Senior Program Manager (Transportation)

Mission

The Senior Engineering Program Manager is responsible for managing large complex transportation infrastructure projects.  This posiiton plays a key role in meeting our clients' objectives and solving their engineering challenges.

Compensation Data

What’s in it for you?  In addition to meaningful projects, supportive leadership, and a team of experienced professionals who work together to ensure success, we also offer a competitive salary and benefits package. 

Salary is commensurate with skill set and experience:

P.E. certified and more than 10 years of MassDOT and/or MBTA project experience: $180,000 - $220,000.

P.E. certified and 6- 10 years’ experience with MassDOT and/or MBTA projects: $130,000 - $180,000.

Key Accountabilities

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with stakeholders; develop internal project plans per company guidelines
• Manage project organization activities including but not limited to work breakdown structure, responsibility matrix, and document control
• Project schedule management
  • Develop and manage detailed project schedule; address scheduling problems as they arise.
  • Create and execute end-to-end project plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Project cost management
  • Prepare and monitor project budget based on scope of work and resource requirements.
  • Oversee project costs (labor, etc.) to generate positive gross margin (profit)
  • Manage cash flow.
  • Implement measures for effective cost control of project activities.
  • Ensure client billing is accurate by tracking, reporting, evaluating, and controlling projects.
  • Earned value management (EVM)
• Project technical management
  • Write and prepare professional and well written proposals, reports, and technical project documents.
  • Provide technical guidance and/or assign technical leadership for the project.
  • Responsible for interdisciplinary coordination
  • Ensure QA/QC oversight and compliance.
  • Accountable for technical accuracy of deliverables
• Project resource management and leadership
  • Establish and manage (directly and indirectly) teams to meet the resource needs required of the project and ensure the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff.
  • Coach and mentor project support staff on project management skills and activities
  • Coordinate project activities between team members, while maximizing their productivity to achieve project goals.
• Project communication
  • Serve as primary interface with both the client and RINA teams
  • Proactively manage communication with the client and communicate project details across all levels of the organization in a clear and concise manner.
  • Ensure involvement of the appropriate teams during each project phase
• Identify, assess, and minimize risks throughout the project life cycle.
• Ensure company safety, quality, and technical policies and procedures are practiced during the execution of each project
• Oversee project closeout processes. Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement and capture lessons learned; apply lessons to future projects, as well as suggest and develop plans for best practice enhancements and improvements.
• Coordinate within the Business Unit to manage resources, set goals, give and receive feedback and manage performance evaluations related to the project(s).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Transportation Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university. Master’s degree a plus.
• Professional Engineering (PE) including registration as a licensed PE in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or have the requisite education and experience to obtain registration as a licensed PE in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts within 12 months.
• 10+ years of experience managing a team of people on projects of moderate to large size/complexity with a solid track record of successfully leading projects from initiation to completion on time, on budget, and within scope, including resource management across disciplines.
• 5+ years of experience managing design engineering for MassDOT or MBTA transportation projects (e.g., highway, bridge, rail or transit)
• Familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Strong oral and written communication skills needed to communicate with all levels of the organization and external contacts.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications as well as experience utilizing the following software preferred:
  • Customer relationship management (CRM)
  • Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
  • Project scheduling software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera)
  • Construction management software (e.g., e-Builder and/or Procore)

Additional Requirements

• Valid driver's license
• 20% travel to job/client sites may be required based upon business need; overnight travel may be required on occasion based upon business need.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

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