Transportation Project Manager Chicago

Transportation Project Manager Chicago

Company Name: AUSTIN AECOM
Job Title: Transportation Project Manager Chicago
Location: CHICAGO, IL
Profession: Project/Engagement Management
Job Description:

Job Description
Working at AECOM makes you a member of a global team and an award-winning company. You are supported through a network of connections within your role, your discipline and the regions in which you operate.


With 41,000 people in more than 100 countries, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. Our highly capable team provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that enhance and sustain the world’s built, natural and social environments.

Transportation

At AECOM, our global network of planners, engineers, project managers and supporting technical specialists provides high quality services to public and private sector clients around the world. Travel by land, by sea or by air, and you will encounter transportation systems and facilities that AECOM has planned or designed. Whether a new subway system for New York City, a massive urban development project in the United Arab Emirates, a major container terminal in the port of Hong Kong, a 25-mile toll road in Western Sydney, or the capital improvement program at Los Angeles International Airport; they are all part of AECOM's award-winning global transportation experience.

Essential Duties may include the following:We are seeking a Transportation Project Manager for our Highway and Roadway Design group. The successful candidate will plan, administer and oversee the design and administration of mid size and large projects. Responsibilities include making decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and initiating and maintaining contact with senior level management within the company. The incumbent should be skilled in dispute resolution and negotiation of critical issues as well as have demonstrated understanding of project development requirements, creativity, foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving both routine and unusual operations problems, determining operations objectives and requirements, organizing programs and projects, and developing standards and guides for diverse engineering activities.

General Duties:

* Manage and lead the overall project including technical, financial and client satisfaction
* Interface with clients regarding meetings, schedules and project issues
* Prepare reports for company management and clients indicating procedure adherence and project progress
* Monitor project and staff to ensure that project is progressing according to established schedule, within budget, and meeting quality objectives
* Accountable for the execution of the project design and coordination of the design personnel under his/her direction on a day-to-day basis
* Evaluate progress of each project design phase to determine if time schedules and cost objectives are being met
* Train, mentor and develop staff
* Provide direction and guidance to staff members of varied functions
* Demonstrated history of ensuring deadlines are met
* Establish client relationships and ensure client satisfaction
* Assist with marketing company services and writing proposals
* Negotiate contracts on owner's behalf
* Maximize profit while minimizing risk

Apply: www.aecom.com

Specific Requirements:
The successful candidate must possess IDOT experience have 12+ years of related experience, 7+ years of which are in a supervisory role. A PE is required. Knowledge of computer systems and their applications is required.