Job Description:
Parsons is now hiring for a Transportation Practice Leader , to continue to facilitate growth in our Ohio portfolio by successfully delivering major highway projects in Ohio. This role is ideal for someone looking to use your business development savvy and operations management skills to implement strategies for business growth and performance!
The ideal location for this position is our Cincinnati, OH office, but HYBRID and REMOTE options may be available for the right candidate.
The key responsibilities for this role can be summarized in the following:
Project Management:
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget of highway projects. Manage scope, schedule, and budget of highway projects.
• Develop scope and fee and negotiate new contracts. Develop scope and fee and negotiate new contracts.
• Client management and change order management. Client management and change order management.
• Identify staffing requirements. Identify staffing requirements.
Operations Responsibilities:
• Work with other Project Managers, technical managers, and the Regional Manager to appropriately assign engineering staff for project delivery and pursuit success. Work with other Project Managers, technical managers, and the Regional Manager to appropriately assign engineering staff for project delivery and pursuit success.
• Collaborate with other managers within the Region to plan, implement, and execute regional goals, projects, and pursuits. Collaborate with other managers within the Region to plan, implement, and execute regional goals, projects, and pursuits.
• Identify and support the implementation of technology initiatives applicable to the advancement of the transportation practice. Identify and support the implementation of technology initiatives applicable to the advancement of the transportation practice.
• Lead the transportation team in Cincinnati and grow headcount by recruiting and retaining top talent. Lead the transportation team in Cincinnati and grow headcount by recruiting and retaining top talent.
Technical Responsibilities:
• Provide technical guidance and quality oversight for projects and pursuits. Provide technical guidance and quality oversight for projects and pursuits.
• Seek opportunities to make presentations and write articles to earn a reputation as an industry leader and promote Parsons as the gold standard in the industry. Seek opportunities to make presentations and write articles to earn a reputation as an industry leader and promote Parsons as the gold standard in the industry.
• Engage and serve in leadership positions within professional organizations to stay abreast of local industry news and raise the profile of Parsons. Engage and serve in leadership positions within professional organizations to stay abreast of local industry news and raise the profile of Parsons.
Business Development Responsibilities:
• Support BD efforts in the region, including target planning and teaming development in collaboration with the BD staff and under the direction of the Regional Manager. Support BD efforts in the region, including target planning and teaming development in collaboration with the BD staff and under the direction of the Regional Manager.
• Serve as a Capture Manager and Project Manager for key pursuits. Serve as a Capture Manager and Project Manager for key pursuits.
• Attend regularly scheduled key client meetings and maintain current knowledge of project pipelines for key clients. Attend regularly scheduled key client meetings and maintain current knowledge of project pipelines for key clients.
• Participate in writing/editing proposals, pricing, and pricing reviews of proposals. Participate in writing/editing proposals, pricing, and pricing reviews of proposals.
• Lead proposal and proposal review efforts and communicate relevant client news with Operations and Business Development teams. Lead proposal and proposal review efforts and communicate relevant client news with Operations and Business Development teams.
Key Qualifications:
• 4-year degree in Civil Engineering or related technical/business field. 4-year degree in Civil Engineering or related technical/business field.
• 15+ years of managing diverse infrastructure projects with a track record of successful project delivery on Ohio projects. 15+ years of managing diverse infrastructure projects with a track record of successful project delivery on Ohio projects.
• Demonstrable experience meeting operational business goals and strategizing on market development, including P&L ownership and the ability to meet or exceed sales, operating profit & margin, and DSO targets. Demonstrable experience meeting operational business goals and strategizing on market development, including P&L ownership and the ability to meet or exceed sales, operating profit & margin, and DSO targets.
• Ability to foster collaboration across multiple market sectors and business lines, including Rail, Aviation, Industrial, and Federal Solutions groups. Ability to foster collaboration across multiple market sectors and business lines, including Rail, Aviation, Industrial, and Federal Solutions groups.
• Experience leading and participating in business development activities. Experience leading and participating in business development activities.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio, with considerable experience in the Ohio Market Licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio, with considerable experience in the Ohio Market
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Parsons is a technology-driven engineering services firm with more than 70 years of experience in the engineering, construction, technical, and professional services industries. The corporation is a leader in many diversified markets with a focus on infrastructure, defense, security, and construction. Parsons delivers design/design-build, program/construction management, systems design/engineering, cyber/converged security, and other professional services packaged in innovative alternative delivery methods to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.