Project Manager/Lead Traffic Engineer

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Your impact

As our infrastructure ages and the world population increases, Jacobs’ worldwide staff of professionals use new technology and expertise to develop innovative solutions to address future transportation demand. Coupled with today’s challenge to decarbonize our planet and fund projects, our people are engaged with a variety of creative projects to implement these innovative solutions.

We are looking for a collaborative Project Manager/Lead Traffic Engineer-Traffic/ITS to join our Southeast Team as part of our multidisciplined group of transportation planners, traffic / ITS engineers and operations specialists with a wide variety of talent and experience. When you join us, you’ll take a leading role in the development of plans, specifications and estimates for intelligent transportation systems, traffic signal design, traffic studies and other traffic engineering work tasks. As a Project Manager, we’ll look to you to develop specifications, cost estimates, and prepare final bid packages as well as managing on-call contracts and sub-consultants. You’ll prepare scope, schedule, and budgets for projects and task orders and identify creative and innovative solutions based on client, project, and site constraints. You will utilize your expertise by providing technical guidance, oversight, and perform quality reviews as well as train, direct, and mentor junior staff on the team.

Additional Responsibilities In This Role Will Include

• Coordinating project milestones and workload with other project managers and group leads throughout the Southeast Region
• Assisting in project pursuits to win work, coordinating with client account management leads
• Assisting in business development and proposal efforts
• Maintaining and/or develop relationships with new and existing clients to determine their needs and manage expectations
  
  
  

This role could be based in our Birmingham, Alabama or Montgomery Alabama offices.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Professional Engineering (PE) License, or ability to obtain one within 6 months
• Substantial experience leading the development of plans, specification and estimates for ITS, traffic signal design and traffic studies
• Previous project management and leadership experience
• Valid driver’s license and able to travel locally for site visits
• Must be resourceful, curious, and self-directed.
  
  
  

Ideally, you'll also have

• Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field
• Design experience with departments of transportation, planning, transit, and/or municipal agencies
• Knowledge and experience using CADD/Microstation