Traffic and Transportation System Department Manager

Traffic and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Engineering Department Manager

Location:

Austin or San Antonio, Texas – Job Type: Onsite. Requisition

Stanley Consultants seeks a Traffic and ITS Engineering Department Manager to lead the department, supervise 4-8 staff, coordinate project priorities, staffing, budgets, and assignments. The manager will support new business development, client relationships, and strategic growth initiatives while ensuring design excellence.

• Manage all line organization functions assigned to the department including personnel administration, project QA, project team support, technical organization support, and business development.
• Lead traffic engineering and ITS-related strategic and growth initiatives, assist with major project pursuits, new business development, and local client relationships; identify potential projects and develop strategies to win these projects.
• Support CSMs with client outreach where appropriate.
• Build and maintain relationships with key traffic engineering and ITS clients.
• Recommend department plans, programs, and resources, including staff budgets and capital expenditures, and manage and execute those approved to meet line organization objectives.
• Lead and develop project managers or department members to meet objectives and support career growth.
• Recommend hiring, salaries, promotions, transfers, demotions, and terminations of department members.
• Draft and review scopes and fees for new department projects.
• Serve as project manager on key department projects.
• Ensure department resource planning is completed on a timely basis.
• Report department status, results, and performance.
• Balance workload within the department and other Traffic/ITS Engineering Departments.
• Recommend department and group operating policies, standards, and procedures.
• Perform other functions delegated by the Traffic and ITS Engineering Group Manager and/or Transportation Market Leader.
• Perform all phases of traffic and ITS engineering, including proposals, studies, architecture, modeling, design, and project management.
• Perform engineering for private, state, federal, and international clients.

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or related field.
• At least 15 years of relevant work experience.
• At least 3 years of managerial experience.
• Texas Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain within a few months.
• Traffic Engineering, Planning and Design experience, and/or ITS planning and design experience.
• Great written and oral communication skills.
• PTOE or RSP certification.
• ITS Planning and Design experience.
• Safety Planning experience.

• Member-owned culture with shared prosperity.
• Extensive paid time away: holidays, PTO, parental leave, and professional development leave.
• Comprehensive health insurance covering medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.
• Financial health benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability, identity theft protection.
• Professional growth opportunities: tuition assistance and professional society memberships.
• Financial rewards: company stock ownership, 401(k) match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Stanley Consultants does not welcome unsolicited resumes from staffing and recruiting agencies. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to Stanley Consultants, including but not limited to resumes submitted directly to Stanley Consultants members, or any of our representatives, will be deemed the property of Stanley Consultants. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.