Transportation Director

Ardurra Group, Inc. in; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardurra seeks a Transportation Director to lead major Rocky Mountain transportation projects, including P3 and public agency work. You will oversee operations, profitability, and business development while guiding project managers and engineers to deliver on budget and schedule.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in transportation, a PE license, and proven leadership. Travel to Phoenix, Salt Lake City, or Las Vegas will be required as projects demand coordination with clients and teams.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Civil Engineering and a PE license or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years in transportation with reputable project delivery.
• Proven ability to lead large teams and manage client relationships.
• Strong business development and proposal development experience.
• Willingness to travel ~25% of the time.
• Knowledge of DOT and public agency standards.

Responsibilities

• Create and drive strategic pursuit plans for major transportation projects.
• Establish relationships with major clients and stakeholders.
• Staff and manage multidisciplinary transportation project teams.
• Provide technical solutions and mentoring to engineers across projects.
• Promote Ardurra values in client and internal interactions.
• Lead project delivery on time and within budget.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relationships

Business development

Team management

Strategic planning

Education

BA/BS Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) License

Tools

Primavera

MS Office

Job description

Transportation Director (Project Management)

About Ardurra

At Ardurra, we're more than an engineering and consulting firm—we're a team dedicated to shaping the future through smart solutions and strong partnerships. Our mission is simple: empower our people to deliver innovative, sustainable projects that make a real impact on communities. Guided by our core values—Client Driven, Uniquely Nimble, Low Bureaucracy, Team Collaboration, Unlimited Opportunities, Relationship Focused, and Entrepreneurial Spirit—we foster a culture that puts people first.

Overview

The Transportation Director will have operational responsibility for a portion of the business and plan, direct, and oversee transportation projects within Ardurra's Rocky Mountain Region Transportation Practice. You will be responsible for overall operations and profit and loss, business development, proposal development, project management, and oversight for various public agency projects. This is an exceptional opportunity to be involved with large transportation projects for our key clients. Qualified applicants will be able to demonstrate an established career in the transportation industry and have a successful track record with the delivery of large transportation projects. The objective of the position is to lead, pursue, develop, and execute major projects required to deliver client programs within established and agreed budgets and schedules. You will also provide technical expertise to ensure that projects are delivered on budget, on schedule, and the technical and quality standards meet all expectations. In addition to your project responsibilities, you will provide technical solutions and advice, mentoring and development to other engineers. Position is available out of Phoenix AZ, Salt Lake City UT or Las Vegas NV.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Create and drive a strategic pursuit plan for major transportation projects in the Rocky Mountain Region, ensuring effective execution that results in winning key contracts.
• Establish relationships and interact with major clients
• Staff and manage multidisciplinary transportation project teams.
• A desire to work with external contractors/consultants, Ardurra's other divisions/regions and interact directly with major clients.
• Be a visible leader and trusted advisor to clients by promoting Ardurra's values both internally and externally.
• BA/BS in Civil Engineering + 15 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Professional Engineer License
• Minimum of 7 years of experience leading managers and teams
• Strong understanding of Transportation markets, clients, and delivery models, including Department of Transportations.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect strategy to execution.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25 percent of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of local municipal and agencies standards and requirements.
• Ability to prepare/review technical reports, specifications, cost estimates and engineering studies.
• Ability to perform effective Quality Control (QC) for plans, estimates, technical reports, and studies.
• Experience in planning, project development, scheduling, supervising, and managing civil engineering project development team's preparation of concept plans, engineering reports, specifications, and opinions of probable costs.
• Demonstrate evidence of successful interaction with clients on resolution of technical and management issues.
• Understanding of engineering services contract development and management to include some understanding of budget preparation, scopes and fees, billing rates, job codes, utilization, and effective multipliers.
• Ability to interpret legal documents related to engineering.
• Skilled in utilizing MS Office Suite programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, Project) and other software such as Primavera.
• Ability to guide, direct, and coordinate with multiple professionals involved in infrastructure projects and to manage the performance of various personnel in other departments.
• Excellent written, oral, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills, including the ability to present to clients at meetings, for proposals, and the public.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, time management and organizational skills.

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

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