Senior Project Manager Highways

At Mott Mac Donald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

Mott Mac Donald is expanding its already well-developed GDOT project work in Atlanta, GA. Our goal for this position is to identify an established Senior Project Manager to serve as a technical excellence leader in our Atlanta area office. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for leading the management and design of transportation projects in the Atlanta area. A Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing project scope, schedule, and budget on transportation projects for GDOT, County DOTs, and municipal clients.

Responsibilities may include:

• Oversight of all design activities on highway projects in adherence with the contract scope and schedule
• Monitor labor budgets and schedules for assigned tasks/projects
• Coordinate with discipline key task leaders and staff to ensure ongoing communications
• Meet project deliverable schedules and budgets for assigned projects
• Supporting marketing and business development initiatives including
• Identification of key target clients and projects
• Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with key target clients
• Support the identification of key client RFPs and development of proposals in response to strategic client pursuits
• Lead procurement activities including scope and fee development and negotiations with clients
• Work collaboratively with the client to ensure the design team and subconsultants to deliver detailed design documents for preliminary, right-of-way, and construction plans
• Oversee the developmental training and mentorship of the next generation of project managers
• Must have the ability to work on multiple unique assignments simultaneously

Candidate Specifications:

• B.S. degree in civil engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
• 10+ years’ experience in transportation or civil engineering with a demonstrated experience in roadway and/or highwayengineering
• Technical background and experience that demonstrates the ability to serve as a Project Manager role on transportation projects with GDOT, County DOTs and Municipal DOT agencies across Georgia
• Georgia PE license or ability to obtain within 6 months is required
• GSWCC Level II Designer Certification is required
• GDOT PDP Certification or ability to obtain is required
• Extensive experience in the GDOT PDP Process and GDOT design standards and policies is required
• Demonstrative experience in GDOT procurement processes is desirable
• Familiarity with Microsoft products is a plus
• Experience with CAD particularly Micro Station and Open Roads is desirable
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaborative team building skills are a must
• This position does require occasional travel up to 25% and requires visits to client office locations and project sites
• A valid driver's license and clean driving record is required for this position

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting,
we still want to hear from you!

Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott Mac Donald in North America.

At Mott Mac Donald, we provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave and company paid life…