Department Manager - Transportation Roadway

Job description

Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices. With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success. Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career! Job Title - Transportation Roadway Department Manager Location - Salt Lake City, UT Job Type – Onsite Requisition ID - 11248 Are you motivated, energetic and connected with clients, contractors and subconsultants in the A/E/C industry? Is your passion for leading transportation projects contagious? Do you enjoy executing winning strategies for pursuits? Is work/life balance important to you? If this describes you, we are looking for a talented and ambitious Transportation Department Manager in our Salt Lake City, Utah office to lead our technical staff and project managers. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead and grow a transportation design team for an ENR Top 100 Design Firm. The successful candidate will be well versed in transportation design and project management with entities throughout the state of Utah. The Transportation Department Manager role will require mentoring young engineers and engineering interns, leading senior level engineers and designers, and growing and developing a passionate engineering team. Project planning, workload distribution and effective communication skills are essential. This entrepreneurial individual will provide engineering and project management expertise on highway projects including roadway studies and design, drainage and utility systems, preparation of construction documents, cost estimates, project scheduling, and overall project management. The successful candidate must be able to work effectively and communicate regularly with internal leadership; municipal clients; and federal, state and local agencies. This position offers exciting challenges and opportunities for managing all activities related to project scope, schedule, cost, quality, communications, and resource management, leading a team of engineers with varying levels of experience, assisting in transportation market business development, and participating in professional organizations and technical committees. ### What You Will Be Doing: - Build, develop, mentor, and grow an experienced and passionate team of project managers, transportation engineers, and engineering interns to grow the firm’s Utah transportation market. - Lead, direct, and mentor transportation members on projects, including plan development for a comprehensive range of transportation design projects such as horizontal and vertical geometry, cross sections, earthwork modeling, 3D roadway modeling, quantities calculations, construction specifications, and utility coordination. - Determine staffing requirements and makes recommendations for hiring team members. - Work with leadership to develop and implement strategic growth strategies. - Develop marketing strategies and proposal writing for transportation project opportunities. - Participate in project scoping, fee estimating, proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations. - Provide department status, performance, and forecasts to the Group Manager on a regular basis. - Coordinate project priorities and staff member assignments to meet project deadlines and client needs. - Participate in goal setting and goal achievement process for direct reports. - Prepare and modify reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates, environmental studies, and designs for projects. - Perform QA/QC activities on office projects. - Adhere to company standards for quality assurance and quality control. - Review department projects after award to collaborate on work procedures/sequences and develops schedules, budgets, staffing, sub consultant involvement, and progress billings. - Oversee and/or manage department projects. - Meet with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion. ### Required Qualifications: - Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or university. - At least 12 years of roadway design or relevant experience. - At least 5 years of experience at the Project Manager level. - Transportation design project management experience. - Utah Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain within 6 months. - Proven leadership, communication, mentoring and client liaison skills. - Demonstrated capabilities and success in managing medium to large-disciplined projects, multi-office projects, and/or multiple projects. - Experience preparing technical approaches and work plans (write ups) to support RFQ and technical proposals. - Business acumen including negotiation skills. ### Preferred Qualifications: - Established relations with key clients including Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), counties, and municipalities.