Transportation Planning Manager

OVERVIEW Merrick & Company is seeking a Transportation Planning Manager in our Tampa Office. We are looking for an individual that wants to advance their career by joining our talented and highly collaborative Engineering Team. With a minimum of ten 10 years of related engineering and project management experience, the prospective candidate will lead multiple projects for highway and roadway improvement projects. A career-minded professional with self-confidence and a teachable spirit would find themselves advancing quickly in our family-oriented organization. As a Transportation Planning Manager, he/she will play a key role in expanding the capabilities of our rapidly growing transportation group. The ideal candidate should have strong relationships with individuals at the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and should have previous project management experience on FDOT projects. Pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

WHAT YOULL DO The planning manager is ultimately responsible for project success and the clients satisfaction, with an emphasis on cultivating client relationships and winning future work. The vast majority of our work comes from repeat business with the project-planning manager consistently delivering quality to our clients. As such, the project-planning manager will:

• Oversee project planning, earned value management, technical leadership, quality control, and client satisfaction.
• Manage project teams with multi-discipline engineering discipline leads.
• Master and implement industry best practices from PMI, CII, and AACE.
• Inform engineering discipline leads of resource requirements.
• Travel to client sites several times per month for the purposes of design meetings and developing new work.
• Contribute to business development and meeting with clients to develop scopes of work.
• Contribute to corporate and business unit strategic planning efforts.
• Meet with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of work.

This work includes client development, proposal assistance, project planning, estimating, scheduling, and establishing project controls.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ten (10) or more years of experience in project management and/or engineering, preferably within Transportation/Civil Engineering.
• Bachelors degree in engineering - all degrees considered. Mechanical, Civil, and Chemical degrees will be most applicable to this position.
• Florida Professional Engineering License is required.
• Thorough understanding of earned value management, project scheduling, and risk management.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

PERKS

• Employee Owned - all eligible U.S. employees have an Employee Stock Ownership Account.
• Robust Employee Referral Program.
• Annual performance and compensation reviews.
• Professional Training and Development.
• Employee Recognition Awards.
• Peer Mentor Program.
• And Much More

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Apply online only. No e-mail, hard copy, or third-party resumes accepted. At Merrick, every resume is carefully reviewed by our team of experienced human recruiters-never by AI. We are committed to a fully human-centered hiring process, ensuring each candidate receives thoughtful, personalized attention at every stage.

Merrick & Company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, which includes health insurance, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), and paid time off (PTO). Merrick is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. Employment with Merrick is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment background check, MVR check, and drug screen.