Senior Civil Highway Project Manager

Senior Civil Highway Project Manager – WSP, Minneapolis, MN

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WSP is growing its Minneapolis, MN office and is seeking a highly experienced and motivated candidate to fill our Senior Civil Highway Project Manager position. This position will be critical to delivering infrastructure solutions across Minnesota with a focus on County and Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) projects, ensuring technical excellence and high‑quality deliverables. The successful candidate will have a comprehensive range of skills, including project management, roadway design experience related to preliminary/final highway design, roadway and intersection geometrics, safety and ADA design, and be well versed in MnDOT State Aid and MnDOT Trunk Highway delivery processes.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to expand your professional network while enhancing design, leadership, and production skills.

• Support and mentor local staff emphasizing Minnesota standards, career development and advancement of technical skills
• Collaborate with professionals, engineers, planners, and infrastructure authorities on federal, state, regional, and locally funded improvement projects
• Develop a personal network and proposal & business development opportunities
• Interact effectively to create high‑quality technical and professional deliverables on projects and proposals
• Inspire, motivate, and promote the best of WSP to clients and communities to ensure strong engagement and team morale

• Participate in client engagement and build personal network for yourself and WSP staff
• Drive business performance to strategically grow market share and position WSP as a preferred engineering services provider
• Determine client requirements and contribute to the development of proposals, scopes, schedules, and budgets
• Identify cross‑business line opportunities through discussions with industry partners and clients

• Manage design projects, studies, and tasks
• Lead preparation of preliminary and final design plans, cost estimates, and special provisions while developing staff in these areas
• Work independently with minimal oversight and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC
• Demonstrate high‑level self‑leadership with attention to detail, multi‑tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities

• Promote excellence and innovation in providing high‑quality technical products
• Promote commitment to improving and maintaining technical excellence
• Provide leadership in technical and professional activities on projects
• Foster the development of new innovations for clients to be a trusted industry leader
• Show strong commitment to QA/QC procedures

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
• Minimum of 10 years of verifiable professional project management experience
• Professional Engineering registration in Minnesota (or ability to obtain within six months)
• Proven experience with MnDOT projects
• Proficiency in Bentley Open Roads Designer software
• Ability to think strategically and creatively, and craft approaches to challenging projects
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills

• Active membership in a local professional organization
• Experience leading design teams on multi‑disciplinary projects, including sub‑consultant oversight
• Experience with infrastructure planning and design, corridor studies, rehabilitation projects
• Knowledge of relevant MnDOT and State Aid design criteria, specifications, codes, regulations, compliance practices, submittal procedures, and record‑keeping requirements
• Extensive experience with MnDOT and local county transportation projects
• Well‑established client relationships and industry contacts, including MnDOT, county, and business partners in Minnesota
• Sound decision‑making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business‑development capabilities

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout the…