PROJECT MANAGER - TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Project Manager - Transportation Engineering

Job Category : Project Management Requisition Number : PROJE001735 Showing 1 location Job Details

Description

Summary

DOWL is seeking a Civil / Transportation Engineer to join our award-winning transportation engineering team! As a member of DOWLs Alaska transportation practice area, you will have the opportunity to provide meaningful and innovative solutions to transportation projects across the State, from the high-volume traffic intersections of Anchorage to emergency access roads in rural communities.

We are passionate about the contributions we make to our community, but also embody the live, work, play lifestyle. DOWL team members are often found after work recreating along one of Anchorages many trails or up a nearby mountain.

We seek to provide a work-life balance that advances your skills and career, while supporting your passions outside of work.

This work hard, play hard way of life is a core quality of our company culture.

We are the people who make it happen, so getting and keeping the best and the brightest is one of our most important missions.

Join a team of skilled engineers and avid Alaska adventurers at DOWL! Take a look at our company page to learn more about our mission, philosophy, and history :

This position requires Covid-19 vaccination.*

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following :

• Assemble A / E and construction administration teams for design / build, design / bid / construct and other project delivery models as appropriate.
• Coordinate a multi-discipline team during the execution of a variety of engineering projects.
• Prepare fee proposals, draft contracts, and negotiate professional agreements with owners, contractors and / or subconsultants.
• Provide overall project management services during the programming, design and construction phases of projects as required.

Projects will vary in nature and complexity and may include everything from horizontal civil / earthwork improvements to large vertical structures with a full array of mechanical, electrical and other specialty building systems.

• Coordinate with client staff, government agencies, and other professionals to facilitate projects.
• Prepare and route project related correspondence, contracts, submittals, pay applications, and other documents as required.
• Coordinate on-site inspection services and supervise on-site staff as appropriate.
• Conduct periodic site visits to active projects to monitor quality and progress of work.
• Manage internal budgets and schedules on assigned projects.
• Write and edit construction specifications, special provisions, and engineering reports.
• Tabulate bid items and calculate construction bid quantities from plans and specifications. Estimate construction costs.
• Provide business development support and other duties as required.
• Consistently exercise discretion and judgment in all work tasks.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications. To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and / or Experience

Baccalaureate degree or higher from an ABET accredited engineering or project / construction management program, or a related field, and at least 10 years prior work experience in design, project management, construction engineering or construction management required.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Must have a valid drivers license and a good driving record.
• PE preferred but is not required.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical analysis, and fundamentals of geometry and trigonometry.

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent writing skills and ability to communicate effectively with large and diverse groups.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals. Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from clients, co-workers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

Ability to effectively present information to clients, co-workers, and the public.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• Computer skills must include Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Project.

Physical Demands. The physical demands described here 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.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear.

The employee is regularly required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)