Traffic Department Manager

What We're Looking For

The timing couldn’t be better! Join HNTB as Traffic Department Manager in our Massachusetts office. At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the most transformative transportation projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being responsible for leading a growing team of traffic engineers in the design, development and delivery of project tasks while managing scope, budget, and quality control. This position coordinates project priorities, staffing schedules, and staff assignments to ensure clients are provided the proper resources at the appropriate time. Responsible for technical coaching and mentoring and efficient, productive utilization of staff in providing high-quality service.

While this is a leadership position, there are project management and task lead opportunities as well. The ideal candidate will be located in our Boston office and will be responsible for managing and developing a department of 10+ traffic engineers, providing technical expertise and managing and delivering transportation and traffic engineering projects. We are looking for an engineer that is experienced and knowledgeable in traffic design and analysis from the feasibility/conceptual stage through design and construction. You will be a technical expert and leader that can help win and deliver transportation projects for our public agency clients in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Candidates should be able to share their experience with others in a way that promotes the development of less experienced staff and improves the performance of the whole team.

Primary Focus Will Include:

• Providing technical advice, mentoring, and support for HNTB management and staff

• Hiring & developing staff in the department

• Managing the overall operations of the department including the workload and utilization of staff

• Interacting with clients regarding projects, technical matters and industry trends

• Problem solving on complex transportation and traffic assignments

• Managing multiple multi-disciplinary projects and/or serving as engineering lead on projects

• Providing quality control, completeness, and accuracy of engineering review for deliverables

• Coordinating with HNTB Traffic Group Leaders throughout the Northeast

• Working with leadership on the vision and strategy for the department to identify new work, provide enhanced services, and continue growth

The right candidate:

• Has a significant breadth and depth of technical experience in traffic analysis and transportation engineering

• Develops concept-level design solutions for corridors, intersections, and interchanges

• Has experience coordinating with other disciplines such as Highway, Environmental and Structural

• Has proficiency delivering projects for MassDOT (additional experience with RIDOT is a plus)

• Provides technical guidance as requested on complex or unusual engineering projects

• Evaluates designs and analyses for completeness and fit

• Enjoys opportunities to advise and guide staff throughout the design stages, including time devoted to mentoring and growing skills of less experienced staff

• Is collaborative and will work with leadership to create a vision for the department

What You'll Do:

• Develops, monitors and manages the department's operating budget in support of the group or office operating budget and forecast updates.

• Responsible for the management, growth and professional development of discipline-specific engineering department. Coordinates department activities establishes priorities and assign staff to projects. Ensures staff development, mentoring and training needs are being met. Collaborates with other departments or groups within the office on work-sharing needs and opportunities.

• Supports the implementation of the firm's strategic plan and HNTB's Sophisticated Sales Approach (SSA) process on project pursuits in the department and office, including development of department-level strategic planning strategies.

• Supports the implementation of the firm's contracting (SCA) process through project delivery and contracting activities including scope, work plan and fee reviews for all contracting activities impacting the department.

• Supports the implementation of the firm's project delivery (SDA) process including Work Planning, Monthly Project Reviews and other project performance methods to ensure quality work, on time, on schedule, to the client's satisfaction.

• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including client discovery, proposal generation, interviews, and win-to-work activities

• Maintains client contacts to ensure client satisfaction. Leads and assists in sales and marketing efforts for department's growth.

• Recruits, hires, develops and retains department staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession.

• Manages assigned project management activities (project scope, schedule, budget and quality management) and performs technical discipline tasks including research, reports, design, specifications and plan preparation.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 10 years of practical experience including 2 years of supervisory experience.

What We Prefer:

• 12 years practical experience

• 4 years supervisory experience

• Professional Engineer (PE) certification in MA or RI (or ability to obtain within 6 months)

• Experience with Synchro, Sidra, HCS, VISSIM

Additional Information

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Locations:

Boston, MA