Roadway Section Manager - US - OH, Cincinnati

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Job Description:

Ready to take your engineering and leadership experience to the next level to work on complex problems that will have a huge impact on the Cincinnati and greater Ohio area? Parsons is now hiring a Transportation Road & Highway Engineering Manager who can lead a team of professionals working on our expanding portfolio of Road & Highway projects!   

What You'll Be Doing:

• Reviewing and approving discipline staffing budget estimates and staffing assignment schedules on each project

• Maintaining appropriate staffing level, including temporary personnel, as needed

• Reviewing and approving staff forecasting reports

• If assigned to a major program, managing all engineering and design efforts for all disciplines required for the progra

• Coordinating all discipline staffing requirements for the program

• Monitoring the quality and progress of the discipline on each project, ensuring that production requirements are satisfied

• Working closely with Project Managers to resolve any existing or forecasted problems related to discipline staffing, quality of work, schedule performance, or productivity

• Ensuring compliance with both Parsons’ and the Project standards and procedures

• Recommending improvements to department procedures

• Supporting pre-contract and business development efforts as required, serving as technical consultant

• Actively participating in and promoting the Quality Improvement Program

• May head a committee within the discipline, striving to motivate and educate the assigned personnel

• Monitoring the quality and progress of the discipline on each project, ensuring that production requirements are satisfied

• Establishing standards and procedures manuals for the discipline 

• Recommending improvements to department procedures

• Ensuring performance within overhead budgets authorized for the discipline

• Supporting development of pursuit pipeline and mining opportunities for the Section

Business Development Responsibilities

• Support development of pursuit pipeline and mining opportunities for the Section

• Support Win Strategy and supports Proposals for a pursuit

• May serve as Capture Manager for a key pursuit

• May serve as main point of contact for project

• Support business development opportunities and marketing events

• Serve on a committee or board for professional organizations that meet our objectives

• May attend key conferences for networking and brand exposure

• Submit abstracts to key conferences and encourages presentations from staff

• Identify the needs to develop a staffing plan for projects and pursuits for Teams projects

• Identify the need for new hires for the Team

• Assist or lead on-boarding of new staff

• Identify strategic potential candidates to hire and lead recruiting efforts for these key Team hires.

• Identify and coordinates training needs and requests for their staff.

• Develop career development plans with all direct reports

• Develop workforce forecasting to identify peaks and valleys of staffing needs for their Team.

• Responsible for performance including recognition and disciplinary efforts for Team Staff

What Qualifications You'll Bring:

•  Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or related field)

• 15+ years of related Road & Highway, ODOT based work experience, including supervisory/managerial experience

• Ohio Professional Engineer registration with active membership in a professional engineering society may be required

•  Proven ability to perform in a supervisory/managerial capacity Excellent written and oral communications skills

• Thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are required

• Must also possess a thorough knowledge of current technology and the capabilities and efficiencies of specific engineering software for use in completing engineering assignments

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see new possibilities.

Salary Range: 

$126,600.00 - $227,900.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!