Principal Project Manager Transportation

At Mott MacDonald, we are driven by purpose and powered by brilliant people. As a trusted engineering, management, and development consultancy, we work with clients to solve complex challenges and deliver sustainable outcomes that make a meaningful difference for the communities we serve. When you join us as an experienced professional, you will bring your expertise to work that matters while continuing to grow your career. You will collaborate with talented colleagues across disciplines and geographies, contribute your perspective, and help shape better outcomes through technical excellence, innovation, and integrity. Build on your experience while helping shape what comes next. At Mott MacDonald, you'll work alongside talented people on complex and rewarding projects that make a real difference. We value fresh perspectives, encourage collaboration, and provide opportunities to expand your skills, take on new challenges, and grow your career. Whether you're deepening your technical expertise, broadening your leadership experience, or exploring new opportunities across our business, you'll be supported by a team that is committed to helping you succeed. Responsibilities of the position will include, but may not be limited to: Lead the pursuit and execution of CD and PE Phase transportation projects, developing and evaluating plans and criteria, weighing alternatives and selecting the most cost-effective solution meeting the communities and client’s needs. Identify and evaluate future opportunities, lead proposal development through the procurement process and support transportation business development efforts to build Mott MacDonald’s reputation in New Jersey. Provide vision, support, and challenge to encourage collaborative, high performance team environments that promote analytical and resourceful problem solving, driving innovative approaches and alternative solutions. Be invested in the development of northeast transportation staff through technical mentoring, leading effective communication, and supporting career advancement. In this role, you will be expected to: Serve as project manager or discipline task lead on large and complex projects with multi-disciplinary project teams. Serve as project principal, supervising project managers on smaller, less complex projects. Research the feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions, and regulatory agency specifications. Build on current client relationships and grow, nurture, and strengthen new external client relationships; build and maintain strong networks with key clients (NJDOT, NJTA / Counties / NJ Transit), business partners and competitors, using these networks to influence, identify opportunities and impact the growth and direction of the transportation business. Identify and manage opportunities through the entire procurement process, including upselling to existing clients. Lead the development of high-performance team environments by providing vision and guidance to design teams, offering both support and challenge to encourage independent, creative thinking and collaboration. Exemplify Mott MacDonald values and culture, where results are driven by a total team effort and junior professionals feel supported through mentorship. Independently plan and review production of engineering drawings, specifications, engineering investigations and concept development work. Coordinate with all staff, including other disciplines, to maintain project execution and control to achieve continuity of purpose within scope, budget, and time schedules from initial start-up through final design on transportation projects. Supervise and/or participate in quality control checks, maintaining quality standards in all work produced, and/or reviewing designs and drawings performed by others. Serve as client account leader / liaison, including client account management, development and maintenance of client engagement plans, monitoring client satisfaction on current projects…

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