Senior Project Manager, Transportation Planning

Overview

Short Description
Bowman has an opening for a Senior Project Manager, Transportation Planning to join our team. The position can be based out of Boston, MA, Taunton, MA, Westfield, MA, or Lincoln, RI. At Bowman, we are working to create space for aspiring professionals to thrive and achieve ambitious goals. A career at Bowman is more than just a job - you’ll have an opportunity to help grow and shape our offices across New England, contributing to the expansion and success of a dynamic organization.

You’ll work with a team that is collaborative, adaptive, energized, and experienced, where your input is valued and your ideas have an impact. As a Senior Project Manager, Transportation Planning at Bowman, you would have the opportunity to work on a variety of public and private sector projects, both locally and regionally, giving you broad exposure and meaningful experience in the Transportation industry.

We are committed to creating a work environment that is both rewarding and supportive, fostering professional growth while delivering unparalleled service and innovative solutions to every project.

Purpose
To execute assigned projects to ensure successful and timely completion with a commitment to improving communities through multimodal transportation planning, making it easier, safer, more efficient, and attractive to walk, bike, and use transit and emerging mobility options. Projects involve elements such as Complete Streets design, Vision Zero, First/Last mile connections to transit, Transportation Demand Management, transit service planning, parking studies, pedestrian and bicycle facilities for all ages, environmental sustainability, landscape architecture, and community planning.

Leadership and Direction

• Perform work under very limited supervision requiring the need to exercise independent judgement and discretion on a regular or frequent basis.
• Provide oversight and direction for one or more specific business processes or functions.
• Position will include direct supervisory responsibility of staff to include hiring decisions, direction and delegation of work assignments, performance and evaluation, training and development, employee relations and disciplinary issues, compensation, and termination decisions. Supervise the work of all project personnel to ensure that it meets the highest professional standards.
• Provide mentorship through counsel, guidance, and knowledge to junior staff as a key component to the development of future Project and Senior Project Managers.
• Manage all aspects of assigned projects including budgeting, staffing and delegation, scheduling, and client management.

At The Operational And Company Level

• Coordinate with other internal departments to meet project requirements.
• Supervise and monitor client relationship strategies, acting as primary client contact on assigned projects and maintaining client satisfaction.
• Lead regular project staff meetings.
• Play an integral role in working with public sector clients and engaging with the public.
• Assist with the marketing of the firm’s capabilities to establish new clients and enhance relationships.

Do the Work

• Work with clients, staff, agency personnel, and others to successfully complete transportation planning projects.
• Prepare proposals and lead business development activities.
• Perform project development for complex projects, including finalizing scope of projects, preparing project budgets and cost estimates.
• Prepare and direct preparation of designs, specification, plans, estimates and reports for projects.
• Manage the financial performance of projects including budgeting, reviewing job cost sheets, preparing monthly billings, and minimizing/avoiding project write-offs, and assuring collection of client account receivables. Ensure assigned projects stay within budget allocation.
• Maintain healthy client relationships and ensure client satisfaction and use solid operational insight for driving projects and executing deliverables.
• Prepare proposals and manage projects.
• Understand client objectives and help them reach a successful outcome.

Success Metrics and Competencies

• Ability to work both independently and within a…