Project Manager- Highways Roads

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Project Manager – Highways Roads at GHD.

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we’ll help you go all the way. Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

The US West Region is looking for a motivated Transportation Project Manager – Highways Roads to support GHD’s practice throughout California and the US West. You will work on highways, interchanges, local roads, roundabouts, trails/active transportation, bridges, and other vital improvements across federal, state, regional, county, municipal agencies and private sectors.

• Project Governance:
  Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project team and ensure compliance with the organization’s program and portfolio management structures and processes.
• Portfolio Management:
  Plan and manage the delivery of projects within an area of expertise, using an appropriate project management methodology to achieve intended outcomes.
• Project Team Management:
  Lead large or multiple small-to-medium teams; define vision, communicate outcomes, coordinate team actions, and build capability through training and mentoring.
• Project Risk and Issue Management:
  Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints; develop, agree on, and implement solutions.
• Project Benefit Realization:
  Deliver baseline assessments and post‑implementation analyses to evaluate and track business benefit realization.
• Project Resource Management:
  Negotiate and manage deployment of project resource budgets; provide forecasts and variances with narrative at review points.
• Culture of Innovation:
  Drive innovation by creating stakeholder solutions, ideation platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons.
• Leadership and Direction:
  Communicate the function’s strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the organization’s mission and values; motivate people to commit to extraordinary results.
• Personal Capability Building:
  Develop capabilities through training, coaching, and professional accreditation; maintain knowledge of technology, regulations, and best practices.
• Transformational Change Management:
  Manage projects or work streams within a change program, ensuring integration and embedding desired culture and behaviors.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Develop and implement engagement plans to identify stakeholders, build relationships, and ensure appropriate stakeholder voice.
• Project Scope Definition:
  Plan and lead information gathering, analysis, and stakeholder consultation; negotiate and agree on project deliverables.
• Project Assurance:
  Manage assurance reviews with independent third parties and resolve issues to give senior stakeholders confidence in time, budget, and quality.
• Enterprise Business Analysis:
  Interpret business needs and recommend solutions to business problems at the business unit level.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.

• 8+ years of experience with solid technical knowledge and skills across transportation and municipal engineering, including planning and design; construction experience a plus.
• Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California or Arizona (required).
• Experience in transportation project management, specifically highways and roads.
• Experience with project management software and tools.
• Ability to lead development of client proposals and participate in interviews.
• Knowledge of Caltrans and AASHTO guidelines and standards; strong foundation in PS&E package development.
• Experience with local agency, state, and federally funded projects including Caltrans oversight partnerships.

$103,000 – $172,000 based on experience.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, age, disability, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.