Candidate Specification
The ideal candidate will have the following:
- BS in Civil Engineering
- Professional Engineer license
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience with design, project/program management, and/or project coordination on transportation projects is preferred
- Previous experience as project manager or lead engineer for transportation engineering projects (planning, preliminary, and/or final design phase)
- Previous experience in track design for transit systems, such as streetcar, LRT, subway, commuter rail, or high-speed rail is preferred
- Be able to mentor and help develop Junior and Intermediate engineers
- Demonstrated interest in developing and maintaining client relations
- Candidate should be familiar with model-based design utilizing various CAD software programs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and leading a team is very important for this role
- Desire to work with multiple agencies to develop projects in a collaborative fashion
- Involvement with professional organization(s), preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Methodical approach to problem solving
- Ability to use your initiative to undertake tasks efficiently and independently
- Adaptable and flexible to working on multiple assignments and with different team members
Salary Range: $130,000-$160,000
Benefits: 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, STD/LTD disability, holiday, vacation and sick time, parental leave and company paid life insurance
Job Description
We are hiring a principal project manager to support our Rail & Transit group to support our central unit. As Principal Project Manager you will be responsible for various leadership, project management, and engineering design/review duties on transportation projects. More specifically, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Serves as Project Manager on small to large civil engineering transportation projects related to rail/transit at any phase of design (planning through final detailed design);
- Prepares/reviews technical reports, specifications, design and contract documents, quantity take-offs, estimates, and calculations;
- Oversees/trains junior staff in civil engineering design;
- Manages project staff and design consultants to keep projects on budget and schedule and within agreed upon scope;
- Works as part of an integrated cross-discipline team solving complex technical problems on some of our significant transportation projects;
- Gathers and maintains specified records of engineering data such as tests, drawings, etc. and gathers field data;
- Participates or leads preparation of proposals (client outreach, development of scope of work and cost proposals);
- Participates with senior leaders in the establishment of short- and long-term plans for the transportation practice
- Participates actively in internal and external development and training activities
We want you to have a desire to make a difference in the world, sharing the values we believe in. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
Job Profile
Here at Mott MacDonald, we are experts in engineering, management, and development services supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through the connected thinking of our 16,000+ talented consultants. Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of all of our sectors which, in North America include Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water.
Other Information
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.
Equal employment opportunity is the law. English version, Spanish version, Chinese version.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.
Hybrid working policy
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
More about Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence