Senior Program Director, Transportation Engineering

Parsons; Texas; Sur place; USD 158 000 - 284 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

ESOP

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Résumé du poste

Parsons seeks a Senior Program Director to lead transportation design growth across Texas. You will drive delivery for TXDOT and other clients, manage scopes and budgets, and act as capture manager for priority pursuits.

The role requires deep client engagement, strategic planning, and leadership across multidisciplinary teams in Richardson, TX. You will partner with senior leadership to shape the Texas strategy, coordinate with regional offices, and ensure delivery excellence through QA/QC,

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Engineering or related technical/business field is required.
• Professional registration in Texas is required.
• Proven track record of managing large-scale highway design projects for TXDOT.
• Seller/Doer with business development experience is preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Communicate effectively with Government and senior personnel.
• Schedule and coordinate project activities.
• Lead interdisciplinary teams of professionals.
• Develop budgets, schedules, and plans for project elements.
• Serve as capture manager for TXDOT pursuits.
• Oversee project execution plans, QA/QC, and safety plans.
• Mentor and coach assigned staff; balance resources with project needs.
• Negotiate scope changes and collaborate with clients and subcontractors.
• Support business development to secure additional work.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

Business development

Formation

Engineering degree

Texas professional registration

Description du poste

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:

Ready to take your engineering and management experience to the next level to work on complex construction problems that will have a huge impact on the local community? Ready to support our growth in the Texas transportation market? Ready to build and strengthen your approach to client service? If so, then we are ready for you.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Parsons seeks a Senior Program Director to play a key role in growing and delivering our traditional transportation design services with TxDOT and other transportation clients throughout Texas.

The successful candidate, working with our management team will be a key contributor driving this growth, increasing our win rate, and building our sales pipeline. The Program Director role will include participating in the Texas strategy development working with our leadership team, client outreach especially for major North Texas TxDOT districts and other clients, and, as assigned, serve as capture manager for priority pursuits.

Additionally, our Program Director will create innovative, practical solutions to various projects that enhance the fabric of our community. For assigned projects you will be responsible for the scope development, scope management, delivery and commercial performance of the project to meet project goals and objectives.

This job is based in our Richardson, TX office.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing. Experience in preparing correspondence, written reports, presentations, for the Government and in briefing senior personnel.
• Project scheduling and coordination.
• Ability to manage interdisciplinary teams of professionals.
• Ability to integrate competing and/or conflicting elements into the planning and execution processes so that project requirements flow smoothly.
• Experience and familiarity with TxDOT and Local Government infrastructure projects, and related procedural, review, and approval requirements.
• Mobilize company resources, through liaison with support departments, other offices, or subsidiaries, to create project teams capable of completing effective, quality work.
• Acts as the Company representative with the client and selected subcontractors during the program execution.
• Negotiate changes to the scope of work with the client and key subcontractors.
• Collaborate with business development to market and secure additional work with client.
• Responsible for following up on instructions and commitments associated with the project.
• May participate in negotiations with regulatory agencies and in public meetings in support of clients.
• Oversees establishment of Project Execution Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, and other documents as required.
• Establish the program requirements for all areas of the project, and monitors the draft and final deliverables for adherence to these criteria.
• Ability to work with other managers, project engineers, and discipline leads to develop budgets, schedules, and plans for the various elements of a project.
• Work with the key project individual to devise and execute actions plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work. Advises the client and company management of any such changes. The Project Manager is specifically responsible for maintaining current and timely change orders.
• Promote technical and commercial excellence on the project through application of Quality Assurance processes.
• Monitor and report to management on the progress of all project activity within the program, including significant milestones and any conditions which would affect project cost or schedule.
• Establish weekly meeting to review project status and formulate action items.
• Works with Texas management to balance resources with project needs. Provides performance input for assigned project staff. Mentors, coaches, and teaches assigned staff as appropriate. Works with regional leadership to support continuous improvement of our transportation design team.
• Serve as capture manager for key pursuits as assigned. This includes leading teams and helping our team develop compelling proposals for TxDOT RFPs. Support other pursuits in a review, advisory, or technical capacity.
• Serves as PM as needed for various pursuits.
• Key participant in the Texas transportation growth strategy.
• Continues to build trust and relationships with key client stakeholders.
• Work directly with the West Sector design-build leadership to support winning and delivering upcoming TxDOT design-build projects.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• 4-year degree in Engineering or related technical/business field and 20+ years of related work experience is required. Candidate should have a broad general technical and business background, as well as previous project management experience on similar or related large-scope project types.
• Professional registration in Texas required.
• Proven track record of successful management of highway design projects for TXDOT.
• Seller/Doer with successful business development experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent relationships with TXDOT personnel and other key clients in the DFW metroplex.
• Very knowledgeable in all TxDOT PEPs procurement and contract management processes.
• Proven experience in key roles on large, complex transportation projects, including TxDOT Design-build projects.
• Thorough understanding of latest technology applicable to engineering design development

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:

$157,500.00 - $283,500.00

Benefits:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• flexible work schedules
• holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

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!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

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.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—