Manager - Transportation Engineering

Madison,  WI
 

915M

Qualified candidate must be a Wisconsin registered professional engineer (or have ability to become registered within 6 months) and have a degree in Civil Engineering.  Preference will be given to candidates with an advanced degree in engineering, public administration, and/or business.  Position requires at least 10 years of combined successful experience in highway design, project management, project marketing, and supervision/management of a transportation design group.  A minimum of 5 years of strong technical background in roadway design, plan production experience and transportation project management is required.  WisDOT and Wisconsin local government (cities and counties) transportation project experience a plus.  Should have knowledge and understanding of design automation systems such as InRoads, CAiCE, and MicroStation.  The ideal candidate will have excellent people skills, be a team player, be self motivated,  performance driven, and have proven business development skills and a strong reputation with clients.

Successful candidate will be expected to manage and run a profitable transportation design group, perform project management duties for medium, large and mega transportation projects, be actively involved in business development and proposal preparation, and efficiently operate the group.  Duties will also include preparation/negotiation of project scopes, project work plan schedules, hourly estimates and fee proposals, and monitoring and maintaining quality project deliverables on time and on budget.  Responsible for group business plans, identifying staffing needs, annual budgets, annual capital purchase plans, staff training plans, monitoring and assessing client satisfaction, and providing overall leadership and service strategies for the group.  This position is responsible for transportation staff in the Madison and Waukesha offices and as such, the assigned location can be in either office.  However, the responsibilities of this position will require the successful candidate to be in both offices weekly as appropriate.