In-House Consultant Highways

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

The Highway Program Manager is a senior level position that manages and directs the activities of all phases of the major highway projects and overall program, from planning through construction, including associated consultant services and construction contract management.

The successful candidate is expected to hit the ground running to lead ongoing efforts on a wide variety of projects and related efforts, such as:

• Delivery of a wide range of projects within a Highway program
• Delivery of capital improvement projects on the State highway system that include significant bicycle and
• pedestrian elements, projects that can accommodate wildlife, express lanes program,
• Directing professional services contracts to deliver engineering documents for all phases of the Caltrans project delivery process.
• Directing the advertising, award, and administration of construction contracts for improvements on the State highway system.
• Directing ongoing work with private and nonprofit partners on the development and implementation of
• improvements on the State highway system.
• Support the preparation of agendas and participate in recurring Executive Steering Committee meetings with the Caltrans District 4 Director and the executive team.
• Negotiate, approve, and monitor contractual agreements with other governmental agencies, private consultants, and private contractors.
• Provide final review of construction documents and other documents prepared by others.
• Develop budgets
• Coordinates with other agencies.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or similar field from an accredited university.
• Minimum 20 years of experience in management of infrastructure and capital projects and program management for public highway projects.
• Skills, knowledge, and abilities that are typically obtained through training and experience in civil or transportation engineering, business administration, public administration, or a related field and extensive increasingly responsible professional level experience in engineering, construction management, contract administration, and supervision on state highway projects, including several years managing design or construction teams in a public agency or similar organization.
• Knowledge and experience in Caltrans project development and local assistance procedures is required.
• Registration as a professional engineer in the State of California is required.
• Working knowledge of the Caltrans Project Development Procedures Manual (PDPM) and the existing Caltrans process for updating design specifications, standards and other procedures/policies documents is required.  

Other required technical working knowledge include but is not limited to the following: CA State and federal regulations regarding transportation design, construction, financing, real estate, and environmental requirements/programs; principals and practices of public works management and administration, with emphasis on State and local transportation programs; CA State complete streets programs, including related policies and programs; sustainable practices related to the delivery of capital programs/projects, and diversity, inclusion and equity related programs related to the delivery of capital programs/projects.

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you!

Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

At Mott MacDonald, we provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave and company paid life insurance. 

The expected salary for this position is $125,000- $153,000

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills. 

Equal opportunity is the law. 

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

Hybrid working policy

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.