Senior Civil Highway Project Manager

Senior Civil Highway Project ManagerWSP is growing its Minneapolis, MN office and is seeking a highly experienced and motivated candidate to fill our Senior Civil Highway Project Manager position. This position will be critical to delivering infrastructure solutions across Minnesota with a focus on County and Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) projects, ensuring technical excellence and high‑quality deliverables.As part of the Transportation & Infrastructure Group, you will directly pursue County and MnDOT projects, lead, and mentor staff. You will bring a comprehensive range of skills, including project management, roadway design experience related to preliminary and final highway design, roadway and intersection geometry, safety and ADA design, and will be well versed in MnDOT State Aid and MnDOT Trunk Highway project delivery processes.Your ImpactPeople and CultureSupport and mentorship of local staff, emphasizing Minnesota standards, career development, and advancement of technical skills.Collaborate with professionals, engineers, planners, and infrastructure authorities on federal, state, regional, and locally funded improvement projects.Develop a personal network and proposal and business‑development opportunities.Interact well with others to produce high‑quality technical and professional deliverables on projects and proposals.Inspire, motivate, and promote the best of WSP to our clients and communities to ensure strong engagement and team morale.ClientsParticipate in client engagement and build a personal network for yourself and WSP staff.Drive the performance of the business to strategically grow our market share and ensure WSP is a preferred provider of engineering services.Determine client requirements and contribute to the development of proposals, scopes, schedules, and budgets.Identify cross‑business‑line opportunities through discussions with industry partners and clients.ExpertiseManage design projects, studies, and tasks.Lead the preparation of preliminary and final design plans, cost estimates, and special provisions while developing staff in these areas.Work independently with minimal oversight and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.Demonstrate a high level of self‑leadership with attention to detail, multi‑tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities.Operational ExcellencePromote excellence and innovation in providing high‑quality technical products.Promote commitment to improving and maintaining technical excellence.Provide leadership in technical and professional activities on projects.Foster the development of new innovations for clients to be a trusted leader in our industry.Show a strong commitment to technical excellence and QA/QC procedures.Required QualificationsBachelor's degree in civil engineering.Minimum of 10 years of verifiable professional project management experience.Professional Engineering registration in the State of Minnesota, or ability to obtain within 6 months.Proven experience with MnDOT projects.Proficiency in Bentley Open Roads Designer software.Ability to think strategically and creatively, and craft approaches to challenging projects.Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.Preferred QualificationsActive membership in a local professional organization.Experience leading design teams on multi‑disciplinary projects, including sub‑consultant oversight.Experience with infrastructure planning and design, corridor studies, rehabilitation projects.Knowledge of relevant MnDOT and State Aid design criteria, specifications, codes, regulations, compliance practices, submittal procedures, and record‑keeping requirements.Extensive experience with MnDOT and local county transportation projects.Well‑established client relationships and industry contacts, including MnDOT, county, and business partners in the Minnesota market.Sound decision‑making, strategic and visionary thinking, and creative business development capabilities.BenefitsWSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and attendance at naturalization proceedings.CompensationExpected Salary (all locations): $121,100–205,900Equal Opportunity EmployerWSP USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.#J-18808-Ljbffr