GHD
Project Manager- Highways Roads- Ontario/Inland Empire
GHD, Irvine, California, United States, 92713
Overview
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Project Manager - Highways Roads - Coachella Valley/Inland Empire
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GHD , in the US West Region. The position will work remotely from the Coachella Valley/Inland Empire, but will be networked through our offices across the West Region with a focus on our offices in California. We are seeking a proactive Transportation Project Manager with the skills to advance highways, interchanges, local roads, roundabouts, trails/active transportation, bridges, and other vital improvements.
Responsibilities
Project Governance: Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project team and ensure project compliance with the organization\'s wider program and/or portfolio management structures.
Portfolio Management: Plan and manage the delivery of projects within an area of professional expertise, using an appropriate project management methodology to ensure intended outcomes are achieved.
Project Team Management: Lead large project teams (or multiple small- to medium-sized teams); define the project vision, communicate outcomes, and provide guidance to achieve these outcomes; coordinate team actions across project activities; manage the flow of additional team members on and off the team, as needed; and build the capability of the team through training, coaching, and mentoring.
Project Risk and Issue Management: Identify risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating these matters where appropriate; develop, agree on, and implement solutions to overcome these concerns.
Project Benefit Realization: Deliver baseline assessments and post-implementation analyses to evaluate and track the realization of business benefits.
Project Resource Management: Negotiate and manage deployment of project resource budgets, providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization.
Culture of Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units, such as idea generation platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons.
Leadership and Direction: Communicate the actions needed to implement the function\'s strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization\'s mission, vision, and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.
Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
Transformational Change Management: Manage projects or substantial workstreams within a transformational change program, ensuring integration with related projects; use structured change management methodologies to build acceptance of change and to embed desired culture and behaviors.
Stakeholder Management: Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans for projects to identify relevant stakeholders, to develop positive stakeholder relationships, and to ensure that each stakeholder has an appropriate share of voice.
Project Scope Definition: Plan and lead the delivery of a range of information gathering, analysis, and stakeholder consultation activities and specify, negotiate, and agree on project deliverables.
Project Assurance: Manage the delivery of assurance reviews within a project, enable the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties, and take appropriate action to resolve any issues identified, to give senior stakeholders confidence that the project can deliver according to time, budget, and quality.
Enterprise Business Analysis: Interpret the business need and identify solution recommendations to business problems at a business unit level.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
Experience
8+ years of experience with solid technical knowledge and skills across the transportation and municipal engineering, including planning and design; construction experience is a plus.
Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California or Arizona Required
Experience in transportation project management, specifically in highways and roads.
Experience with project management software and tools.
Ability to lead the development of project/client proposals and participate in interviews as needed.
Knowledge of Caltrans and AASHTO guidelines and standards and a strong foundation and understanding of PS&E package development.
Experience with local, state and federally funded transportation projects including projects delivered in partnership with Caltrans through their oversight process.
Salary Range: $116,000 – $175,000, based on experience.
As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
About Us Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges—with GHD supporting you every step of the way. We’ll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions, and help you create a lasting impact. See where your commitment could take you with GHD.
Our Pledge to You At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment—we live and breathe it every day. We pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact by combining deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners to respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.
Who We Are GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals across more than 200 offices spanning five continents. The Power of Commitment is our brand promise and guides our work to address humanity’s most urgent needs: making water, energy, and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.
Job Details
Seniority level: Associate
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Project Management, Consulting, and Engineering
Industries: Civil Engineering, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, and Environmental Services
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Project Manager - Highways Roads - Coachella Valley/Inland Empire
at
GHD , in the US West Region. The position will work remotely from the Coachella Valley/Inland Empire, but will be networked through our offices across the West Region with a focus on our offices in California. We are seeking a proactive Transportation Project Manager with the skills to advance highways, interchanges, local roads, roundabouts, trails/active transportation, bridges, and other vital improvements.
Responsibilities
Project Governance: Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project team and ensure project compliance with the organization\'s wider program and/or portfolio management structures.
Portfolio Management: Plan and manage the delivery of projects within an area of professional expertise, using an appropriate project management methodology to ensure intended outcomes are achieved.
Project Team Management: Lead large project teams (or multiple small- to medium-sized teams); define the project vision, communicate outcomes, and provide guidance to achieve these outcomes; coordinate team actions across project activities; manage the flow of additional team members on and off the team, as needed; and build the capability of the team through training, coaching, and mentoring.
Project Risk and Issue Management: Identify risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating these matters where appropriate; develop, agree on, and implement solutions to overcome these concerns.
Project Benefit Realization: Deliver baseline assessments and post-implementation analyses to evaluate and track the realization of business benefits.
Project Resource Management: Negotiate and manage deployment of project resource budgets, providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization.
Culture of Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units, such as idea generation platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons.
Leadership and Direction: Communicate the actions needed to implement the function\'s strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization\'s mission, vision, and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.
Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
Transformational Change Management: Manage projects or substantial workstreams within a transformational change program, ensuring integration with related projects; use structured change management methodologies to build acceptance of change and to embed desired culture and behaviors.
Stakeholder Management: Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans for projects to identify relevant stakeholders, to develop positive stakeholder relationships, and to ensure that each stakeholder has an appropriate share of voice.
Project Scope Definition: Plan and lead the delivery of a range of information gathering, analysis, and stakeholder consultation activities and specify, negotiate, and agree on project deliverables.
Project Assurance: Manage the delivery of assurance reviews within a project, enable the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties, and take appropriate action to resolve any issues identified, to give senior stakeholders confidence that the project can deliver according to time, budget, and quality.
Enterprise Business Analysis: Interpret the business need and identify solution recommendations to business problems at a business unit level.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
Experience
8+ years of experience with solid technical knowledge and skills across the transportation and municipal engineering, including planning and design; construction experience is a plus.
Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California or Arizona Required
Experience in transportation project management, specifically in highways and roads.
Experience with project management software and tools.
Ability to lead the development of project/client proposals and participate in interviews as needed.
Knowledge of Caltrans and AASHTO guidelines and standards and a strong foundation and understanding of PS&E package development.
Experience with local, state and federally funded transportation projects including projects delivered in partnership with Caltrans through their oversight process.
Salary Range: $116,000 – $175,000, based on experience.
As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
About Us Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges—with GHD supporting you every step of the way. We’ll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions, and help you create a lasting impact. See where your commitment could take you with GHD.
Our Pledge to You At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment—we live and breathe it every day. We pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact by combining deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners to respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.
Who We Are GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals across more than 200 offices spanning five continents. The Power of Commitment is our brand promise and guides our work to address humanity’s most urgent needs: making water, energy, and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.
Job Details
Seniority level: Associate
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Project Management, Consulting, and Engineering
Industries: Civil Engineering, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, and Environmental Services
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