PA Bridge Inspection Lead Job Erie area,Pennsylvania USA,Engineering

Job Description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Job Description

JMT is seeking a highly motivated individual to lead our Bridge Inspection work across Central and Eastern PA.

The position can be based in JMT’s York, Camp Hill, Allentown, Fort Washington, or Philadelphia, PA offices.

The primary role for this individual is to execute and manage JMT’s Central and Eastern PA bridge inspection work. The candidate will be responsible for the overall vision, business development, staff management, and financial success of our bridge inspection team located in various offices in central and eastern PA. This person will be responsible for managing and mentoring the technical inspection staff, including coordinating staff assignments with the Service Line Leader, Structure team across PA, and other bridge inspection staff throughout JMT’s footprint.

The selected candidate will work closely with our various Pennsylvania Region Structure groups while managing, developing, fostering existing, and developing new market opportunities throughout Pennsylvania with a focus on PennDOT Districts, Central Office, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The successful candidate will be expected to coordinate development of teaming relationships and author and develop statements of interest, technical and fee proposals, and presentations.

In addition, the successful candidate will be responsible for coordination with clients, subconsultants, other government and regulatory agencies, and internal JMT staff.

Finally, the candidate will serve as Bridge Inspection Team Leader as required on proposed assignments.

This position has great potential for growth opportunities in the future as JMT continues to grow in PA and corporately.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

Grow existing and new market presence in area through marketing and business development
Manage financial budget for department and allocate resources accordingly
Manage utilization of staff
Lead and contribute to the production of proposals
Coordinate and serve as a resource to technical staff
Establish resource staffing needs
Interview and hire staff for the section
Conduct performance reviews for staff
Coordinate work-sharing within region and between regions
Serve as Team Leader in performing in-service bridge safety inspections
Develop, review, and manage the production of bridge safety inspection reports
Understand requirements of all skill and safety-based certifications and track compliance for field staff to ensure team members have adequate training as required
Attend Bridge Inspection Service Line Meetings to discuss workload, staffing, hiring and work sharing.

Nonessential Functions And Responsibilities

Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Skills

Ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic, fast-paced team-oriented environment
Ability to manage, mentor, and provide guidance and direction to staff
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Thorough understanding of the PennDOT and PTC bridge inspection practices, inventory management applications, and bridge rating software
Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Required Experience

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field from an accredited program
Professional Engineer License in Pennsylvania
10+ years of progressive experience in Bridge Inspection
Experience working with PennDOT (Multiple Districts preferred)
Experience working with PennDOT Central…