Senior Transportation Engineer (Project Manager)
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Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Raleigh, NC
Reporting To: Kristie Di Cocco
Compensation: $120,000 - $170,000 / year
Description
Alta is looking for a Senior Transportation Engineer (Project Manager) to join our growing practice in Raleigh, NC. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who believes in the importance of active, multimodal, and sustainable transportation.
In this role, you will work on the design of a variety of sustainable transportation projects and work on projects focused on making a positive impact on communities around North Carolina and across the country. Engineers who enjoy working closely with other disciplines will appreciate our Carolina team's multi-disciplinary approach that encourages collaboration with our planners, landscape architects, graphics designers, outreach specialists, and data analysts. If you are looking to join an innovative organization and do work that connects people to places while advancing social justice, safety, and environmental resilience, apply with Alta today!
About AltaAlta Planning + Design is a sustainable transportation company dedicated to creating active, healthy communities through planning, landscape architecture, engineering, and education/encouragement programs. Alta was founded in 1996 when communities were calling for safer streets for people walking and bicycling as the non-motorized transportation movement developed into a profession in the United States. We pioneered the field of active transportation, evolving our planning and design work into a visionary global practice that empowers people to live active, healthy lives and gets them to where they need to go.
Our core values and work bring about positive change by creating places that are geared toward moving people rather than cars, connecting community members to daily needs and human experience, and empowering every person to live an active healthy life. As a global leader in mobility innovation for over 28 years with over 225 staff, we are dedicated to connecting people to places by working across disciplines and scale to address social justice, safety, and environmental resilience.
Day to Day
Our Senior Transportation Engineering Project Manager will be involved in helping foster livable communities in all parts of the country. Projects would range from natural surface trails to large arterial multi use paths; from Complete Streets to regional/multi-state bicycle and trail networks.
Day to Day responsibilities for this role would include:
- Managing a variety of transportation projects from design through construction. Drive the success of engineering projects and provide influence to the sustainable projects we work on. Manage project budgets.
- Implementing best practices and process improvements to enhance project delivery efficiency and effectiveness.
- Mentoring staff and contributing to internal professional development and training to technical engineering team.
- Provide leadership and technical expertise to the Engineering team. In addition, collaborate with other disciplines (planning, landscape, data) as needed.
- Prepare schedule, budgets, and scope of services for projects.
- Workload balancing
- Support regional leader in business development.
- Provide quality control over team deliverables
Qualifications
Required
This position requires a combination of skills, experience and education including, but not limited to
- 12+ years of experience as a Transportation Engineer in a consulting environment or public entity; 5+ years as a Project Manager; 3+ years managing staff
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
- Professional Engineering (P.E.) license or TE (Traffic Engineer) licensure.
- Experience in, and knowledge of, the field of active, non-motorized transportation.
- Experience with DOT and Federally funded design projects is strongly desired
- Demonstrated understanding of and experience preparing Plans, Specifications and Estimates packages for roadway projects and a detailed understanding of project management principles, methods and techniques.
- Ability to guide staff members and manage internal team expectations.
- Exhibits strong initiative and ability to capitalize on opportunities to enhance Alta's position in the marketplace.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, multiple simultaneous projects involving cross-functional project teams within budgetary and schedule constraints.
- Ability and willingness to travel.
- Excellent professional ethics, leadership skills, accountability, and decision-making capabilities.
- Good presentation skills.
- Working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, MS Project or equivalent, AutoCAD or MicroStation.
- Proficiency in an enterprise-wide resource planning and project management tool.
There are a number of additional skills, experience, and education that would be beneficial to this position including, but not limited to:
- Master's degree in Civil Engineering, or a related field of study.
- Experience managing large projects for both private and public clients.
- Experience using Deltek Vision.
- Active participation in industry-relevant professional associations and committees.
What We Offer
Flexible Schedule
Alta offers a flexible, hybrid work schedule where most employees work from home three days per week. In-office days support our collaborative culture, one of our core values.
Our office strongly believes in a flexible culture that understands that beyond employees, we are people who may be parents, have hobbies, or need a hybrid schedule to mitigate long commutes. Our passion drives our dedication and commitment to do what we do.
Compensation
The pay range for this job in Raleigh is $120,000-$170,000 annually. Placement within the range is based upon experience, skill-sets, and qualifications.
Benefits
Alta offers comprehensive benefits to all full-time employees:
- Medical: PPO or HSA medical plans
- Dental/Vision: PPO
- Life Insurance: Alta pays 100% of the premium for life and AD&D, equal to your base compensation
- 401(k): Alta provides a match up to 3%
- PTO: 21 days accrued annually to start
- Holidays: 11 total company paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave/Short-Term Disability
- Additional Benefits: Wellness reimbursement up to $800 annually, Alta Gets Around benefit of up to $900 annually, 5-year travel award, and professional development opportunities
*The following statements pertain to US Candidates Only*#LI-CL1
- Location:
- Raleigh
- Job Type:
- PartTime
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