Senior Project Manager – Traffic Operations Design

Ardurra has an excellent opportunity for a full-time Senior Project Manager – Traffic Operations Design to join our Traffic & Safety Team at our Orlando, Florida office!

Ardurra is a multidisciplinary civil engineering services firm which provides broad-based solutions tailored to the specific needs of the public and private sector. We leverage the depth of our professional and technical expertise, as well as our integrated structure, to deliver practical, innovative solutions for our clients.

We have been creating opportunities for our employees to develop both personally and professionally. As a result, our team has contributed to some of the nation’s most important infrastructure projects. These are projects that can positively impact people’s lives.

Primary Function:

The Senior Project Manager will lead the full lifecycle of complex traffic operations design projects for FDOT, municipalities, counties, and other transportation agencies throughout Central Florida, with an emphasis on FDOT Districts 5 and 7. This position is responsible for managing project scope, schedules, budgets, cash flow, quality, resources, communications, risk, and overall financial performance while maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring successful project delivery.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing transportation engineering projects of significant scope and complexity, a demonstrated record of successful project delivery, and established relationships with transportation agency clients. This individual will also play an important role in business development, mentoring engineering staff, and supporting the continued growth of Ardurra's Traffic & Safety practice. Our office follows a hybrid work structure where employees can work remotely some days as approved by the supervisor.

Primary Duties:

• Lead and manage complex traffic operations design projects for FDOT Districts 5, 6 or 7, municipalities, counties, and other public agency clients.
• Oversee the design of traffic signalization, signing and pavement markings, highway lighting, traffic control plans, and related transportation improvements.
• Manage the full project lifecycle, including proposals, initiation, planning, design, execution, construction support, and closeout.
• Develop and oversee project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, engineering fee estimates, and resource allocation.
• Manage project financial performance, including labor budgets, expenses, cash flow, revenue forecasting, invoicing, and profitability.
• Identify and manage project risks, contract requirements, scope changes, and financial or schedule concerns.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, subconsultants, and technical staff on projects of varying size and complexity.
• Provide senior-level technical oversight and ensure engineering deliverables meet FDOT standards, client requirements, and quality expectations.
• Direct technical reviews and QA/QC activities for project plans, specifications, cost estimates, and other deliverables.
• Serve as a primary client contact and maintain relationships with FDOT, local municipalities, and other transportation agencies.
• Lead business development efforts, including proposal preparation, statements of qualifications, project pursuits, and client presentations.
• Identify new business opportunities and support the expansion of Ardurra's transportation services throughout Central Florida.
• Mentor and develop Project Managers, engineers, and technical staff.
• Collaborate with regional leadership on strategic planning, project pursuits, staffing, and resource management.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Florida or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• 10–15+ years of progressively responsible experience in traffic engineering and transportation design, including significant project management responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience managing engineering projects of substantial scope and complexity.
• Proven track record of successfully managing transportation engineering projects, multidisciplinary teams, and technical staff.
• Strong experience with traffic operations design, including signalization, signing and pavement markings, highway lighting, and/or traffic control plans.
• Experience managing FDOT or other public agency transportation engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of FDOT design standards, specifications, procedures, and project delivery requirements.
• Demonstrated experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, cash flow, financial performance, and profitability.
• Experience with client management, proposal development, and business development.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to oversee multiple projects, manage competing priorities, and maintain strong client relationships.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing traffic operations design projects for FDOT Districts 5, 6 or 7.
• Established client relationships with FDOT, Central Florida municipalities, and other transportation agencies.
• Experience delivering projects for Florida's Turnpike Enterprise.
• Experience leading successful project pursuits, preparing statements of qualifications, and securing new transportation engineering work.
• Experience with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO), and related traffic operations improvements.
• Experience mentoring Project Managers and developing engineering staff.
• PTOE certification is a plus!
  
  

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

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