Senior Structural Bridge Project Manager

Description

Senior Structural Bridge Project Manager 

Role Description: Role Description: Huitt-Zollars has a great full-time opportunity for a Senior Structural (Bridge) Project Manager at our Austin office. This full-time Senior Bridge Project Manager position is within our transportation group and should have a minimum of 10 years of experience in design and management of transportation structures projects. Must be registered in Texas as a Professional Engineer.

As a Senior Bridge Project Manager, you will build and maintain client relationships, lead pursuits, and deliver transportation structures design projects as a seller-doer. The ideal candidate will have experience designing and managing TxDOT and transit transportation structures projects, leading PS&E development, pursuing and winning contracts, and serving as a trusted advisor to clients throughout Texas.

Location: Austin, Texas

Employment Type: 40 FT Hours

Compensation Type: Salary

Registration(s):  Registered Professional Engineer (PE License) Required    

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE)

Duties: 

• Serve as Project Manager and oversee the successful delivery of transportation structures projects.
• Develop, oversee, and monitor project activities including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk management.
• Collaborate with and act as a resource for Huitt-Zollars in a multi-discipline office. This includes conducting meetings with clients, internal discipline leads, subconsultants, clients, and contractors.
• Mentor, supervise, and develop project engineers and technical staff. Participate in engineering organizations (e.g., ASCE, ACEC, and TSPE)
• Perform quality reviews of engineering plans and design calculations for completeness and engineering accuracy.
• Conduct business development efforts for transportation clients including but not limited to TxDOT, NTTA and other transportation agencies.
• Lead or support transportation pursuits, interviews, and proposal development efforts and engage with clients through industry events.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE), Master’s of Science Degree in Civil Engineering (MSCE) is a plus.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in State of Texas.
• Min of 10 years of experience, including project management
• Ability to obtain license in other states.
• Proficient with TxDOT design practice and guidelines highly preferred.
• Rail bridge design experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with relevant technology/software such as MicroStation, OpenRoads, OpenBridge, RISA, STADD.
• Passionate about transportation and major highway design projects.
• Ability to work / lead in a team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Senior Project Manager (SPM) Role Annual Performance Goals & Expectations:

• Having a deep understanding of how your work and contributions as a co-owner add to Huitt-Zollars’ mission and core values.
• Maintaining expected Effective Labor Multiplier (ELM) on sum of all associated projects. 
• Consistently upholds business processes including timely monthly A/R’s, invoicing, timekeeping, resource forecasting, percent completes, etc. 
• Achieves personal sales goal. 
• Achieves stated target personal utilization goal for SPM. 
• Understands, follows and ensures quality control measures and risk management measures are being applied and adhered to projects and daily operations.

This position is also required to adhere to Huitt-Zollars’ Core Value and Leadership Competencies

About Huitt-Zollars:

• Huitt-Zollars, Inc. is a privately held, 100% employee-owned leading Architectural and Engineering (A/E) firm since being established in 1975. Since then, our firm has been providing innovative planning, engineering, architectural and interior design, construction and program management, and design-build services to our clients. 
• Located in more than 20 locations throughout 11 different US states, Huitt-Zollars holds a vision to improve the environment in which we live, work, and play. Employees/co-owners can expect to collaborate with their team, listen to client and community needs, and deliver world-class professional services. Learn more about a career with #teamHZ by viewing our LinkedIN Life page.

Benefits & Perks:

• Health insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Dental insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Vision insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• MDLive Telehealth
• Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term disability
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Employee Morale/Teambuilding events and activities
• Paid Vacation/Annual Leave 
• Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Benefits
• Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements
• Term Life / AD&D insurance
• Cancer and Specified Disease insurance
• Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP
• Work for an Employee-Owned firm

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times
• The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Huitt-Zollars in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. Currently, Huitt-Zollars does not sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.

Huitt-Zollars does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters without a previously signed third-party agreement. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to any Huitt-Zollars hiring manager or employee will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency submitting the unsolicited resume. Huitt-Zollars will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Human Resources team and without an active, fully executed service agreement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Huitt-Zollars is a federal contractor and subcontractor and abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), which prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on protected veteran status or disability and require affirmative action to employ and advance qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.