Project Manager - Transportation/Roadway

We are seeking a Roadway Project Manager with 10+ years of professional experience join of our Transportation team in our Jacksonville, FL office. (Other locations incude: West Palm Beach, Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Ft.Lauderdale, or Tallahassee) 

At WGI, you will find talented, passionate associates providing exceptional service in collaborative, team-driven environments, all while having fun and enjoying their work. We work to stay ahead of the curve by investing in the latest tools and technology. As one of the nation’s top consulting firms, we consistently strive to promote efficiency, cultivate a culture our associates can proudly embrace, and empower our associates to advance their career growth at WGI, and beyond.

WGI always seeks remarkable individuals to join our team and help us grow in our vision. If you think you are an innovative, self-motivated team player and want to shape your community, join our WGI team today!

WGI offers a complete Benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD & STD, Life Insurance, a 401k with match, PTO, Holidays, an HSA with company contribution, Pet insurance, and an Employee assistance program.

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In this position, you will manage transportation design projects for clients such as FDOT and municipalities.  A strong background in FL roadway design engineering is required, as well as an understanding of and coordination with multiple other disciplines, including roadway drainage, structures, and survey to name a few.  The candidate will work in a fast-paced engineering environment where projects may be derived from many delivery methods, including conventional publicly bid projects and design-build.   

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage a staff of 2 to 6 design engineers and coordinate with various disciplines, both internal and external to WGI;
• Manage/develop engineering designs, including geometric alignments, profiles, cross sections, construction, and maintenance of traffic details;
• Create engineering documents, including Typical Section Packages, Pavement Design Reports, and Variation/Exception Reports;
• Coordinate with WGI's clients and team members, prepare meeting notes, prepare invoices, and progress reports to support his or her projects;
• Perform quality control reviews and prepare/oversee construction quantity estimates;
• Cross-train in other transportation disciplines, including drainage, signing and pavement marking, signalization and maintenance of traffic;
• Develop plans, calculations and specifications amongst multi-discipline engineering teams.
• Pursue additional work from existing and new WGI clients and be responsible for meeting with clients, preparing pursuit materials and coordinating with required discipline leads.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited four-year college, Master's Degree is a strong plus;
• Demonstrated 10+ years in progressively responsible experience;
• FL Professional Engineering Registration;
• Highway design lead experience preferred:
• Project Management with FDOT;
• Project Management with municipalities;
• Prior supervisory experience leading an engineering team;
• Proficiency in Microstation/ORD
• Experience with 3D Corridor Modeling a strong plus;
• Ability to lead winning project pursuits including letter of interest preparation, presentation development and presentation skills (interviews, question & answer sessions, leading presentations);
• Prepare contracts, scopes of services, fee estimates (in accordance with FDOT standard practices and requirements);
• Ability/desire to lead a team of engineering and marketing staff to pursue, win and design transportation-related project;
• Ability to work independently and on large multi-discipline teams;
• Microsoft Office skills – including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills;
• Travel to other office locations may be required.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Work is performed in an office setting.  Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate a computer, keyboard, and mouse.  Use of a telephone headset will allow for virtual communication with team members through Zoom and/or Microsoft Teams.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods, use hands/fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms, speak, and hear.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of employment visas.

If you have what it takes to join our growing organization and want to be part of a dedicated team, please apply today. In return, WGI provides a competitive salary and an outstanding work environment. WGI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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