Transportation Project Manager

Job Description

CDM Smith currently has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager with previous experience managing transportation design projects to join and help lead our growing West Transportation Group.

In this position, you will manage multi‑disciplined project teams, support planning and design activities, develop scopes of work and budgets, and assist with marketing and business development activities of complex transportation road, highway, and transit projects for major transportation agencies in the West Pacific region.

• Managing and serving as the Project Manager on major road, highway, and transit design transportation projects.
• Support marketing and business development efforts to further expand our clients and opportunities with West Pacific Region transportation agencies.
• Build teams to match the project needs, including selecting internal team members and establishing teaming partnerships with respective industry firms.
• Mentor staff to enhance our transportation services capabilities.
• Assist in identifying potential new staff to help expand our transportation practice.
• Develop scope, schedule, and budget for transportation design projects.
• Monitor and control projects to ensure financial performance.
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards for the firm and the client.
• Implement quality analysis/quality control of key deliverables related to projects managed and assist on projects managed by others.
• Oversee adherence to the firm’s quality procedures at the project level.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 4 years of related experience.
• PMP (PMI), CCM, or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list).
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, transportation, or structural engineering.
• Professional transportation engineering experience for a private consulting firm.
• Professional engineering (PE) license.
• Previous experience managing roadway, highway, BRT, and/or light rail transportation engineering projects for state, county, and municipal clients (including Caltrans and NDOT) strongly preferred.
• Previous experience assisting with the proposal process and presenting/meeting with state, county, and municipal transportation clients, including Caltrans and NDOT.
• Excellent communication, networking, and team building skills.

• Experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software, and finance and accounting concepts and practices.
• Possesses in-depth knowledge of project goals, drivers, strategies, risks, and opportunities.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact with varying levels of staff, as well as vendors.
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients.
• Ability to handle many people and process a large volume of requests as necessary.
• Good personal computer skills, including proficiency in MS Word and Excel.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills to balance and prioritize work.

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We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions,…