Highway Lead

RINA is currently recruiting for a Highway Lead to join its office in Columbus, OH within the North America Infrastructure & Mobility Division.

Mission

The Highway Lead will work under the direct supervision of the National Highway Lead and manage the Ohio highway team. The ideal candidate will have experience leading and delivering diverse highway project types of varying size and complexity for clients such as ODOT and county and municipal agencies.

The Ohio Highway Lead will:

• Supervise and direct staff engineers and technicians to complete project scope per the projects’ deadlines.
• Lead the delivery of transportation projects of varying size and complexity.
• Recruit, train, develop and retain local transportation staff.
• Develop project scope and budgets for highway work
• Ensure the quality of deliverables.
• Maintain professional relationships with clients.
  
  

Key Accountabilities

• Lead technical project design team.
• Mentor the team to ensure the quality and completeness of the deliverables.
• Plan the team’s anticipated level of effort to complete the deliverables.
• Document critical project decisions, design development, client interactions and other factors that may impact scope, schedule, budget
• Maintain an organized project file documentation
• Understand and adhere to internal and industry best practice processes and procedures as related to project design
• Facilitate the development of solutions to technical problems associated with the project
• Communicate with the owner/client regarding the project’s status on a regular basis
• Communicate with other engineers and support staff while working on multi-disciple projects
• Demonstrate a proactive, collaborative approach with project team members, client representatives, subconsultants, contractors, review agencies and others as appropriate for the project
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or equivalent
• 10 years of relevant engineering experience, including 5 years in project management
• Ohio Professional Engineering (PE) License
• Ability to mentor engineering staff
• Ability to build a rapport and maintain solid relationships with clients.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Effective technical written and verbal communications skills with the ability to clearly communicate concepts and ideas
• Experience managing Ohio DOT projects, strongly preferred
• Involvement in various industry societies preferred
  
  

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel in and around OH based on business needs.
• Valid Driver's license
  
  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required

Competencies

• ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
• BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
• EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
• MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
• PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
• PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
• THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future
  
  

With over 5,600 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. It is the policy of RINA to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy) national origin, age, disabilities, marital status, sexual orientation, genetics, military status, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans (veterans who served during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a badge has been authorized), and Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We are strongly committed to this policy and believe in the concept and spirit of the law.

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