What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager- Highway/Roadway Design position at VHB?
Overview
ABOUT THE POSITION
VHB’s growing New England Transportation group is seeking a Project Manager of Highway/Roadway Design
In this position, you would be responsible for the management of transportation engineering projects covering roadways, bikeways, and utility design. Duties include overseeing traffic engineering, stormwater management, drainage, temporary traffic control, traffic signals, construction observation, cost estimating and construction administration. Our team uses its skills and experience to improve our communities with a sustainable, context-driven and integrated project delivery mindset. Our clients include local municipalities, MassDOT, DCR and other state public transportation agencies, and private partners who support the development of the places we live, work, recreate and learn.
Responsibilities:
- Managing large multi-disciplinary highway reconstruction projects, both traditional bid-build and alternate delivery (Design-Build, PPP, etc.)
- Working with Contractors for the delivery of Design-Build projects.
- Training / mentoring junior staff in various aspects of highway design.
- Assisting with the production and delivering transportation projects through the construction administration phase
- Pre-design project planning and financial management
- Design of highways and roads including the development of geometric layout, grading, and drainage, working with utilities, and environmental permitting
- Development of technical design and specification documents
Qualifications:
- BS in Engineering required
- 11 years required, 15 years preferred of roadway experience, with at least 5 years of experience managing highway design projects
- Current PE in Massachusetts or licensed in another state with the ability to obtain a Massachusetts PE license within six months
- Our team works a flexible hybrid schedule, with the option to work from any of our MA office locations.
We are VHB! We’re an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment.
Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes:
- Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
- Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
- Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
- Focus on learning, development, and career growth
- Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace
We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30 offices on the East Coast. We’re growing, and we hope you’ll join us!
VHB is a proud Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion—supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. All individuals receive consideration for employment based on their qualifications without discrimination for race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, or any other basis protected by law.
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