Location: Fort Collins,CO, USA
Description
Finding the right fit:
Work doesnt feel like work when you do what you love and enjoy the people you do it with. Thats been our experience anyway and it could be yours too.
Were currently seeking a confident, motivated project manager to serve as a key contributor within our Transportation team and help us grow in the western region. Youll have access to highly experienced roadway, structure, traffic, and construction engineering staff to assist you in driving quality transportation projects forward and ensuring their successful delivery to our valued clients. And, along the way, youll find support from fellow project managers within the company, as well as upper management, who are equally committed to these same priorities.
Success will be defined by your ability to develop client relationships; identify, pursue, win and manage transportation-related projects; make hiring recommendations as we grow the group; and be instrumental in the career development of less experienced staff within the group.
On any given day, youll:
+ Take the lead in successfully marketing and winning transportation projects from clients including CDOT, WYDOT, area counties, municipalities, and the private sector, including client contact and proposal writing.
+ Prepare and negotiate contract documents.
+ Manage clients.
+ Manage projects overseeing the production of all project work, ensuring that the work is produced on schedule, profitably, and in conformance with the quality standards of Ayres Associates and requirements of the contract.
+ Build and maintain respectful working relationships with fellow co-workers and leaders within the company.
+ Support and participate in the development and mentorship of staff.
+ Be an active participant in regularly scheduled group meetings to discuss project pursuits, workload, and resource utilization.
+ Provide input to for the development of an annual business plan and budget for the group.
+ Actively engage in local, statewide, and/or national professional organizations.
+ Participate in office-wide, social events.
Required Qualifications
+ A bachelors degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in transportation.
+ Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Colorado.
+ A minimum of 6 years of experience consisting of transportation related design and project management.
+ Willingness to travel to other company locations from time to time.
+ A valid drivers license with a good driving record.
Desired Skills and Experiences:
+ 8-12 years experience developing, delivering, and managing transportation projects for CDOT and/or Front Range Colorado counties and municipalities.
+ Enthusiastic focus on business development, including client contact, marketing initiatives, and monitoring client and partner satisfaction.
+ A desire to build the Ayres Associates brand at professional meetings/conferences locally, statewide, and potentially nationally.
+ Passion for representing Ayres Associates in a professional manner.
+ Eagerness to cultivate a team environment where all staff members feel valued and supported and all ideas flow freely.
+ Experience with Civil 3D, AutoCAD, OpenRoads Designer and other engineering software.
Benefits of being part of the Ayres team:
+ Health/dental/vision insurance offering affordable plans with flexible coverage options
+ Short-term and long-term disability
+ Development
+ Paid membership dues to professional organizations
+ Paid licensing exam/prep course for professional certification
+ Encourage/reimburse for professional registrations and certifications.
+ Work/Life Balance
+ Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
+ Paid holidays [including two floating holidays]
+ Flexible work schedules
+ Financial
+ Flexible spending plans and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
+ 401(k) with company match
+ Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
+ Social
+ Peer recognition program and mentor programs
+ Young Professionals [YP] networking groups
+ Sporting events, dragon boat races, annual parties, summer picnics, and more!
Our good-faith compensation approach is fair and equitable, and takes into consideration only permissible factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, training, skills, and experience, and geographic location where the work is performed. A salary range for this posting is $90000 - $120000 / year. The foregoing salary range represents what the company believes, in good-faith, it will pay for the posted opportunity. The individual selected for this role will be evaluated with the compensation factors in mind and placed appropriately.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)