Sr. Project Manager - Transportation

Barge Design Solutions, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Barge Design Solutions, Inc. seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead our Tennessee transportation practice and guide growth for the State DOT Client Center.

You will provide direction to the local team and work with the Director of Projects to achieve quality delivery, profitability, and expansion. This role requires strong design credentials, TDOT experience, and a proven ability to manage complex projects, mentor staff, and coordinate with marketing and client teams across the firm’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from an accredited program.
• PE preferred, but PMP with equivalent skills will be considered.
• 10–15 years of design/project management experience.
• Experience with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).
• Strong design and technical credibility.
• Excellent oral, written, and graphical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of the State DOT Client Center’s business plan.
• Collaborate with the Director of Projects, CSLs, and Marketing for client plans, pursuits, proposals, and interviews.
• Developing proposals and negotiating contracts.
• Developing and monitoring project schedules, budgets, billing, and collections.
• Providing technical oversight of projects to adhere to Barge’s Quality Program.
• Facilitating external and internal meetings during all project phases; managing changes in scope and/or level of effort.
• Develop conceptual design solutions in response to client goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with discipline leaders to develop reports, designs, plans, and specifications for projects.
• Provide direction and supervision to assigned staff to ensure effective workload management and development.
• Work with the Director of Projects to ensure key skillsets and capabilities are in place.
• Collaborate with other departments to allocate resources firmwide and share talent and work across the firm.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Team mentoring

Engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

PE preferred or PMP with equivalent skills

Job description

What We're Looking For:

Barge Design Solutions, Inc. is seeking an experienced and talented Project Manager to join our State Department of Transportation Client Center and lead significant growth of our Tennessee practice. In this role, you will provide direction and leadership to our Tennessee-based transportation team in support of Barge’s strategic priority to grow its current portfolio of services and clients in Tennessee. This is a career opportunity that encompasses growing, leading, and mentoring our local practice, with additional opportunities to support complementary initiatives across our firm’s geography. This position will partner closely with the Director of Projects to achieve the desired performance metrics for quality delivery, profitability, and growth.

Responsibilities:

• Support development and execution of the State DOT Client Center’s business plan that aligns with the firm’s strategic plan and annual performance objectives.
• Collaborate with the Director of Projects, Client Service Leaders (CSLs), and Marketing for the development and execution of client marketing plans, pursuit strategies, teaming agreements, proposals, and interviews.
• Effectively perform project management functions including but not limited to:
• Developing proposals and negotiating contracts.
• Developing and monitoring project schedules, budgets, billing, and collections.
• Providing technical oversight of projects to adhere to Barge’s Quality Program.
• Facilitating external and internal meetings during all project phases; and managing changes in scope and/or level of effort over the life of projects
• Develop conceptual design solutions in response to client goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with technical discipline leaders to develop reports, designs, plans, and/or specifications for projects.
• Provide direction and supervision to assigned staff to ensure effective management of workload, performance, and professional development.
• Work with the Director of Projects to ensure that key skillsets and capabilities are in place to support current operational needs.
• Collaborate with other departments to allocate resources on a firmwide basis and to share talent and work across the firm.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from an accredited program.
• PE candidates are highly preferred, but PMP candidates without a PE but with the same technical skills will also be considered.
• 10 – 15 years of related experience in design/project management.
• Experience working with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).
• Strong design and technical credibility.
• Excellent oral, written, and graphical communication skills.

Why join us?

Barge Design Solutions, Inc., is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinary practice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 650+ people strong and serves clients nationwide from multiple U.S. locations. Barge is ranked on Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s Top 500 Design Firms and Architectural Record’s Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a certified Great Place To Work®.

Our primary purpose for being in business is ultimately to create a better life by unleashing the potential of our people, clients and communities. This purpose is supported by our company’s core values because at the end of the day, Barge CARES:

• Collaborate – Help and expect help. Teamwork is essential in what we do.
• Authentic – Honesty, integrity and trust are at the heart of everything we do. We are who we say we are.
• Responsible – We are accountable for our work, our attitude, and our actions. We make Barge better.
• Excellence – We go all in and expect more of ourselves than others expect of us.
• Service – We are humble. We use our gifts in service of others.

We believe that if we are living out our purpose for being in business and integrating our values into everything we do, we will ultimately achieve our vision to be the firm best known for being selected when it matters most.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Agency Submissions

No unsolicited agency submissions. Barge Design Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or staffing agencies. Any unsolicited resume becomes the property of Barge Design Solutions, and no fee will be paid for resulting hires. Only agencies with a signed agreement are authorized to submit candidates.