Transportation Planning Division Manager

ESP Associates is currently seeking a Transportation Planning Division Manager to join our team in either Raleigh (Morrisville), NC, Charlotte (Huntersville), NC, or Fort Mill, SC. This is a great opportunity for a transportation professional to continue to grow their career with a dynamic firm supporting a variety of clients and projects throughout North Carolina.

Infusing passion and innovation into every project, the ESP team of companies thrives on helping clients design, improve, repair, and assess the transportation networks so critical to everyday life. From highway interchanges and sidewalk programs to port and mass transit infrastructure, we understand the unique needs of state, municipal, and private transportation projects of all sizes.

As a leader, you will contribute to setting the pace for ESP’s transportation growth in North Carolina and beyond! You will lead decisions regarding strategy, market penetration, team growth/development, and continuous improvement.

We are excited to see how your leadership skills, experience, interests, and established local/regional connections will expand ESP’s presence in North Carolina in new and exciting directions!

Responsibilities:

• Participate in a team of talented professionals in various disciplines, sub-consultants, and reviewers to ensure efficient and productive utilization of staff in providing high-quality service for our clients.
• Manage project budgets, goal setting, scopes of work, fee estimates, and the preparation of proposals and contracts.
• Oversee and direct project progression, accurate client billing, and project profitability.
• Represent clients and the firm at project meetings, open houses and/or public hearings.
• Interface with clients as part of business development and project negotiation efforts.
• Develops and maintains relationships with current and prospective clients. Maintains a high public profile with our targeted client base, including participating as an active member in civil and professional activities, societies and organizations.
• Oversee quality assurance and quality control throughout the planning process.
• Clearly communicate through drawings, documents, reports, and verbal exchange.
• Build, Grow & Lead a dedicated planning team, including mentoring of staff, strategic growth of the division, and office leadership.
• Manage and oversee all aspects of projects and operations, ensuring adherence to project specifications, safety standards, and quality control measures.
• Assists in preparing and approving proposals and qualifications statements and may assist with the management of plan production on projects.
• Assist Managers with workforce planning, monthly billing, and final review of completed reports and maps.
• Manage the division to achieve expected profitability and growth.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies/Policy, Urban Planning, Civil/Environmental Engineering, or related field
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certified.
• 10+ years of related transportation planning experience.
• Extensive knowledge of transportation planning principles, practice standards, procedures and project management across a broad range of projects.
• Understanding of land use policies, entitlement processes, rezoning and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with environmental processes and documentation requirements.
• Experience developing multi-modal plans including but not limited to Active Transportation Plans, Complete Streets Plans, Corridor Plans and Safety Plans, among other planning project types.
• Experience in defining regional or local transportation planning issues improvement priorities.
• Understanding of local, state, and federal transportation funding sources.
• Experience with grant applications and grant management.
• Experience with cross-agency coordination.
• Ability to conduct market research and analysis.
• Ability to lead community engagement and stakeholder relations activities.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide junior staff, orchestrate project teams of various sizes and skills, and manage staff and subconsultants across multiple offices and locations.
• Experience analyzing project progress in conformance with…