Transportation Client Team Leader / Senior Project Manager

Company: David Evans and Associates
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: January 7, 2021

Job Description:

DEA's Puget Sound Region is looking for a Client Team Leader / Senior Project Manager to help lead one of our largest public agency clients with a focus on state highways, structures, and design-build projects. This position can be located in our Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, or Olympia, WA offices. The Client Team Leader will work within the region overseeing business development, client management, project delivery, and client profitability.

Client Team Leader Responsibilities:

Responsible for the full lifecycle relationship with the client

Develop significant new business to meet firm sales and revenue goals

Lead WSDOT client team and participate on other client teams

Lead cross-business unit business development

Participate in assessing client technology trends

Perform client sales forecasting

Make go/no-go decisions

Determine and cultivate teaming partnerships

Determine pursuit staffing

Oversee pursuit strategy development and implementation

Responsible for client profitability, favorable contract terms, revenue forecasting, and the client sales result.

Manage the overall client experience and responsible for building, maintaining, and deepening the client relationships.

Will serve as principal-in-charge or project manager when appropriate.

Monitor project manager performance on their client's projects.

Conduct client experience surveys (if not the PM on the project).

May review cost proposals.

Additionally responsible for coaching project managers on client expectations and providing feedback on project manager and delivery team performance, including removing underperforming project managers or staff.

Leader is client professional activities (conferences, events, etc.)

Senior Project Manager Responsibilities:

Ensure excellence in project execution for on-time, on-budget deliverables of quality that meet or exceed the industry's standard of care

Work with the Practice Leaders and Delivery Leaders to ensure office resources are available to complete existing project work as well as work committed to in proposals

Provide leadership and guidance to staff. Review submittals, including engineering documents and other deliverables, for compliance with contractual and professional requirements as part of DEA's Quality Management requirements

Adhere to firm-wide tools, processes, and policies including project accounting (set up, budgeting, etc.), contracting, and quality requirements.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Licensed Professional Engineer in the United States

10+ years in transportation design with a focus on roadway, highway, transit, or bridge projects

Proven track record of working with and delivering public agency/DOT projects

Comprehensive understanding of WSDOT organization, procurement, contracts, and business practices.

Benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)/Holiday Pay

401k and Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)

Flexible 9/80 (every other Friday off) work schedule

Transportation Jobs with DEA

The increasing complexities of modern transportation include growing demands, aging infrastructure, rising costs, funding challenges, and environmental concerns. Agencies and communities faced with improving their transportation systems must do more with less. From initial investigations through planning, concept development, final design, and construction, DEA responds with solutions that serve today's transportation needs while accommodating tomorrow's growth. Our Transportation Business Unit focuses on five markets; Bridges and Structures, Roads and Highways, Transit and Rail, Smart Mobility and Construction Engineering.

Potential office locations include: Seattle, WA; Tacoma, WA; Bellevue, WA; Olympia, WA.

DEA Inc. is proud to be an AA/EEO employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal law, such as race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information or sexual orientation.

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