Traffic Project Manager I

HNTB; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Job summary

HNTB in Columbia, SC, seeks a Traffic Project Manager to lead traffic analyses, forecasts, and modeling for clients in South Carolina. You will manage projects, budgets, client engagement, and deliverables while guiding a team of professionals to quality results on time and within budget.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, proposal development, and mentoring, with opportunities to advance within a dynamic, employee-owned firm known for delivering major infrastructure projects across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; 8 years of relevant experience.
• 2 years of task management or Deputy PM experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead traffic analyses, forecasts, and modeling for SC clients.
• Manage projects, budgets, and client expectations.
• Mentor and review work of team members.
• Develop scope, fee proposals, and contracts per SDA/SCA.
• Coordinate staffing and recruitment; support performance reviews.
• Support business development and client relationships.

Skills

Project management

Synchro

HCS

VISSIM

TransModeler

TransCad

Sidra

PE certification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Overview

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For over 110 years, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

Responsibilities

As the Traffic Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading HNTB’s traffic analyses, traffic forecasts, and traffic modeling efforts for our clients in South Carolina. You will be responsible for managing projects, tasks, budgets, and client engagement and expectations for traffic engineering tasks and deliverables. The role will include leveraging technical expertise and leadership experience to deliver quality projects on time, within budget and to the client’s satisfaction. This opportunity also includes leading, mentoring, training, and reviewing work of members of our current team of professionals.

• Responsible for development of the project scope and fee quotation and assists in the preparation of technical proposals and contracts in accordance with HNTB's Sophisticated Contracting Approach (SCA).
• Serves as the primary client liaison and manages the project team to deliver the scope, schedule, and budgets to completion and to the client’s satisfaction. Assists with client project scoping and contract negotiations.
• Performs technical discipline tasks including analysis, reports, design, specification, and production for assigned projects.
• Implements the firm’s project delivery plan using HNTB's Sophisticated Delivery Approach (SDA) on each project. Leads the development and the execution of the project management plan. Supervises and mentors team to overall project objectives.
• Performs coordination with managers on project staffing, including, but not limited to; recruitment, development, retention, and succession of project staff; development of plan for project staff reporting; and support for performance and compensation reviews.
• Partners with Client Service Leaders and pursuit champions to assist with business development, building client relationships, and pursuit efforts for strategic and mini-mega projects in accordance with HNTB's Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA). Works with the project team and marketing resources to prepare appropriate proposal and presentation materials. Leads proposal development and interview presentations for strategic and mini-mega projects to the client as well as general presentations within the industry and community.
• May be responsible for the recruitment, hiring, development, and retention of staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience
• 2 years task management or Deputy PM experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years relevant experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification
• Proficiency in Traffic Analysis tools like Synchro, HCS, VISSIM, TransModeler, TransCad, and Sidra
• Previous project management or task management experience

Benefits & Other Information

• Benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran information available
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Locations: Columbia, SC; North Charleston, SC
• Job Type: Regular
• Full/Part Time: Full time
• Job Category: Engineering Group
• ReqID: R-30723

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