Transportation Project Manager

Role Overview

Wood’s Chicago, IL office is seeking a Transportation Project Manager with a minimum of 10 years of experience with highway/roadway design and project management. This position requires a candidate with effective time-management, written communication, planning, organization and interpersonal skills. Chicago’s Transportation design group is not only a leader in serving state of Illinois clients but serves as a design hub supporting DOTs across the US.  The ideal candidate has the ability to take initiative, perform as seller-doer, work independently and coordinate efforts with multi-discipline teams. The candidate must possess excellent attention to detail and have the ability to produce high quality work under short time constraints.

As a Transportation Project Manager, you will play a key role in expanding the capabilities of a growing transportation group in Chicago.  Are you looking for an opportunity to work with an established engineering consulting firm that values its employee’s enthusiasm and technical contributions?  We encourage you to apply for this opportunity.  We are dedicated to providing the atmosphere to allow individuals to grow their career.  We offer a varied and interesting diversity of clients and projects. We’d love you to join our team of friendly, hard-working, dedicated and collaborative professionals. Our ideal candidate has strong technical capabilities, a commitment to delivering a quality product, recognized in the Chicago transportation arena and an interest in taking on a leadership role.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for participating in and managing transportation/roadway design projects.
• Maintain effective client relationships; leverages project experience to win work.
• Recognizes and initiates business development opportunities.
• Lead and/or assist with the coordination, development and production of proposals, SOQs and presentations, ensuring the highest quality of information and documentation output.
• Prepare and oversee preparation of the construction documents. (Plans, Specifications, and Estimates).
• Prepare and manage scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Write reports and technical memos.
• Manage client communications, expectations, and satisfaction.
• Manage, advise, coach and develop junior engineers.

• BS in Civil Engineering
• PE in Illinois or the ability to obtain the PE within six months of hire.
• 10+ years as a Transportation/Roadway Engineer/Project Manager.
• Self starter with strong oral and written communications skills.
• Detail oriented, proactive individual who takes ownership of their work.
• Proficiency in following software:
  • Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
  • Inroads and Microstation, Open Roads Designer, Civil3D a plus
• Existing relationships with IDOT, IL Tollway, and Chicago DOT Project Managers preferred.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong client relationship and win work
• Motivated to develop business from new and existing clients.
• Availability to work outside normal business hours as required.
• Must pass drug test, background check and must have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the Company's driving (MVR) policy.

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.