Manager - Transportation

Waukesha, WI


1104W

Qualified candidate must be a Wisconsin registered Professional Engineer (or have ability to become registered within six months) and have a degree in civil engineering.  Preference will be given to candidates with an advanced degree.  At least 15 years of combined successful experience in highway design, project management, project marketing, and supervision/management of a roadway design group and a minimum of five years of strong technical background in roadway design, plan production experience and transportation project management required.  A minimum of five years of experience on WisDOT on system and/or WisDOT local government (cities and counties) transportation projects is also required.  Knowledge and understanding of design automation systems such as InRoads, CAiCE, and MicroStation is expected.  The ideal candidate will have excellent people skills, be a team player, self motivated, performance driven, and have proven business development skills with 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 monitor and maintain staff utilization, profitability, invoicing, etc.  Duties will also include preparation/negotiation of hourly estimates and fee proposals and monitoring and maintaining quality project deliverables on time and on budget.  Responsible for preparing group business plans, identifying staffing needs, annual budgets, capital purchases, staff training and mentoring, client satisfaction, and providing overall leadership and growth strategies for the group.  This position is responsible for transportation staff in both 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 as appropriate.