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Be involved in projects with our Civil Engineering Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.\nThe Technical Director, Transportation Project Manager will provide leadership within a sector of organization to ensure civil engineering subject matter, technical deliverables, infrastructure projects and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry and company standards for design, safety, and functionality.\nWe have a versatile, talented Transportation team in Salt Lake City, who work on projects ranging from large freeway design/build projects to local municipal sidewalks. We have managers for alternative delivery projects, program management (owner’s representatives), municipal work, and traditional design-bid-build projects. 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providing updates and recommendations to ensure that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to inculcate discipline expertise and innovation into project work.\nDevelop and inform proposal and project scopes, timelines, pricing, and budgetary metrics - and accountable for planning, development and management of projects in compliance with all applicable City/State/Federal codes and regulations, and in accordance with all acceptable engineering practices.\nInterpret and summarize data, including reports and documents that result in sound engineering and regulatory conclusions.\nProvide verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.\nDevelop a client base for providing high level civil engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities.\nMentor staff to support their growth and professional development.\nManage and 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