Director, Transportation - Ohio Highway Design

PRIME AE Group, Inc. (www.primeeng.com), a multi-faceted and rapidly growing A/E firm with 20 office locations in ten states and over 475 employees throughout the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Northeast, is seekinga Director of Transportation – Ohio Highway Designfor our Columbus office.

Position Overview:

As the Director of Transportation, the primary focus of this role will be to lead the office with full control and internal resources support/Executive support for success, recruit other qualified individuals, and pursue new Highway opportunities mainly in Ohio.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee the work of Design Engineers and Engineering Technicians.
• Perform technical work to support our other Highway projects.
• Assist with the development of preliminary design through construction documents, cost estimates and specifications development.
• Provide Quality control and oversee the preparation of detailed highway engineering design / analysis. Including reports, plans, specifications and estimates.
• Coordinate and work with other design teams and assess the activities and deliverables of the various subconsultants and disciplines associated with the project.
• Develop and mentor the transportation engineering skillsets of junior and entry level design engineers.
• Serves as a leader to our highway professionals to ensure they have the necessary support in programming, technology and talent to deliver services with the highest quality.
• Participate in marketing for projects. Identifies potential clients and potential projects/opportunities. Participate in firm meet and greets and interviews.
• Assists in preparation of SOI’s, Technical and Price Proposals, response to RFP’s, advertisements and solicitations.
• Participate in professional organizations such as ACEC, ASCE, ASHTO and the regional ASHTO affiliates.
  

Minimum Requirements:

• BS in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, or equivalent (MS preferred).

• Ohio PE certification.
• 15 - 20 years of transportation experience in a leadership role.
• Solid professional relationships with important clients.
• Significant technical and management level experience with ODOT projects.

Additional requirements include:

• Demonstrated ability to deliver challenging projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to lead teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including ability to author proposals.
• Ability to work effectively with little supervision.
• Ability to recruit qualified candidates to staff a growing office.
• Professionalism appropriate to represent PRIME to clients.

PRIME AE Group is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.