Traffic Services Director - JT

Company: KLM Careers
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder. Our company is constantly defining the built environment by creating an atmosphere of creativity, responsibility, diversity, accountability, and entrepreneurship. We believe that innovation comes from a constant flow of diverse ideas. The phrase "because that's how we've always done it" is never a part of our conversations. We encourage our experts to try new things and explore ideas that can help our clients achieve their goals, even if those ideas are unconventional. We are looking for innovative, creative, and passionate professionals who seek excellence in all they do to serve their clients. We invite you to explore the following exciting opportunity to join our team: We are seeking a Traffic Services Director that will assume primary control of traffic projects. General responsibilities will include direction, management, and primary control of traffic projects and management of a traffic team. This individual will also perform professional traffic design services; workflow and staff management; staff development; project management; technical leadership; quality assurance; and client coordination. Responsibilities Traffic Services

• Manage, perform, and review traffic analysis studies
• Manage, perform, and review signal design and operations analysis
• Manage, perform, and review signing and lighting design
• Obtain and maintain PTOE certification Workflow and Staff Management
  • Determine monthly traffic team billing and staffing projections
  • Maintain master traffic team project list
  • Monitor monthly traffic team billings, profitability, and staff utilization
  • Coordinate workflow and staffing with Department Manager & other teams
  • Identify hiring needs and assist with interviewing
  • Ensure proper training of traffic team staff
  • Ensure that traffic team staff are meeting continuing education requirements to maintain all licenses and prequalifications
  • Review and approval of traffic team timesheets and expense reports Staff Development
    • Develop technical skills of Design Engineers and Project Managers
    • Develop Design Engineers to become Project Managers
    • Monitor and assist Project Manager's performance
    • Participate in annual performance review of traffic team members Project Management
      • Prepare proposals, fee justifications, and contracts for each project in conjunction with the Department Manager, and Principal-in-Charge
      • Plan, direct, and coordinate all activities of the project to ensure that goals or objectives of these projects are accomplished within prescribed funding and schedule parameters
      • Establish a project work plan for each project which includes essential elements of the project with major milestones and potential roadblocks, the project schedule, and the financial plan that includes the project budget, a man-hour utilization forecast, and a billing forecast
      • Monitor and control the project financial plan, review project cost sheets, and prepare monthly invoices for each project
      • Prepare monthly cost/profit analysis and billing projections for each project
      • Coordinate each project with the client, INDOT, and local government agencies, permitting agencies, utility companies, and land acquisition professionals as necessary to drive the project schedule.
      • Aggressively seek additional compensation for work outside the original scope of each project. Prepare contract amendments as necessary.
      • Serve as representative of firm at all required project meetings, presentations, and public hearings, and prepare documentation of items discussed Technical Leadership
        • Direct and coordinate activities of design engineers and technicians to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget
        • Mentor and provide direct hands-on assistance when teaching new design elements, oral and-- writing --skills to design engineers and technicians
        • Stay current with design manuals and project development procedures Quality Assurance
          • Supervise the work of all project personnel to ensure that each project meets the highest professional standards, follows the established quality assurance plan, maintains the established budget and schedule, and satisfies all elements of the project scope
          • Review the final design drawings, computations, and reports prepared by design engineers and technicians for completeness and accuracy prior to every submittal Client Coordination
            • Maintain positive relationships with clients to resolve all project questions such as project scope, design exceptions, project development process, schedule, extra work, and billings
            • Be responsive to all client requests
            • Look for new opportunities with existing and prospective clients
            • Provide technical support for business development sales force, and coordinate business development efforts for the traffic group Performance Measures:
              • Quality of traffic services provided
              • Successful completion of projects
              • Progress of traffic team staff development
              • Profitability of projects and traffic team
              • Amount and volume of traffic team billings
              • Number of client relationships established and maintained Qualifications
                • 15+ years of experience
                • Experience with various DOT's required (IN, OH, FL, TX a plus)
                • Municipal (City/Town/County) experience is required
                • PE and PTOE certification required Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (Submission Summary: 1. 15+ years of experience 2. Experience with various DOT's required (IN, OH, FL, TX a plus) 3. Municipal (City/Town/County) experience is required 4. PE and PTOE certification required. 5. Why are you looking for a new position? Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.*

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