RCS Staffing has an immediate need for a Transportation Roadway Department Manager in Salt Lake City, UT. This is a Full Time, Direct Hire, Hybrid opportunity with our client.
Overview of YOUR role as a Transportation Roadway Department Manager:
You will provide engineering and project management expertise on highway projects including roadway studies and design, drainage and utility systems, preparation of construction documents, cost estimates, project scheduling, and overall project management. The successful candidate must be able to work effectively and communicate regularly with internal leadership; municipal clients; and federal, state and local agencies.
As a Transportation Roadway Department Manager, YOU will:
- Build, develop, mentor, and grow an experienced and passionate team of project managers, transportation engineers, and engineering interns to grow the firm’s Utah transportation market.
- Lead, direct, and mentor transportation members on projects, including plan development for a comprehensive range of transportation design projects such as horizontal and vertical geometry, cross sections, earthwork modeling, 3D roadway modeling, quantities calculations, construction specifications, and utility coordination.
- Determine staffing requirements and makes recommendations for hiring team members.
- Work with leadership to develop and implement strategic growth strategies.
- Develop marketing strategies and proposal writing for transportation project opportunities.
- Participate in project scoping, fee estimating, proposal preparation, interviews, and negotiations.
- Provide department status, performance, and forecasts to the Group Manager on a regular basis.
- Coordinate project priorities and staff member assignments to meet project deadlines and client needs.
- Participate in goal setting and goal achievement process for direct reports.
- Prepare and modify reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates, environmental studies, and designs for projects.
- Perform QA/QC activities on office projects.
- Adhere to company standards for quality assurance and quality control.
- Review department projects after award to collaborate on work procedures/sequences and develops schedules, budgets, staffing, sub consultant involvement, and progress billings.
- Oversee and/or manage department projects.
- Meet with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion.
YOU are the ideal Transportation Roadway Department Manager candidate if you have:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited college or university.
- At least 12 years of roadway design or relevant experience.
- At least 5 years of experience at the Project Manager level.
- Transportation design project management experience.
- Utah Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain within 6 months.
- Proven leadership, communication, mentoring and client liaison skills.
- Demonstrated capabilities and success in managing medium to large-disciplined projects, multi-office projects, and/or multiple projects.
- Experience preparing technical approaches and work plans (write ups) to support RFQ and technical proposals.
- Business acumen including negotiation skills.
About Our Client
Our client is a member-owned engineering firm with a history of helping clients across the globe solve complex challenges ranging from energy and transportation to water and industry. They have members in more than two dozen offices worldwide, and have worked in all 50 states and more than 120 countries.
Who We Are
RCS Staffing is a certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in the recruitment of professionals for best-of-class companies throughout the United States. Since 1994, RCS recruits top talent for direct hire, temp-to-perm and contract staffing positions and provides customized payroll services. Our Recruiting Specialties consist of all Engineering Disciplines, Project Management, Project Controls, Information Technology, Energy Efficiency and Business Professionals.
RCS is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. RCS recruits, hires, and promotes for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, genetic information, or age. All terms and conditions of employment such as compensation, benefits, work assignment, availability of facilities and privileges of employment are administered on the same basis of equality.