Senior Project Manager-Highways Roads
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Job Location:
Eureka, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 121000 - 202000
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transportation in the communities you live and work!
TheUS West Regionis looking for a motivatedSenior Project Manager - Highways Roads to support GHDs established Highways Roads Bridges practice throughout the California and the US West. We are seeking a proactive Senior Transportation Project Manager with the skills to help take our practice to the next level in the delivery of highways interchanges local roads roundabouts trails / active transportation bridges and other enriching and vital improvements.
Through a broad network of clients GHD has exposure to these transportation projects through Federal State Regional County and Municipal agencies and private sectors. This is a unique opportunity to join a large well-established organization with a culture that promotes teamwork integrity and respect. You will work closelywith our highly skilled multi-disciplinary teams throughout the organization and our clients to efficiently deliver projects and provide high value consultancy services.
This position will work from any of our offices in Northern CA ( Concord Santa Rosa Roseville San Francisco Sacramento San Luis Obispo Santa Rosa Roseville Redding or Eureka) but will be networked through our offices across the West Region with a focus on our offices in California.
Key responsibilities include:
- Project Governance: Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project team and ensure project compliance with the organizations wider program and/or portfolio management decision-making structures and processes.
- Portfolio Management: Plan and manage the delivery of projects within an area of professional expertise using an appropriate project management methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are achieved.
- Project Team Management: Lead large project teams (or multiple small- to medium-sized teams); define the project vision communicate the necessary outcomes and provide guidance to achieve these outcomes; coordinate team actions across project activities; coordinate the flow of additional team members on and off the team as needed; and build the capability of the team through training coaching and mentoring.
- Project Risk and Issue Management: Manage identification of risks issues dependencies and constraints associated with the project escalating these matters where appropriate. Where necessary develop agree on and implement solutions to overcome these concerns.
- Project Resource Management: Negotiate and manage deployment of project resource budgets providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization.
- Culture of Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity innovation and collaboration across business units such as idea generation platforms jam sessions and hackathons.
- Leadership and Direction: Communicate the actions needed to implement the functions strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organizations mission vision and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.
- Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology external regulation and industry best practices through ongoing education attending conferences and reading specialist media.
- Transformational Change Management: Manage projects or substantial workstreams within a transformational change program ensuring integration with related projects; use structured change management methodologies to build acceptance of change and to embed desired culture and behaviors.
- Stakeholder Management: Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans for projects to identify relevant stakeholders to develop positive stakeholder relationships and to ensure that each stakeholder has an appropriate share of voice.
- Project Scope Definition: Plan and lead the delivery of a range of information gathering analysis and stakeholder consultation activities and specify negotiate and agree on project deliverables.
- Project Assurance: Manage the delivery of assurance reviews within a project enable the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties and take appropriate action to resolve any issues identified to give senior stakeholders confidence that the project can deliver according to time budget and quality.
Education
- Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering or related field masters degree preferred
Experience
- 12 years of experience with solid technical knowledge and skills across the transportation & municipal engineering including a strong background in planning & design; construction experience a plus.
- Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California Required
- Experience in transportation project management specifically in highways and roads
- Experience with project management software and tools
- Ability to lead the development of project/client proposals and participate in interviews as needed
- Knowledge of Caltrans and AASHTO guidelines and standards and a strong foundation and understanding of PS&E package development
- Experience with local agency state and federally funded transportation projects including projects delivered in partnership with Caltrans through their oversight process.
As a multicultural organization we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race creed religion national origin citizenship color sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability marital status or veteran status.
Our Hybrid Work Model Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in office three days a week to contribute connect and excel in our vibrant environment.
Salary Range: $00 based on experience
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- PMBOK
- Waterfall
- Wastewater
- Construction Management
- Project Management
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- Contracts
About Company
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