Engineer Principal – Project Manager

Position Overview

This position will provide project management direction from inception to completion of projects. They will be the primary contact in concert with the Administrative Engineer (Professional) for other public agencies, special interest groups and the general public regarding project activities.

• Maintain effective relationships with local units of government.
• Provide overall direction and leadership to technical project teams in the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques in the management of project activities for moderate to major scale projects to meet the project requirements.
• Ensure consistency with MnDOT strategy, commitments and goals.
• Ensure proper program execution and compliance with MnDOT, state and federal procedures, practices, regulations, and standards.

• Licensure as a professional Civil Engineer with the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design (AELSLAGID). (If obtaining licensure through Comity, a temporary permit from AELSLAGID must be provided to MnDOT HR prior to starting employment.)
• Three years of post-registration transportation engineering experience at the Engineer Senior level or equivalent that demonstrates a thorough knowledge of all phases of program delivery including scoping, pre-design, final design and construction.
• Valid Class D Driver’s License.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Experience managing moderate to complex projects.
• Experience with project schedule development.
• Extensive public involvement experience.
• Project Management Professional or similar credentials.

This position requires successful completion of the following:

Successful candidate must pass past-employer reference checks and criminal history checks. It is our policy that all candidates submit to a background investigation prior to employment.

The background check may consist of the following components: