Senior Project Manager, Transportation - Roadways

A career in transportation is more than bridges, roads, and rail. As we plan, design, and manage projects that move people and goods from Point A to Point B, we create connections that transform our communities. Every airport, road, bridge, port, or transit project is an opportunity to make communities safer, cleaner, and more resilient. Together, we’re making an impact around the world.

Do you see your career as a highway to a brighter future? Join our roadways team to drive forth our economies, our societies, and your career.

We have an opportunity for an experienced and talented Senior Project Manager. The Senior Project Manager - Transportation position offers opportunities to utilize your professional competence, business acumen, and team leadership to help grow a group for successfully delivering exciting and diverse transportation projects. This role is considered an internal subject matter expert who applies advanced practical and theoretical knowledge to complex Stantec projects.

• Assist in strategic planning, identify specific opportunities, team partners, execute a pursuit of management process, ultimately winning key pursuits through hands‑on involvement on key opportunities
• Write and negotiate proposals with clients or reviewing agencies
• Participate in client functions, trade shows, and conferences

• Serve as Project Manager for large transportation infrastructure design projects encompassing a wide variety of roadway solutions ranging from bike and pedestrian facilities up to complex highway and roadway design
• Responsible for QA/QC and guiding project delivery
• Coordinate with design teams, subconsultants and other project partners to ensure on time delivery, technical quality and work within budget
• Responsible for the review and sealing of projects and supervising the work of other engineers
• Responsible for invoicing, managing and monitoring financial performance of project budgets using PM dashboard
• Build, develop and maintain positive client relationships
• Liaise with clients, agencies and others to obtain and determine project requirements and approvals

• Supervise, lead, and mentor staff
• Provide technical leadership for ongoing design projects:
  Assist technically on complex projects and act as a technical resource by providing guidance to other team members

• Experience managing both large and small design projects for rural or urban highways and roadways
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and team‑building skills
• Strong knowledge of Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT's) legal requirements, design/planning procedures, and the Project Development Process
• Proven success in developing new clients and maintaining strong client relationships, coordinating project pursuits and proposal preparation
• Demonstrated people leadership providing mentorship, guidance, day‑to‑day oversight of work, and recruitment of new talent
• Ability to check the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule
• Understanding of client expectations, budgeting, proposal writing, invoicing and collecting accounts receivable
• Technical expert in all relevant areas of design and understanding of various design methods
• Experience in relevant design software, which may include Bentley Micro Station, GEOPAK, and Open Roads, along with AutoCAD and Civil3D
• Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Civil Engineering is required.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the State of Ohio or ability to obtain within 6 months is required.
• Minimum of twenty (20) years of progressive engineering and project…