Senior Highway Project Manager

ABOUT THE POSITION

Senior Civil Highway Project Manager | Hybrid | Wethersfield, CT

VHB's Wethersfield office is seeking a Senior Highway Project Manager who is passionate about managing innovative transportation engineering projects. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and growing team, and to tackle many of CT's local, state and federally funded municipal and state roadways, streetscape, bike facility, and safety projects. Experience working with state and local transportation agencies, as well as an understanding of local, CT, and federal funding requirements is highly desired. 

• 2024 ENR New England Design Firm of the Year
• VHB Wins Seven ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards
• 2024 ACEC Inaugural (DEI) Commitment Award

Responsibilities

VHB is seeking an individual to lead tasks and manage transportation projects within a team of highly motivated professionals. This may include:

• Provide guidance, administrative, and technical engineering support for federal and state funded transportation projects
• Develop reports, schedules, and project related documentation
• Transportation project quality assurance reviews
• Cost estimating
• Project management
• Supporting the production of design plans, calculations, specifications, and permitting documents (including but not limited to highway/roadway design, complete street design, safety improvements, grading and drainage design, and utility relocation coordination)
• Assisting with scheduling and management of project financials

Skills and Attributes

• Comprehensive understanding of FHWA and CTDOT design standards, requirements, and administrative procedures
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Detail oriented and quality focused
• Team oriented with strong capability to work independently
• Motivated to mentor others
• Demonstrated success with the administration of federal funding

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in transportation engineering
• CTDOT project experience required
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field required
• Master’s degree a plus (may substitute for 1 year of experience)

The base salary range for this position is $135,000-$170,000. This offer is determined based on a number of job-related factors including internal comparators, skills, education, training, credentials, experience, scope and complexity of role responsibilities, and geographic location.

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, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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