Highway Engineering Project Director

• Project Production and Management:
• Assists project staff in developing work plans; reviews and approves schedules, budgets, project milestone dates, and work products.
• Oversees financial performance of projects; Monitors and enforces compliance with established quality control standards, ensuring that appropriate quality assurance activities are being performed throughout the project.
• Reviews QC plans and periodic QA compliance audits.
• Identifies additional client needs for staff and pursues Atkins staff recommendations to grow the Client support team. Secures resource support from other Atkins operating units.
• Internal Staff Administration:
• Assists management team in identifying staffing needs based on future workload and manpower projections for project staffing.
• Conducts semi-annual performance reviews and annual career planning sessions with project staff within assigned projects.
• Helps staff identify and pursue technical and professional development activities consistent with their career development goals and project objectives / needs.
• Marketing and Customer Relations:
• Maintains visibility and professional courtesy by actively participating in civic and professional organizations and encourages project staff to do the same.
• Maintains regional prominence and recognition through published technical work and/or presentation of papers at national or regional technical conferences.
• Contracts and Financial:
• Conducts contract negotiations with clients and sub-consultants.
• Develops operational budgets, performs project financial management and monitors performance.

• B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. Management coursework and/or MBA a plus.
• This level may be achieved by technical professionals or managers with twelve years of experience since B.S. or eleven years since M.S., with at least three of these years in the Senior Project Manager position with highly complex project management responsibility.
• General Engineering Consultant (GEC) experience is a plus.
• GDOT Design-Build experience is also a plus.

• Experience in a Tolls GEC or DOT program is preferred but not required.
• Excellent written, verbal and listening communication skills; good public speaking ability.
• Detailed understanding of the practical design and deployment of a wide range of information, communication, and toll operations technologies.
• Strong financial management, team management, and leadership skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; organizational and time management skills.

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration preferred, if registered in another state the ability to obtain registration in the state of Georgia.
• “Project Management Professional” (PMP) certification is a plus.

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