What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager - Transit position at Kimley-Horn?
Overview
Ranked as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. prides itself on hiring high-achieving, dedicated, and reliable professionals. Kimley-Horn has a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a motivated Senior Transit Project Manager to join our team in Atlanta, GA.
Responsibilities
Our Senior Transit Project Managers have an entrepreneurial spirit, creating a vision for their Transit practice while facilitating the growth of our Atlanta Midtown office and Southern US-based transit practice. Kimley-Horn’s transit practice is engaged in the planning, design, and implementation of transit services and facilities throughout the country. Our specific focus in Atlanta is working with MARTA, the ATL, and other local transit providers to envision, study, plan, design, engineer, manage, and implement new services, service expansions, and service/technology enhancements.
As a Kimley-Horn transit professional, you will have the autonomy to shape your practice building and managing relationships with these key clients while executing successful planning, design, and implementation efforts. Markets are not limited by geography but driven by relationships. The primary responsibilities for this position will be to operate with integrity and sound business principals; provide practice vision, business planning and strategy; serve and deliver for clients; build and maintain positive client relationships; foster open communication and collaboration with your partners and team; and grow your practice. You will also be provided the support of a national firm to build your team and Transit practice to increasingly serve your clients and team members.
With success, this individual will enjoy the rewards of a competitive salary, impressive incentive-based bonus program, industry-leading retirement along with the potential to advance to ownership.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Planning preferred
- Professional Certification as a P.E., or AICP preferred
- Experience with extensive client contacts and relationships with local or national clients.
- 8 or more years of Transit experience in growing and leading a Transit practice
- Experience and relationships in the Atlanta market strongly preferred
- Business development and marketing experience including; writing proposals, scopes of work, and budgets for projected work
- Strong desire and ability to be engaged with clients solving project problems and working with the team to deliver
- Extensive hands-on knowledge and experience of design principals utilizing Civil3D or Microstation preferred
- Ability to effectively communicate positively at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to manage and mentor staff and direct resources effectively in a positive manner.
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects profitably.
- Strong desire to help build and grow the office.
Why Kimley-Horn?
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 17 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
- Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
- Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
- Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
- Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.
