Mobility Project Manager - Traffic Engineer

Overview

WGI is seeking a Mobility Project Manager - Traffic Engineer with 5 years' experience to work with our Mobility Team in our San Antonio, Austin or Houston, TX office.

At WGI, you will find talented, passionate associates providing exceptional service in collaborative, team-driven environments, all while having fun and enjoying the work they do. We work to stay ahead of the curve by investing in the latest tools and technology. As one of the nation’s top consulting firms, we consistently strive to promote efficiency, cultivate a culture our associates can proudly embrace, and empower our associates to advance their career growth at WGI, and beyond.

WGI is always looking for remarkable individuals to join our team and help us grow in our vision. If you think you are an innovative, self-motivated team-player, and want to shape your community, join our WGI team today!

WGI offers a complete Benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD & STD, Life Insurance, 401k with match, PTO, Holidays, HSA with company contribution, Pet insurance, and Employee assistance program.

The Mobility Project Manager directs and mentors a team of EITs and planners in multiple offices, and is responsible for the workload distribution, coordination, quality and delivery of all traffic deliverables in the Mobility Department.

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Responsibilities

• Reviews all documents for submittal, including technical documents such as Traffic Due Diligence Reports, Traffic Methodology Statements, Traffic Studies, Traffic Impact Analyses.
• Manage workload for all the department deliverables, including information sharing and workload distribution with the entire team.
• Train and mentor team on traffic signal design, pavement markings and signage plans, signal timing plans and traffic control plans.
• Coordination with clients, consultants and government agencies, as needed.
• Work with planning team to develop strategy related to department projects, including PowerPoint presentations.
• Maintain and control project budgets and schedule and prepare scope and fees related to planning deliverables and process.
• Manage traffic deliverables and submittals for the department.
• Standardization of libraries, including document templates and best practices.
• Manage a team of EITs and/or planners, across the entire Department, in all geographic locations – including review of their work product, as well as provide direction on planning tasks.
• Conduct quarterly reviews and approve time-sheets.
• Financial management of projects including budgets, invoicing, collections, and utilization.
• Works under the direction of a Director, Mobility.

Qualifications

• Must be innovative, detail-oriented, experienced in highly visible/controversial projects and able to manage multiple deadlines/priorities simultaneously.
• Bachelor’s Degree in civil, transportation engineering, urban planning, or closely related field from an accredited university.
• Demonstrated 5 years in progressively responsible traffic/transportation engineering or planning, including 3 years of management.
• Traffic/transportation experience must include private land development projects, traffic operations and safety, traffic impact analysis, highway capacity analysis.
• PE licensure is required
• PTOE certification is a plus.
• 5 years Synchro, SimTraffic experience. VISSIM, HCS and CUBE software experience is a plus.
• Knowledge and ability to apply guidelines, principles and standards from MUTCD, AASHTO Green Book, HCM, NCHRP, FHWA published resources.
• Experience in AutoCAD or Microstation is a plus.
• Excellent written and presentation skills for effective technical report preparation and presentation.
• Ability to work as a team, or independently.
• Night and weekend work may be required.
• Travel to other office locations may be required. 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Work is performed in an office setting.  Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate a computer, keyboard and mouse.  Use of a telephone headset will allow for virtual communication with team members through Zoom and/or Microsoft Teams.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods, use hands/fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms, speak and hear.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. 

If you have what it takes to join our growing organization and want to be part of a dedicated team, please apply today. In return, WGI provides a competitive salary and an outstanding work environment. WGI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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