Department Manager - Structural Engineering / Transportation / Bridge - AECOM

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AECOM in Providence, RI is actively seeking a highly motivated Structural Engineering Department Manager to join our Transportation Business Line. This position will oversee bridge and other transportation structural design technical work, monitor staffing and provide business development assistance. The ideal candidate will perform the following:

• Oversee hiring, monitor staffing and conduct performance evaluations;
• Lead the staff by offering technical guidance.
• Mentor staff to facilitate career development.
• Manage multiple bridge design projects from inception to completion, ranging in contract value and complexity.
• Advise project teams on technical issues, perform deliverable quality reviews, report on project status, and deliver design on schedule and within budget.
• Coordinate design elements with other task leaders and/or group managers.
• Lead, monitor and review design deliverables such as calculations, reports, models, construction cost estimates, construction drawings and specifications.
• Develop scopes of work and price proposals.
• Verify software usage for efficient design and coordination.
• Participate in project negotiations with clients.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships through performance, service and effective communication.
• Manage complex technical work independently while mentoring and guiding less experienced team members.
• Participate in bridge group leadership and effectively communicate workload requirements to Bridge Manager and manage resources on projects.
• Enhance client relationships.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS Degree in Civil Engineering or similar field plus 10 years of related experience overseeing bridge and other transportation structural design technical work or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Professional Engineering license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project management experience
• Knowledge of AASHTO requirements
• MS Degree with concentration in Structural Engineering
• Experience with RIDOT, the RITBA and other transportation agencies is highly desired.

• Sponsorship assistance is available for this position.
• Relocation assistance is available for this position.

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AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.