Senior Project Manager Highways

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water. 

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Mott MacDonald is expanding its already well-developed GDOT project work in Atlanta, GA. Our goal for this position is to identify an established Senior Project Manager to serve as a technical excellence leader in our Atlanta area office. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for leading the management and design of transportation projects in the Atlanta area. A Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing project scope, schedule, and budget on transportation projects for GDOT, County DOTs, and municipal clients.

Responsibilities may include:

• Oversight of all design activities on highway projects in adherence with the contract scope and schedule
• Monitor labor budgets and schedules for assigned tasks/projects
• Coordinate with discipline key task leaders and staff to ensure ongoing communications
• Meet project deliverable schedules and budgets for assigned projects
• Supporting marketing and business development initiatives including
• Identification of key target clients and projects
• Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with key target clients
• Support the identification of key client RFPs and development of proposals in response to strategic client pursuits
• Lead procurement activities including scope and fee development and negotiations with clients
• Work collaboratively with the client to ensure the design team and subconsultants to deliver detailed design documents for preliminary, right-of-way, and construction plans
• Oversee the developmental training and mentorship of the next generation of project managers
• Must have the ability to work on multiple unique assignments simultaneously
   

Candidate Specifications:

• B.S. degree in civil engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
• 10+ years’ experience in transportation or civil engineering with a demonstrated experience in roadway and/or highway engineering
• Technical background and experience that demonstrates the ability to serve as a Project Manager role on transportation projects with GDOT, County DOTs and Municipal DOT agencies across Georgia
• Georgia PE license or ability to obtain within 6 months is required
• GSWCC Level II Designer Certification is required
• GDOT PDP Certification or ability to obtain is required
• Extensive experience in the GDOT PDP Process and GDOT design standards and policies is required
• Demonstrative experience in GDOT procurement processes is desirable
• Familiarity with Microsoft products is a plus
• Experience with CAD particularly MicroStation and OpenRoads is desirable
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaborative team building skills are a must
• This position does require occasional travel up to 25% and requires visits to client office locations and project sites
• A valid driver's license and clean driving record is required for this position

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we’re together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law. 

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.