Senior Transportation Planning/Engineering Manager

Join the Creighton Manning team, a GAI Consultants Company...

Are you looking for a collaborative work environment where you can work on exciting and vital transportation projects that transform your community, where each person is valued and work-life balance is key? If so, come join our growing, multidisciplinary team of engineers based in the greater NY Capital Region and Lower Hudson Valley.

This is an exceptional opportunity for personal and career growth through exposure to a wide range of design projects, interaction with highly skilled and motivated colleagues, and team-based training.

With over 50 years of experience in NY's Capital Region and adjacent areas, our team provides expertise in civil engineering, surveying, and construction inspection.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for technical progress and the day-to-day analysis and preparation of deliverables.
• Develop and grow client relationships and partnerships.
• Responsible for the day-to-day staffing and project scheduling.
• Manage or assist on complex planning studies and proposals.
• Develop and oversee transportation plans, studies and analysis.
• Act as concurrent project manager of many basic projects, a few intermediate projects, and one or two complex projects.
• Review complete project documents and QA/QC.
• Assist senior management and staff as planning specialist and advisor.
• Represent the organization in communications and conferences.
• Train and provide technical guidance to Planners I, II, and III.
• Lead project/public meetings on complex projects.
• Responsible for QA/QC.
• Attend proposal interviews.
• Prepare bills for projects.

General Characteristics:

• Uses creativity, foresight, and mature judgment to anticipate and solve new problems.
• Sets priorities and reconciles directions from competing interests.
• Leads projects with complex features with work performed directly, or by others.
• Integrates engineering economics and risk analysis into the solutions of complex engineering problems.
• Integrates solutions to complex problems across specialty areas.
• Demonstrates leadership.

Experience:

• 18+ years of experience.

Education:

• B.S. or M.S. Engineering, Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience Preferred

Certification/Licensure:

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) License, reciprocity in multiple states.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Predominantly develops standards and guidelines.
• Leads a project in the practice in their area of specialization.
• Predominantly develops appropriate design alternatives for complex engineering projects that consider realistic requirements, constraints, community input, permitting, and other regulatory constraints.
• Integrates advanced concepts, including sustainability, to solve complex problems.

Project and Task Management:

• Predominantly oversees technical, legal, and financial issues of an entire project.
• Recommends facilities, personnel, and funds required to carry out projects.
• Integrates these components into a complete project management plan for a complex engineering project.
• Implements effective teamwork and leadership principles into solutions for engineering problems.
• Determines project objectives and requirements.
• May serve as the Project Manager for certain projects with prior approval from GAI's President.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervises a major practice segment or several teams.
• Receives administrative supervision with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.
• Implements staff development plans within their practice segment, including technical, management, and leadership skills.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of leaders and teams.

Communication:

• Possesses exceptional oral and written communication skills, including negotiation of critical issues.
• Integrates different forms of effective and persuasive communication to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Demonstrates financial acumen and familiarity with legal issues related to engineering practice.
• Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials.

Here's what employees say about working at Creighton Manning:

• Very solid company...understands the mix of life and work, and does not interfere with that. Mix of young and old within the company...lots of growth potential.
• Flexible schedules -they care about keeping employees happy, even offering remote work 2 days a week.
• Highly collaborative work environment, where you will work directly with (and learn from) Project Managers, which doesn't happen at the biggest firms.
• A lot of projects are once-in-a-career opportunities...many exciting career-defining projects...big bridge replacements and rotaries - projects that have real positive community impact.
• The Company culture is great, everyone is looking out for each other.

Comprehensive, People-Centered Benefits for Total Wellness:

• Excellent, competitive pay based on experience and qualifications
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage options
• Flexible work schedule including WFH policy (2 days/week)
• Discretionary annual employee bonus
• 401K & Discretionary Profit-Sharing Plan
• Generous PTO
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Paid professional licensing fees
• Paid membership fees in professional organizations
• Bonus perks such as summer BBQs, golf outing, holiday party, and free snacks!

Pay Range:

Albany/Syracuse, NY: $55/hour - $70/hour

Poughkeepsie, NY: $58.50/hour - $75/hour

Westchester - White Plains, NY: $63/hour - $83/hour

Pay is based on the applicant's ability/experience and will be rated accordingly.

At Creighton Manning, continuous learning and mentoring are part of our DNA. There are opportunities to advance your career, either on the technical track towards Project Manager or into various corporate leadership positions. Team members get 360 reviews with input from peers and managers, to get a broad picture of their contributions.

As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, Creighton Manning will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, physical and mental disability, criminal record, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, status with respect to receiving public assistance, relationship or association with a member of a protected category, domestic violence victim status, a disabled, special, recently separated, active duty wartime, campaign badge, Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.