Senior Transportation Project Manager

ABOUT THE POSITION

Senior Transportation Project Manager - Newark, NJ| Manasquan, NJ| Princeton, NJ

VHB is seeking a Senior Transportation Project Manager with approximately 12 to 15 years of transportation experience to join our vibrant and growing consulting practice in New Jersey. We are looking for someone with a blend of technical expertise, managerial skills, and innovative thinking, who would play an important role in expanding and shaping the group.

Successful candidates will work with our Transportation, State/Local Government, Real Estate, and Institutional Market Sectors to win and execute projects in both the public and private sectors within the State of New Jersey. The candidate will support in developing and shaping the Mobility department, and must demonstrate their abilities for strategic thinking, business development, professional networking, and experience with developing and maintaining key client and teaming partner relationships.

Responsibilities:

Manage a team of professionals in developing traffic and transportation planning and engineering solutions for a multitude of transportation projects
• Manage staff and provide technical and professional development of staff
• Manage client relationships
• Lead the development, analysis (including modeling efforts), and evaluation of traffic improvements
• Attend meetings to present and share ideas with agencies, clients, consultant partners, and other stakeholders
• Prepare, review, and deliver analysis findings/technical reports, concerns, and recommendations in a collaborative environment
• Participate in professional organizations that promote relationships with clients and teaming partners
• Develop new project opportunities and prepare and manage proposal submissions
• Oversee project execution including project plan development, tracking and communicating project status and progress, managing resources and approach, and monitoring schedule and budget.

Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated
• Attention to detail
• Ability to think critically
• Strong writing skills for proposals, technical reports, and memoranda
• Ability to balance multiple concurrent assignments
• Ability to manage projects and also perform QA/QC tasks and ensure project controls
• Ability to train, mentor and lead staff on a wide range of project assignments
• Excel in working in a team environment
• Experience with HCS and Synchro required
• Experience with VISSIM or Aimsun is a plus
• Experience with VBA, PYTHON, SQL and databases a plus
• Experience with AutoCAD or MicroStation a plus
• Experience working on traffic safety/Vision Zero initiatives and active transportation projects a plus.

Qualifications:

• BS in Civil Engineering required, MS a plus
• A strong background in traffic engineering, project management, and prior supervision of professional staff
• 11 - 15 years of transportation experience, (experience in the NJ/NYC area would be preferred)
• Experience with working with major transportation agencies in NJ/NYC/Pennsylvania area such as NJDOT, NJTPA, NJTA, SJTPO, DVRPC, and the PANYNJ would be preferred
• Registration as a professional engineer in the State of New Jersey (or the ability to obtain registration within six months)
• Substantial technical project experience and project management experience
• Additional experience in South Jersey/Philadelphia area a plus.

We are VHB! We're an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment.

Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes:

• Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
• Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
• Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
• Focus on learning, development, and career growth
• Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace

We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We're growing, and we hope you'll join us!

VHB is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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