Senior ManagerPractice Leader (Climate Adaptation & Resilience) Mid-West & East Coast
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Job Location:
Boulder, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join Fehr & Peers as a Senior Manager/Practice Leader experienced in transportation planning/engineering with a specialization in climate change or resilience. We are looking for a candidate who thrives in a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment and is interested in both managing/delivering project work and as well as working with the National Climate Practice Leader to strategically grow Fehr & Peers climate and resilience work across our geographic markets.
As leaders in the field of transportation planning and traffic engineering we use creative and thoughtful approaches to address clients questions as trusted advisors. Increasingly we have been helping our clients municipalities MPOs transit planning agencies private and institutional developers technology firms and civil engineering companies understand and respond to a climate-affected future by adapting well-established transportation analysis tools and methods and developing new methods to shape the future of transportation in the communities we serve.
We are looking for a candidate to support us in business development and project delivery for work at the intersection of transportation and climate change. The candidate will work closely with our National Climate Practice Leader who is responsible for growing a variety of sub-disciplines related to transportation and climate adaptation/resilience/response. The candidate will be expected to help build the pipeline of work within the climate practice area. We seek a candidate with flexibility and interest in working in other related areas of transportation planning/engineering until the pipeline is grown.
This position is open to any of the geographies in which we have an office and is expected to be hybrid in-person at least three days per week.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Climate & Resilience National Practice Leader to develop and execute creative strategies to grow our offerings across a variety of sub-disciplines
- Manage projects overseeing staff deliverables budget and schedule
- Develop high-quality staff and client relationships
- Mentor and develop staff through projects and trainings
- Analyze and solve complex multi-modal transportation planning or engineering problems
- Participate in climate/transportation practice-focused research through our Climate & Resilience Discipline Group
- Work with the Climate & Resilience Discipline Group to identify new analysis methods data sources and workflows to expand our ability to provide creative solutions to our clients questions
Qualifications
- 8 years of professional experience at the intersection of transportation and climate or a collective 10 years of experience in related or adjacent fields with similar functional responsibilities.
- Proven experience of managing projects and teams in a professional services context.
- Experience generating business and delivering work in the transportation and/or climate adaptation and resilience space as a consultant.
- Deep understanding of policy development funding sources and project implementation challenges across the local state and federal contexts related to transportation and climate adaptation/resilience.
- Demonstrated leadership in the climate/transportation space through service in professional organizations experience writing national guidance documents and/or participation in national research panels or committees.
- Technical understanding of analysis methods that are commonly used in transportation planning and/or transportation engineering including some combination of transportation decarbonization and emissions analysis VMT reduction travel demand modeling evacuation analysis adaptation strategies transportation demand management project financing project prioritization GIS analysis and/or multimodal project design.
- Interest in new research data and analysis techniques and ability to train other staff to effectively apply these novel approaches to projects.
- Interest in disruptive and transformational technologies and how these tools such as AI AVs AAM etc. will integrate into this practice area.
- Ability to translate the results of complex analysis to clients in appealing and intuitive ways with a focus on effective storytelling and decision support.
- Ability to delegate work manage small teams and oversee budgets.
Behavioral Core Competencies
- Strategic: aware of how strategies and tactics work in a technical market.
- Creative and Competitive: develops new and innovative ideas perceived as original and value added in problem-solving activities.
- Perseverance: pursues projects with energy and drive; has a need to win with a willingness to fail; pushes self and others for results.
- Organized: takes advantage of opportunities for synergy and integration
$130000 - $200000 a year
Placement within the stated pay range will be determined based upon education experience and qualifications.
Benefit Highlights:
Medical Dental Vision Life and Disability Insurance.
401(k) Plan with matching and profit sharing.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Commuter Benefits.
Paid Vacation holidays and sick leave.
8 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
Mentoring and Career Development programs.
Research and Development group participation and more.
Full information about the benefits we offer can be found by visiting our careers page.
EEO:Fehr & Peers is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment in the workplace. We welcome applicants of diverse backgrounds and hire without regard to race color creed religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital or parental status national origin ancestry citizenship age disability genetic information political affiliation military service or any other characteristic protected by law.
Nondiscrimination:Fehr & Peers ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency contactHuman Resources.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Key Skills
- Practice Management
- Veterinary Experience
- Enterprise Architecture
- Office Manager Experience
- Enterprise Software
- Healthcare Management
- IaaS
- TOGAF
- Medical office experience
- Conflict Management
- COBIT
- Customer relationship management
About Company
We are passionate about transforming transportation solutions to improve the communities we serve through innovation and creativity.
