of the project to ensure a streamlined design process with minimal revisions
• Promptly and successfully attend to client needs; defuse and solve conflicts, escalating issues as needed
• Provide or obtain constructability reviews; perform independent peer reviews on project submittals
• Potentially serve as the Engineer of Record for assigned projects
• Build client relationships, help identify business opportunities, and have client accountability
• Participate in project meetings with clients, sub-consultants, and contractors as necessary
• Negotiate and fully execute contracts with clients and subconsultants in conjunction with company finance and legal team
• Work with Project Accountants to set up projects, review expense and labor charges, generate timely client invoices, and assist in collections of outstanding accounts receivables
• Submit and regularly review financial reports, including percent complete, client billing, outstanding accounts receivable, and project profitability
• Utilize Client Relationship Manager (CRM) to accurately report and track ongoing business opportunities and pursuits
• Ultimately responsible for proposal management on lead pursuits, including preliminary and final reviews
• Other marketing duties include providing timely resume updates, project write-ups, proposal support, and participating in marketing initiatives as required
• Seize opportunities to teach, coach and mentor; foster positive development and enrichment of assigned team, preparing them for new positions
• Identify skills and knowledge gaps within the department, seek opportunities to provide internal trainings, and identify worthwhile external training content
• Participate in personnel forecasting, recruiting and interviewing activities, candidate selection and new hire onboarding
• Ensure timely completion of timesheets and expense reports for self and team

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree Engineering or related technical/business field
• 10+ years of related work experience and a broad general technical and business background
• Professional Engineer (PE)

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Comprehensive knowledge of FDOT processes, procedures and requirements.
• Demonstrated experience successfully delivering Roadway Projects in Florida

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Salary Range: $125,100.00 - $225,200.00

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• flexible work schedules
• holidays

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

For more about Parsons, visit parsons.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.