Transportation Highway Project Manager

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Highway Project Manager office in Ocoee, FL (metro Orlando area).

Your role

• Coordinates and participates in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors and drafts complex professional service agreements and addenda for review by senior management.

• Directs project team and client compliance with contract terms and monitors subcontractors' compliance with contractual commitments.

• Prepares project work plan, scope, schedule, and budget, and communicates these to project team members; monitors/manages project production for compliance with schedule, budget, and quality objectives.

• Monitors reports and schedules to ensure appropriate charging of manhours, costs, and expenses to projects, and to communicate project progress/status to senior management.

• Establishes and maintains project account files on the computerized project management information system, and periodically reviews project reports for accuracy and completeness.

• Monitors client billings, assists in obtaining payment from clients, and resolves client disputes, adjusting project billing records as required.

• Monitors subconsultants' progress and performance, reviews, and approves subconsultant and vendor invoices, and resolves payment and project disputes.

• Schedules and coordinates project meetings with the project team, regulatory agencies, the client, and others involved with the projects.

• Reports financial status of projects to technical managers.

• Identifies new business opportunities for the firm, coordinates and participates in project presentations to clients and other external groups, and promotes firm's capabilities, marketing its services among existing and prospective clients.

• Participates in project opportunity evaluation, consultant selection, and the preparation of firm's qualification/experience statements.

• May supervise technical professionals, associate project managers and design staff including workload and staffing management.

• Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline. Preferred candidate will have 10 years’ experience in project production and technical professional activities, four of these working as a Project Manager.
• Professional Engineer's License in Florida preferred (or ability to obtain within six months).
• FDOT experience is preferred for this position.
• Must be able to travel within the state.
• Strong understanding /history with FDOT clients and municipalities.
• Strong project/financial management background.
• Must have highway/roadway design and project management experience.
• Knowledge of PD&E processes is a plus.
• Excellent technical and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to manage individuals and teams, provide leadership, and manage project production.
• Good public speaking ability.
• Strong project financial management skills.
• Knowledge of production support systems and personal computer proficiency.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Expected compensation range is between  $88,600.00 - $147,600.00 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location. 

Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.