Sr. Transportation Engineer/Project Manager

Metric; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Metric in Tampa seeks a Sr. Transportation Engineer/PM to lead roadway design and transportation projects for FDOT and municipal clients. You will guide project teams, manage subconsultants, and mentor staff while coordinating with discipline leaders to ensure quality and schedule compliance.

The role emphasizes client relations, marketing, and business development to expand the transportation practice in the Tampa area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university.
• 10/15+ years of experience in highway design, transportation engineering and management.
• Professional registration (PE) in Florida.
• Excellent organizational, scheduling, budgeting and quality control abilities.
• Ability to market and maintain positive client and partner relationships.
• Strong supervisory skills leading multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Experience in design-bid-build, design-build, and on-call contracts (e.g., CSC, GEC).
• Working knowledge of Bentley highway design programs (OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, Geopak, ProjectWise).
• Preferred: FDOT policies/procedures familiarity (District 1, District 7, FTE).

Responsibilities

• Marketing and managing roadway design and transportation projects for FDOT and other clients.
• Assist discipline and area leaders in growing the transportation practice in Tampa, FL.
• Client communication and management; coordinating with subconsultants.
• Mentor roadway/highway staff; ensuring ongoing communications among task leads.
• Quality control on deliverables; monitor project deliverable schedules and budgets.
• Support marketing and business development initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Client communication

Team leadership

Mentoring

Budget management

Business development

Quality control

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

MicroStation

Geopak

ProjectWise

Job description

This incredible client is on the look out for an experienced Sr. Transportation Engineer/PM in Tampa.. Could this be you?

You will be responsible for marketing and managing roadway design and transportation projects of varying size for FDOT and other clients, including local municipalities, as well as assisting discipline and area leaders in continuing to build the transportation engineering practice in Tampa, FL.

You should have experience performing diverse and complex work tasks in areas of engineering, mentoring, and management. Additional responsibilities include client communication/management; managing subconsultants; mentoring roadway/highway staff; coordinating with discipline key task leaders and staff to ensure ongoing communications; performing quality control on deliverables; monitoring and meeting project deliverable schedules and budgets for assigned projects; and supporting marketing and business development initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university
• 10/15+ years of work experience within the field of highway design, transportation engineering, and management
• Professional registration (PE) in Florida
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and overall quality control and schedule management
• Ability to track individual project tasks and financial management of individual and overall project tasks
• Ability to market and maintain positive and trusted relationships with clients, staff, and subconsultant partners
• Strong supervisory skills leading multiple teams and people, and established client relationships/marketing and business development experience
• Experience in a project management and administration role on complex transportation projects, including design-bid-build, design-build, and/or on-call contracts (e.g. CSC, GEC, or Program Management contracts);
• Working knowledge of Bentley highway design programs (OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation, Geopak, ProjectWise, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Recent experience with and knowledge of FDOT policies and procedures (in particular District 1, District 7, FTE)
• OpenRoads Designer/3D modeling experience
• Safety and complete streets project experience