Geotechnical Transportation Project Manager - Kleinfelder Inc

Take Your Delivery Management Career to the Next Level

Do you have a passion for managing budgets, meeting deadlines, and exceeding client expectations? Our delivery management professionals are involved in project delivery from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, and closeout. Each phase requires strong attention to detail while communicating to internal and external stakeholders. Do you have a proven track record in managing goals and objectives? Consider joining our team and work with peers who have vast industry knowledge and experience solving complex problems.

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking a Geotechnical Transportation Project Manager with experience in Alternative Delivery methods for interstate and highway roadway projects to be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team in our Salt Lake City, Utah office. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on major transportation projects and mentor our team of Geotechnical/Civil engineers and other professionals. This is an opportunity for a talented individual who is inspired to promote and support the growth of our Transportation Market within our well established and growing firm. Candidates should have a minimum of 15 plus years’ experience in civil engineering and 10 plus years of experience with Alternative Delivery Projects (Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, and CM/GC). This candidate will work with a team of professionals with varied engineering backgrounds who collaborate to deliver a wide range of projects for high-priority clients in Utah and the surrounding States on dynamic infrastructure, and transportation projects.

Responsibilities will include: 

• Manage all phases of project execution including project organization, subconsultants management, scheduling, financial management, health and safety stewardship, and reporting.
• Mentor and engage with staff
• Lead and participate in technical, cost, and scheduling decisions for interdisciplinary teams ensuring company quality standards and driving client value
• Collaborate and manage with structural/bridge, environmental, civil design, survey, traffic professionals, and other designers to complete project deliverables
• Lead and participate in technical, cost, and scheduling decisions for interdisciplinary teams ensuring company quality standards and driving customer value
• Oversee pursuits, designate the appropriate resources to projects, define client needs, address client concerns, and manage engineering resources within budget

To be successful in this role, you will need: 

• Project experience in leading multi-disciplinary design, and construction monitoring/instrumentation projects in the Transportation Market
• Alternative Delivery management experience
• Experience with detailed civil and geotechnical design for State Departments of Transportation and municipalities.
• Ability to assess and resolve issues and conflicts internally and externally.
• Follow internal and project specific quality control and risk management protocols
• Work well managing virtual teams and willingly works with the appropriate resources regardless of location
• Work with national in-house group of civil and geotechnical engineers to support the growth in cutting edge innovation, learning, work sharing and resourcing

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering
• 15+ years’ experience in the design and preparation of engineering recommendations for Interstate and Highway projects
• 10+ years’ experience in Alternative Delivery projects with State Departments of Transportation and municipalities
• A passion to meet client objectives and goals, technical challenges, and mentoring other design professionals
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in UT
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to be flexible and work in a fast-paced environment
• Understand and be familiar with AASHTO and the Utah Department of Transportation Design Guidelines and Standard

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose – together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES 

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.