Principal Road & Highway Project Manager
Principal Road Highway Project Manager - Irvine, CA
Description Make A Difference Principal Road Highway Project Manager - Irvine, CA Parsons is one of the world's largest transportation planning, engineering, and construction firms. We have an extensive portfolio of diverse transportation projects including rail and transit, road and highway, bridge and tunnel, and aviation infrastructure. Parsons expertise encompasses all phases of transportation engineering operations - from the initial planning stage through final design, construction, and commissioning. Parsons has the people and power to move the world. Opportunity Parsons is seeking a Principal Project Manager with extensive road and highway design and engineering management experience to provide strategic direction to grow our core competency in Southern CA. Specifically, the selected candidate will have successfully managed highway/roadway design, planning, and engineering programs and significantly contributed to maintaining a professional consulting relationship with the CA Department of Transportation (Caltrans) as well as county and municipal agencies in this region. In this role, you will evaluate road and highway opportunities to pursue, including Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). You will also direct Parsons resources during proposal development and client presentations that may be valued up to $1 billion in total construction. As such, you will work closely with our business development team. Upon award of contracts, you will be responsible for the overall execution of the project and primary point of contact with many of our clients. This will include negotiating with regulatory agencies and support clients in public meetings in addition to monitoring budgets, scheduling, staffing plans and task execution oversight. Qualifications Requirements 15+ years of roadway and highway design experience, preferably most recently in Southern CA Track record of managerial leadership in delivering Southern CA highway system projects (more than $50 million) Thorough understanding of Caltrans, OCTA, VCTC, and LA Metro project development processes Competency in client development efforts and managing/exceeding client expectations California Professional Engineer with active membership in a professional engineering society Parsons offers an ethical, challenging, diverse, rewarding and fun work experience where enthusiastic, responsible people use their energy, talent and dedication to make a difference in the world. We provide career growth and development, a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; tuition reimbursement program; credit union membership; Employee Stock Ownership Plan and a 401(k) plan. Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. M/W/D/V. Founded in 1944, Parsons, an engineering, construction, technical, and management services firm with revenues of $2.7 billion in 2011, is 100% owned by the Employee Stock Ownership Trust. We conquer the toughest logistical challenges and deliver design/design-build, program/construction management, professional services, and innovative alternative delivery solutions to private industrial customers worldwide as well as to federal, regional, and local government agencies. Parsons is a leader in many diversified markets with a focus on infrastructure, environmental, and defense/security. Currently, more than 11,000 Parsons employees are engaged in more than 4,500 projects in 50 states and 26 countries. These dedicated workers speak 89 languages collectively, and hold more than 10,300 college degrees and professional registrations. Parsons employees continue to go anywhere in the world, meet every technical and management challenge, and persevere until the job is done.