Transportation Manager jobs in Columbus, GA

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Transportation Project Manager

AECOM is looking for a Transportation Project Manager to provide support to the AECOM Transportation Improvement Act (TIA) Team working for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). This position will actively contribute to the delivery of the second ten years of projects located in the River Valley Region. This position will be based in Georgia and is currently a hybrid work position, which includes remote work, occasional site visits, and travel to meetings within the River Valley Region. This position affords the ideal candidate the following:

• Manage projects on a long-term GDOT Program, which AECOM has managed for 10 years and was recently renewed for an additional 5 years.

• Provide project management services on a large fully funded state transportation program with 45 complex and active roadway projects.

• Work within a small cohesive team, which works as an extension of GDOT staff.

• Work on a high-value program that strives to innovate program and project management, while remaining transparent to the citizens that voted to enact TIA.

As a Project Manager on the TIA team working directly with GDOT, you will be responsible for managing the delivery of all the River Valley TIA 2 (2023-2032) projects. This includes:

• Management of the design consultants and their sub-consultant teams.

• Providing input on design consultant's scopes of services, deliverables, and cost proposals.

• Visit project sites, clients, and other AECOM offices.

• Coordination with internal utility, environmental, and right-of-way subject matter experts.

• Prep, manage, and host weekly coordination meetings with the GDOT/TIA team

• Tracking and monitoring of local Let projects to support the TIA Regional Coordinator in administering local government project delivery.

• Managing, tracking, and progressing all tasks associated with the GDOT/TIA Let design projects.

• Reviewing and approving consultant and local government invoices

• Attending relevant in-person project meetings that include, but are not limited to concept team meetings, local government coordination meetings, public information open houses, constructability review meetings, field plan reviews, etc.

• Review of milestone plan submittals.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• BS in Civil Engineering or related engineering or technical discipline and 4 plus years of experience with GDOT design and/or project management or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

• A valid Driver’s License is required to visit project sites, clients, and other AECOM offices. As a condition of employment, the selected candidate must pass a Motor Vehicle Records review.

Preferred:

• GDOT Plan Development Process (PDP) training/experience.

• 2 years of project management experience.

• 8 years of transportation engineering experience.

Additional Information

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

• Relocation is not available for this role.

The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $95,000 to $130,000.

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

#LI-SG1

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10106600

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: East

Career Area: Program & Project Management

Work Location Model: Hybrid