Project Manager - Traffic

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do, and to do that takes special people.

McAdams is seeking a Project Manager for our growing Traffic Engineering practice. This position will be supporting the planning and analysis for private land development projects and public / municipal projects. Projects will include Traffic Impact Analyses (TIAs), corridor studies, small area plans, downtown master plans, comprehensive transportation plans, and feasibility studies. The ideal candidate will be able to take a project from conception through completion of the traffic study while coordinating with public and private stakeholders and presentation at public hearings, when necessary.

This position will be responsible for maintaining project schedules, ensuring high quality deliverables at project milestones, performing quality control on their projects as well as other projects, and participating in project administration tasks such as invoicing and billing. Above all, the ideal candidate will be a team player, have an entrepreneurial mindset, and be willing to assist with building a robust traffic engineering group and transportation practice.

• Deliver high quality projects on-time and on-budget to our clients.
• Develop traffic impact analyses for public and private developments
• Coordinate and perform field data collection and observations as needed
• Navigate NCDOT and local governments’ approval processes for TIAs
• Coordinate with other McAdams service lines to develop appropriate traffic analysis documents as needed
• Support a variety of planning and operational studies such as corridor studies, small area plans, downtown master plans, comprehensive transportation plans, and feasibility studies
• Project management to include developing, monitoring, and adhering to scopes, fees, and schedules for both public projects and private development projects.
• Focus on quality project delivery through adherence to McAdams' quality assurance and quality control standards.
• Participate in business development activities including development of detailed proposal materials. Develop an understanding of key client's program and develop personal client relationships. Develop and maintain relationships with key teaming partners.
• Actively participate in professional organizations. Attend/present at industry conferences.

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil engineering or transportation or a related field
• PE required
• 6+ years of experience in transportation design for public sector clients
• Experience in managing projects
• Experience with Synchro / Sim Traffic and other transportation analysis software
• Experience with developing TIAs for public and private developments
• Consistent focus on clarity, accuracy, and completeness of work product
• Strong critical thinking abilities
• Excellent task and time management skills
• Enjoys working within a high performing team.
• Experience supervising junior staff
• Active participation in relevant professional organizations a plus
• Experience presenting at industry conferences a plus
• Knowledge of NCDOT Congestion Management and NC municipal guidelines, standards and procedures
• Valid driver's license

McAdams is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other legally protected status.

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This position is located at our Charlotte office.

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