Senior Project Manager - Transportation Services

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its New England Transportation group, focusing on complex transportation projects in New Hampshire and potentially across the Northeast. This role involves leading multi-disciplined teams, managing project lifecycles from scope development to delivery, and ensuring quality control. The successful candidate will also contribute to marketing and business development, expanding the client base, and mentoring staff. This is an exciting opportunity to serve major agencies and municipalities, enhancing transportation services and fostering career growth within a challenging and inclusive work environment.

Must Have

• Manage complex transportation projects for major agencies and municipalities primarily in NH
• Lead multi-disciplined project teams
• Manage and deliver complex transportation projects
• Develop the scope and budget for new project pursuits
• Serve as the Senior Project Manager for design and planning projects in our transportation program
• Lead the development of project scopes, schedules, and budgets, and monitoring and controlling project performance
• Perform Quality Control/Quality Assurance of key deliverables related to transportation projects managed by others
• Implement CDM Smith’s quality procedures throughout the project lifecycle
• Bachelor's Degree
• 10 years of related experience
• PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion)

Good to Have

• Assist with marketing and business development activities
• Serve as a leader in our New England Transportation Group
• Work with current staff to enhance our transportation services capabilities
• Mentor staff and help expand our planning, design and program management practice in NH, ME, VT, MA, CT, NY, and RI markets
• Assist with marketing and business development efforts to further expand our client base and project opportunities with New England region transportation agencies
• Professional Engineering (PE) or Structural Engineering (SE) license
• Bachelor's degree in civil, structural, transportation engineering, or related degree
• Previous experience managing transportation projects for NHDOT or other State DOT clients
• Previous experience assisting with the proposal process and presenting/meeting with transportation clients
• Strong experience meeting and working with New Hampshire agencies, cities, and municipalities

Perks & Benefits

• Hybrid Work Options may be considered
• Unmatched employee experience
• Challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment
• Fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee
• Company takes good care of you and your family
• All bonuses are discretionary

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Job Description

Currently has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager with previous experience managing transportation projects to join and help lead our growing New England Transportation group. In this position, you will manage complex transportation projects for major agencies and municipalities primarily in NH, with the opportunity for growth of your portfolio to include projects throughout the Northeast. You will lead multi-disciplined project teams, manage and deliver complex transportation projects, develop the scope and budget for new project pursuits, assist with marketing and business development activities, and serve as a leader in our New England Transportation Group.

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As a leader in our program, you will serve our clients and deliver on exciting opportunities by:

• Serving as the Senior Project Manager for design and planning projects in our transportation program.

• Working with current staff to enhance our transportation services capabilities.

• Mentoring staff and helping to expand our planning, design and program management practice in NH, ME, VT, MA, CT, NY, and RI markets.

• Leading the development of project scopes, schedules, and budgets, and monitoring and controlling project performance.

• Performing Quality Control/Quality Assurance of key deliverables related to transportation projects managed by others.

• Implementing quality procedures throughout the project lifecycle.

• Assisting with marketing and business development efforts to further expand our client base and project opportunities with New England region transportation agencies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree. 10 years of related experience.

• PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list).

• Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.

• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineering (PE) or Structural Engineering (SE) license, highly preferred.

• Bachelor's degree in civil, structural, transportation engineering, or related degree.

• Previous experience managing transportation projects for NHDOT or other State DOT clients.

• Previous experience assisting with the proposal process and presenting/meeting with transportation clients.

• Strong experience meeting and working with New Hampshire agencies, cities, and municipalities.

Amount of Travel Required

5%

EEO Statement

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Additional Compensation

All bonuses at [Company Name] are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.

Business Unit

NAU

Group

TNG

Assignment Category

Fulltime-Regular

Employment Type

Regular

Visa Sponsorship Available

No - We will not support sponsorship, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position