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Jacobs · 1 day ago

Highway/Roadway Project Manager

West Des Moines, IA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$115K/yr - $150K/yr

15+ years exp

Jacobs is a company focused on solving critical problems for thriving cities and resilient environments. They are seeking a Highway/Roadway Project Manager to lead the planning, directing, and execution of transportation projects in Iowa, ensuring successful delivery while building a multidisciplinary design team.

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Responsibilities

Bring your expertise, intuition, and leadership forward in the planning, directing, and execution to help us deliver and build our transportation project portfolio in Iowa

Work on challenging projects where we’ll showcase your expertise with planning, directing, and monitoring all aspects of projects

Build a multidiscipline design team to deliver tasks within established schedules & budgets

Help advance our business development strategies

Assist in continuing the development of your skills and exploring all that you can do across our global company

Qualification

Professional engineering licensureTransportation design experienceBentley design softwareUrban Planning degreeCivil Engineering degreeCommunication skillsClient facing skillsProject management skillsMentoring skillsInitiativeSelf-starter

Required

Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering or a related discipline

Professional engineering (PE) licensure in the State of Iowa

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly to clients, agencies, and the public

Demonstrated progressive experience as an engineer and a project manager in the transportation design field

Brings relationships and experience delivering projects for the Iowa Department of Transportation

Demonstrated knowledge of transportation infrastructure projects

Strong client facing project manager with skills delivering design projects and can bring a team together

Skilled in developing and delivering technical presentations to stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and/or the public

Demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently as a self-starter

Well-rounded technical design skills encompassing all contributing disciplines

Preferred

15+ years of experience in transportation planning or a closely related field

Experience delivering projects for the South Dakota Department of Transportation and professional licensure in South Dakota or the ability to obtain licensure

Experience utilizing Bentley design software such as Open Roads Designer

Experience in assisting with business development efforts

Ability to and interest in mentoring junior level staff