Senior Project Manager - Roadway​/Highway Design - Boston, MA, Taunton, MA, Westfield, MA, or Li

Overview

Senior Project Manager role with Bowman. The position is flexible to be based out of Boston, MA, Taunton, MA, Westfield, MA, or Lincoln, RI. Bowman values opportunities for professionals to thrive and contribute to the expansion and success of its four offices across New England. You will work with a collaborative, adaptive, energized, and experienced team and contribute to a variety of public and private projects, locally and in other states, providing broad exposure to roadway and highway design.

To execute through administration, technical and management techniques, design, and direction of transportation projects to ensure successful completion on time and within allocated budget. Develop sustainable transportation solutions to make communities more livable by reducing traffic congestion, preserving and restoring open space, supporting local development, and improving safety for all users.

• Provide oversight and direction for one or more specific business processes or functions.
• Receive broad guidance from senior-level management relating to overall key objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters and general parameters for execution. Manage people and processes to ensure effective execution. Review work produced by staff for quality assurance.
• Provide mentorship through counsel, guidance, and knowledge to junior staff as a key component to the development of future Project and Senior Project Managers.

• Coordinate with other internal departments to meet project requirements.
• Support other disciplines with transportation engineering expertise.
• Supervise and monitor client relationship strategies, acting as primary client contact on assigned projects and maintaining client satisfaction.
• Lead regular project staff meetings.
• Assist with the marketing of the firm’s capabilities to establish new clients and enhance relationships.

• Manage projects or direction of transportation tasks on projects and monitor project progress for technical accuracy and adherence to schedule and budget.
• Assist with budgeting, staffing, scheduling and client management tasks.
• Develop and maintain project budgets and schedules.
• Assist in definition of scope of assigned transportation projects and develop plan to accomplish projects.
• Monitor progress toward deliverable schedules and compile project status reports.
• Provide technical assistance in the resolution of design problems and provide technical quality control of multiple assigned projects.
• Prepare client presentations and attend public meetings.
• Review plans and prepare or review technical specifications, contract documents, and estimates.
• Review project changes, pending or anticipated alterations to the contract, additional work requests, and other factors.
• Review job cost sheets, assist with preparation of monthly billings/project invoices, and ensure assigned projects stay within budget.
• Serve as liaison between clients and agencies, subcontractors, and design teams on project issues including technical requirements, completion requirements, and billing inquiries.
• Participate in the preparation of proposals and lead major submissions on large projects.
• Supervise work of project staff to ensure it meets high professional standards.
• Assist with coordination and production of plans including roadway, traffic and pedestrian signal; maintenance of traffic;
  Intelligent Traffic System (ITS); pavement and signing.
• Prepare or review technical specifications, contract documents, and estimates.

• Ability to work independently and within a collaborative team environment.
• Self-reliance and ability to operate with limited direction.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple time-sensitive tasks.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization and external partners.
• Strong working relationships with internal leaders, peers, and external clients.
• Commitment to partnering with others inside and outside the organization.
• Discretion and ability to manage confidential information.
• Motivated with a…