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Overview

Colliers Engineering & Design is looking for a passionate and motivated Department Manager to lead our Pennsylvania Highways & Traffic Engineering Discipline into the future! Working alongside strong, reputable transportation leaders in the region, this role will oversee, direct, and manage an existing staff located throughout the state. One of your primary responsibilities will be to assist in the development and maintenance of client relationships, management of projects, and procurement of new projects for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC).

Responsibilities

+ Reviews and manages operations to ensure the quality of the technical products.

+ Establishes effective long-range objectives, goals, and plans for assigned team.

+ Provides technical and management leadership to the assigned team.

+ Develops a marketing program, including a business plan, in conjunction with discipline goals.

+ Advises and assists professionals in other groups when expert knowledge and expertise is required.

+ Manages activities so an adequate profit is earned on all projects.

+ Reviews monthly productivity and utilization, making adjustments as needed.

+ Works efficiently with the billing department to authorize and transmit bills to clients for all reporting managers; follow up with clients for timely payments.

+ Assigns projects to staff and schedules work.

+ Mentor staff in learning sound technical and business practices.

+ Evaluate employee performance in accordance with company policy.

+ Adhere to Health and Safety program and all applicable SOPs.

Qualifications

+ Bachelor's degree in civil engineering is required.

+ 10+ years of PennDOT and/or PTC experience is required, including Project Manager, Deputy Project Manager, and/or Lead Highway Engineer roles.

+ PA PE (Professional Engineer) license is required.

+ Demonstrated effective leadership across large groups of employees.

+ Ability to develop business with clients that are not familiar with our firm.

+ Capable of building and hiring effective teams.

+ Excellent communication skills.

+ Strategic thinker, effective delegation skills, and strong business acumen.

+ Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

What We Offer

At Colliers Engineering & Design our people are our most important resource. That’s why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as Company sponsored activities.

This dedication begins with supporting a work life balance through a generous compensation package that includes: company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid pregnancy disability leave; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; a company-matched 401(k)/Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses and a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week.

We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Women’s Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.

Apply today to learn how you can join our team of professionals, so we can help you Accelerate Your Success!

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Colliers Engineering & Design is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V). We are committed to ensuring that diversity and inclusion continues to be a strategic area of focus, not only as the right thing to do, but as one of the ways we will continue to lead our industry into the future. As part of this responsibility, we are on a progressive journey to foster an environment in which everyone at Colliers Engineering & Design feels respected and comfortable doing their best work while being their authentic selves regardless of background or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.