Senior OR Principal Project Manager, Bridges

GFT is seeking a Senior or Principal Project Manager – Bridge Technical Lead to join our Transportation Team in Southeast/Central Texas. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at either our Houston or Austin, TX location.

GFT’s Transportation Group

Working on the transportation team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all​. Explore some of our signature bridge projects here. 

What you’ll be challenged to do:

GFT’s Texas Transportation Team is looking for an experienced bridge professional to provide innovative leadership, project management, superior client facing skills and the ability to communicate and work across multiple operational groups and technical disciplines in Central and Southeast Texas. Successful candidates will deliver best-in-class technical solutions to our clients in the design, inspection, delivery and management of projects across both public and private sectors. The PM may coordinate and manage multiple practices in multiple offices to deliver the overall scopes of service for projects of regional and national significance.  Additionally, this position will market and develop business in accordance with the goals of the business plan of the corporation.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Securing, planning, directing and monitoring all aspects of medium to large scale multi-discipline bridge projects with a high degree of technical complexity, involving a diverse project staff.
• Reinforcing and continuing to establish strategic market position/service offerings for the group to align with client needs and GFT’s strategic initiatives.
• Oversight of activities related to Bridge Design, Bridge Rehabilitation and NBIS Bridge Inspection.
• Serving as a Senior or Principal Project Manager and Bridge Technical Advisor on Project Pursuits.
• Mentoring and Leading Junior Engineers.
• Pursuing new work and completion of RFPs as needed.
• Develop and maintain industry relationships to form project teaming relationships
• Negotiate teaming relationships with joint venture and/or subconsultants, subcontractors and vendors.
• Overseeing budget, schedules, quality control, and risk management to ensure successful delivery on time and within budget for complex bridge projects.

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.

GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.

Location: Houston, TX; Austin, TX
Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Employment Status: Full-Time
Salary Range: $175,000 - $205,000
Salary dependent upon experience and geographic location

GFT does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.

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